Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Teaching Programs

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Boulder, Colorado. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MECR.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#19	Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Montessori Education Center of the Rockies?

Contact details for MECR are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4745 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80301
Phone:	303-494-3002
Website:	www.mecr.edu

How Do I Get Into MECR?

You can apply to MECR online at: www.mecr.edu/

Admission Requirements for MECR

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	neither required nor recommended
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into MECR?

Since MECR has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 17% of accepted students are men and 83% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 100%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Montessori Education Center of the Rockies?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MECR, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,200 a year. That adds up to $20,800 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MECR is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 50 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5 full-time undergraduates at MECR, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Montessori Education Center of the Rockies students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Online Learning at Montessori Education Center of the Rockies

In 2019-2020, 51 students took at least one online class at the school.

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	TOTAL
Montessori Teacher Education	0
TOTAL	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.