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Massachusetts Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 23 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in Massachusetts - 15 schools are public and 8 private. 19 community colleges in Massachusetts have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 9.09% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 100.00%.
Total 64,185 students are attending Massachusetts community colleges and, among them, 23,549 students enrolled online exclusively. 15 schools offer online degree/programs out of Massachusetts community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
Massachusetts Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools23 community colleges (15 public, 8 private)
Open Admission Policy19 out of 23 schools
Acceptance Rate9.09%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)100.00%
Tuition & Fees$5,703 Massachusetts Residents
$18,696 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$4,803
Student PopulationTotal 64,185 (2,918 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 23,549 (1,570 on average) in 15 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate30.16%
Transfer-out Rate15.27%
Student to Faculty Ratio13.18 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$41,524

Massachusetts Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Mount Wachusett Community College is ranked first among Massachusetts community colleges and Massachusetts Bay Community College and Quinsigamond Community College are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $5,703 for Massachusetts residents and $18,696 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Massachusetts community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in Massachusetts
MA RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
1 Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, MA
$6,000$10,920 $5,435 $36,400 2,868 27% 12 to 1
2 Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, MA
$5,616$10,560 $4,844 $44,900 3,497 18% 13 to 1
3 Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, MA
$5,974$10,918 $4,602 $39,200 6,481 21% 14 to 1
4 Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, MA
$5,712$10,656 $3,626 $35,900 2,336 23% 9 to 1
5 Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA
$5,688$11,472 $4,377 $37,200 4,339 18% 18 to 1
7 Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MA
$5,520$10,728 $4,026 $36,500 3,945 21% 15 to 1
8 Bristol Community CollegeFall River, MA
$5,412$10,356 $4,561 $35,100 5,822 21% 14 to 1
9 Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, MA
$6,048$12,120 $2,835 $39,200 7,770 16% 18 to 1
10 Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, MA
$5,376$10,320 $5,811 $38,800 4,810 18% 17 to 1
11 Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, MA
$5,520$10,464 $5,350 $39,500 8,439 16% 19 to 1
12 Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, MA
$5,810$10,754 $4,189 $34,900 3,550 24% 13 to 1
13 Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing, MA
$6,096$11,088 $4,623 $37,600 1,214 13% 15 to 1
14 Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, MA
$5,810$11,930 $4,861 $36,300 1,419 32% 11 to 1
15 Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, MA
$5,612$11,228 $5,247 $34,900 1,367 16% 10 to 1
16 North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, MA
$5,352$10,920 $3,949 $38,600 4,391 20% 12 to 1
- Bard College - Holyoke MicrocollegeHolyoke, MA$15,000 - $0 - - -
- FINE Mortuary CollegeNorwood, MA
$19,325 $4,261 - 118 100% 9 to 1
- National Aviation Academy of New EnglandConcord, MA$39,900 $5,803 $60,500 202 72% 15 to 1
- North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, MA
$51,750 $12,824 $42,200 152 85% 10 to 1
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of NursingBrockton, MA
$54,075 $6,161 $61,800 150 - 7 to 1
- Urban College of BostonBoston, MA
$7,608 $1,792 $27,200 596 12% 9 to 1
- Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts IncNorwood, MA$49,300 $2,686 $48,100 494 - 24 to 1
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMedford, MA
$28,617 $3,796 $67,200 225 - 6 to 1
Average$5,703$18,696 $4,803$41,5242,918 30.16%13.18 to 1
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