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MCC's Economic Impact

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About MCC

Students and Employees
19,152
Credit Students
4,111
Non-Credit Students
1,304
Employees

Ecomic Impact

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1 out of every 70 jobs in the MCC Service Area is supported by the activities of MCC and its students.

MCC total annual impact: $915 million in added income or 9,808 jobs supported. 

Impacts Created by MCC

for FY 2022-2023
$768.9 million
Impact of the increased earnings of MCC alumni and the businesses they work for.
$128.8 million
Impact of annual payroll and other operations spending
$17.4 million
Impact of the daily spending of MCC students attracted to or retained in the region

Average earnings by education level at career midpoint

Bar graph of average earnings by education level from no high school degree to bachelor’s. $39,000 was the average associate degree earnings.The average associate degree graduate from MCC will see an increase in earnings of $7,900 each year compared to someone with a high school diploma working in New York.