Mount Wachusett Community College is a public community college located in Gardner, MA. It offers 62 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).
It is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Mount Wachusett Community College is $6,160 for Massachusetts residents and $11,080 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Massachusetts public community colleges' average ($11,216).
The school has 3,694 students, which is lower than Massachusetts community collleges' average (3,164). In addition, 1,004 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Massachusetts community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Mount Wachusett Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Massachusetts community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Mount Wachusett Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 4 | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 23 | 39 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Physical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
4 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Physics | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Human Services | NOT OFFERED |
18 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| History | NOT OFFERED |
4 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 3,694 students at Mount Wachusett Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,082 male students and 2,122 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 |
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| Total | 3,204 | 893 | 2,311 |
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| Male Students | 1,082 | 378 | 704 |
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| Female Students | 2,122 | 515 | 1,607 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 3,694 total students, 2,152 students enrolled through distance learning (1,004 students enrolled exclusively and 1,148 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,694 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,004 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,148 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,542 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Mount Wachusett Community College.