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MPCC ranks in Top 10 best community colleges in the nation
Mid-Plains Community College is one of the Top 10 communi- ty colleges in the nation. That’s according to a new report from SmartAsset, a company that uses financial modeling to provide ad- vice on major financial decisions. The organization used 2018-19 school year data from the Inte- grated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for its re- port. More than 800 U.S. commu- nity colleges were analyzed across three metrics: graduation and transfer rates, student-to-faculty ratio and tuition and fees. MPCC ranked seventh and was
the only Nebraska community college to make the list. Mid-Plains currently has the highest graduation and transfer rates of any community college in the state. About 70 percent of first-time, degree-seeking stu- dents graduate or transfer to an- other postsecondary institution after MPCC, according to the college’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning. The student-to-faculty ratio at MPCC is 11 to 1, making it an ex- cellent choice for students seek- ing individualized instruction.
Smart Asset’s assessment of cost was based on in-state tuition and fees for students completing two semesters of coursework. MPCC came in at $3,210 for two se- mesters during the time period studied. The national average for 2018-19 was $3,660, and the av- erage tuition and fees for private nonprofit four-year colleges was $35,830. “This ranking by SmartAsset val- idates that we are meeting our mission of providing exception- al learning opportunities for in- dividual student success,” said MPCC President Ryan Purdy. “Our board of governors was de-
liberate in including ‘individual’ in our mission, and we work hard to provide opportunities that al- low our students to achieve their educational goals.” Tad Pfeifer, MPCC’s area director of Institutional Effectiveness, said the college provides a first choice experience with the personal at- tention from faculty afforded by small class sizes and the student support that results in high suc- cess rates. “We have a local constituency that believes in access to high- er education, which results in a commitment to keep costs low continued on page 4
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