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Merced College

3600 M St, Merced, CA 95348 · Public 2-year · (209) 384-6000 · School website

Average net price

$5,040

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

568

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

35.7%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

37.5%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Merced College

Merced College reported 568 certificate and associate completions in 9 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (160). College Scorecard counts 10,001 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr
Welding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	160	$27,541
CNA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	144	Not published
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	99	Not published
EMT and paramedic	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	70	$78,871
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	37	Not published
Electrician	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	30	Not published
HVAC	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	23	Not published
Culinary	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	3	Not published
LPN/LVN	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	2	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at Merced College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $1,200
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $1,200
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $8,520
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $938
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $5,040
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $37,815

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Merced College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.

Other welding programs within 40 miles

Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, CA · 36.5 mi
Madera Community CollegeMadera, CA · 38.7 mi

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