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Is Mt Hood Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Mt Hood Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Mt Hood Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $41,125 helps, but median debt of $13,667 plus yearly net price of $7,821 creates a tighter path. For context, Mt Hood Community's net price sits about 49% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$6,667
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $6,488 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $26,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$7,821
Median earnings 10 years out
$41,125
Median debt at graduation
$13,667
Graduation rate
25%
At Mt Hood Community, a typical graduate carries about $13,667 in student debt and earns roughly $41,125 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $155 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Mt Hood Community is a two year school in Gresham, OR. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Mt Hood Community
The median net price at Mt Hood Community is $7,821 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →