MHCC Ranks Fourth in WalletHub’s Top 25 Community Colleges Community colleges have long been the unsung heroes of higher education, providing accessibility, affordability, and opportunities for students. They have also been criticized for high dropout rates and limited upward transfer success. Despite this, a recent study by WalletHub has shed light on the efforts of these colleges, and among them, Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) 8
stood out. In WalletHub’s ranking of 668 member institutions in the American Association of Community Colleges, MHCC was ranked fourth in their list of the top 25 community colleges. This highlights how the college provides students with schooling they can afford and that will help them build great careers. WalletHub, a financial analysis and ranking platform, measured 668 community colleges across Mt. Hood Community College
the US using 19 metrics. These metrics were sorted into three groups: cost and financing, education outcomes, and career outcomes. WalletHub assigned the same weight to all three groups when deciding the rankings. Community colleges are known for their low cost, and MHCC meets this standard. The college’s focus on providing lowcost schooling, combined with
