Merced College
Merced, California
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 10,001 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 50 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural MechanizationCertificate · 56 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,245
- Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,110
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 89 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 74 finishedGraduates here earned $22,432 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer Systems AnalysisCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,085
- Computer ScienceCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $72,159
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 88 finishedGraduates here earned $83,805 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $28,471 a year after finishingNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $35,021 a year after finishingNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 61 finishedGraduates here earned $29,719 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 144 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 49 finishedGraduates here earned $114,478 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 147 finishedGraduates here earned $43,274 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (57)
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Apparel and TextilesCertificateNationally: $22,886
- ArcheologyAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 109 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $40,381
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 24 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 28 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $40,792
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $25,749
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 99 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degreeGraduates here earned $32,944 a year afterNationally: $36,179
- HistoryAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $32,008
- International Relations and National Security StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 812 finishedGraduates here earned $26,708 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 48 finishedNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,048
- MusicAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,345
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,648
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $61,888
- Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,698
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 370 finishedGraduates here earned $27,138 a year afterNationally: $30,994
- Real EstateCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 188 finishedGraduates here earned $24,545 a year afterNationally: $33,090
- SociologyCertificate · 20 finishedNationally: $42,583
- SociologyAssociate degree · 81 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Special Education and TeachingCertificateNationally: $42,428
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 32 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $714per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $10,558sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,202Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 1%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 35%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $35,6676 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $43,05810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Merced College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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