Massachusetts Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Massachusetts Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $5,956 for Massachusetts residents and $12,521 for out-of-state students.

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $54,075 and Urban College of Boston has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,608 among Massachusetts Community Colleges.

You can narrow Massachusetts colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Massachusetts Community Colleges in 2025 is $7,461 for state residents and $14,025 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Massachusetts Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,956$12,521--
Books & Supplies$1,504$1,504
Room & Board--
Other Expenses--
COA$7,461$14,025$1,504$1,504

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts Community Colleges is $5,956 for state residents and $12,521 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Massachusetts Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$893$4,601$8,209$3,985
2021-2022$893$4,616$8,031$4,024
2022-2023$926$4,670$8,070$4,067
2023-2024$942$4,764$8,070$4,154
2024-2025$954$5,003$8,137$4,384
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts Community Colleges in 2025 is $168 for state residents and $350 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Massachusetts Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$245$428 --
2021-2022$227$410 --
2022-2023$230$413 --
2023-2024$220$403 --
2024-2025$168$350 --

Massachusetts Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Massachusetts Community Colleges in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,506 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Massachusetts Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $9,574$3,583
2021-2022 -- $9,763$3,715
2022-2023 -- $10,181$3,818
2023-2024 -- $10,597$4,056
2024-2025 -- $12,155$4,351