A college town · College Scorecard

Rockville is home to Montgomery College

Montgomery College has about 15,953 students on campus. 44 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Montgomery College

Colleges in town

degree-granting · 2 career schools

Students on campus

15,953

1 for every 4 residents

Residents in college

Above MD (7%)

Net price

$8k

a year after aid

Earnings, 10 yrs

$50k

median

What stands out about college in Rockville

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A big universityAbout 15,953 students on campus at Montgomery College.A community college startMontgomery College is Rockville’s community college: about $8,027 a year after aid.Plenty of choice44 more within 30 miles.

★ What stands out · Every college

The college in Rockville

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

Montgomery College campus · Directions

Montgomery CollegeCommunity college · Public · 15,953 on campus Openadmitted$8knet price32%graduate$50kearnings

Also in Rockville: Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences, Hair Expressions Academy (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Rockville’s median household income ($129K) falls.

Montgomery CollegeIn Rockville · sticker $15,298 $14,146a year

Washington Adventist University10.7 mi · Takoma Park · sticker $34,309 $21,480a year

University of Maryland-College Park13.1 mi · College Park · sticker $29,299 $26,691a year

Marymount University12.4 mi · Arlington · sticker $57,184 $30,618a year

American University10.8 mi · Washington · sticker $76,058 $53,673a year

Howard University13.3 mi · Washington · sticker $54,630 $54,270a year

Georgetown University12.9 mi · Washington · sticker $88,741 $57,403a year

University of the District of Columbia10.8 mi · Washington · sticker $20,437 —a year

Chamberlain University-Virginia12.5 mi · Tysons · sticker $45,594 —a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Within reach

More colleges near Rockville

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Rockville, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

SANS Technology InstituteUniversity or college · For-profit · North Bethesda

3.8 mi119 students

Yeshiva College of the Nations CapitalUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kemp Mill

7.3 mi57 students

Wesley Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington

10.6 mi378 students

Washington Adventist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Takoma Park

10.7 mi646 students

American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Washington

10.8 mi11,897 students

University of the District of ColumbiaUniversity or college · Public · Washington

10.8 mi3,833 students

Marymount UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Arlington

12.4 mi2,811 students

Virginia University of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tysons

12.5 mi251 students

Chamberlain University-VirginiaUniversity or college · For-profit · Tysons

12.5 mi540 students

University of the Potomac-VA CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · Idylwood

12.6 mi547 students

34 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Rockville’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

Montgomery College32% graduate$50k earnings$10k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Rockville

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 34%Business 15%Computer science 15%Health professions 9%Engineering tech 6%Visual & performing arts 5%Everything else 15%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities1,005 graduates a year · associate

$46k4 yrs out

Business/Commerce, General435 graduates a year · associate

$69k4 yrs out

Computer and Information Sciences, General257 graduates a year · associate

$85k4 yrs out

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing107 graduates a year · associate

$67k1 yr out

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management103 graduates a year · associate

—not reported

Engineering, General100 graduates a year · associate

—not reported

Design and Applied Arts84 graduates a year · associate

$32k4 yrs out

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions73 graduates a year · associate

$59k1 yr out

Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Rockville

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

7 of every 100 Rockville residents are in college (MD: 7).

15,953students on campus · 67,671 residents

39.6median age · MD 39.4

47%of homes rented · MD 32%

$2,274median rent · 33% above the state

Rockville, MD

Housing$608K typical home SafetySafety Grade B−HealthHealth Grade A+Climate25° January low · 86° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Rockville. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.