Manchester Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Manchester Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Manchester, Connecticut. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,700 for Connecticut residents and $14,100 for other students on average. It offers 77 degree programs through 7 Certificate, 49 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $36,600.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	Great Path, Manchester, CT
Phone	860-512-3000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,700 Out-of-State$14,100
Student Population »	4,164 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	17%
Transfer-out Rate	19%
Retention Rate	62% (Full-time) 41% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$6,097
Students to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,600

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,700 for Connecticut residents and $14,100 for out-of-state students at Manchester Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($12,474) over public community colleges in Connecticut.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Manchester Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Connecticut community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Connecticut Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,700	$14,100
Average Financial Aid	$6,097
Cost of Attendance	$4,700	$14,100
After Financial Aid	-$1,397	$8,003
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,600

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Connecticut Residents	Out-of-State Students
Manchester Community College	$4,700	$14,100
Public Community Colleges in Connecticut	$5,397	$12,474
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Manchester Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 7 Certificate, 49 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	7	49	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering Science	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Developmental Services Worker	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
General Literature	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	121 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Community Organization and Advocacy	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Assisting/Assistant	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	46 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	58 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 4,164 students at Manchester Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,891 male students and 2,603 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	4,494	1,460	3,034
Male Students	1,891	649	1,242
Female Students	2,603	811	1,792

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Manchester Community College, there are 4,164 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,392 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,047 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,345 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,164
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,047
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,345
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,772