Largest Massachusetts Community Colleges
- The average community college in Massachusetts has approximately 3,629 students (2018-19).
- The community colleges with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
- The largest community college in Massachusetts is Bunker Hill Community College with 14,253 students.
Largest Massachusetts Community Colleges (2018-19)
- College # Students Location
- 1.14,253250 New Rutherford Ave
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617)228-2000 - 4.8,452670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508)853-2300 - 10.5,36950 Oakland St
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781)239-3000 - 14.Bay Path UniversityPrivate, non-profit2,587588 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413)565-1000 - 18.Lasell CollegePrivate, non-profit2,0701844 Commonwealth Avenue
Auburndale, MA 02466
(617)243-2000 - 23.New England College of Business and FinancePrivate, for profit84110 High St Ste 204
Boston, MA 02110
(617)951-2350 - 25.Urban College of BostonPrivate, non-profit810178 Tremont St 7th Fl
Boston, MA 02111
(617)348-6359 - 27.Salter College-West BoylstonPrivate, for profit555184 West Boylston Suite # 1
West Boylston, MA 01583
(774)261-1500 - 28.Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-CambridgePrivate, for profit474215 First St
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617)218-8000 - 29.Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate, non-profit32984 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413)644-4400 - 30.Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingPrivate, non-profit283170 Governors Ave
Medford, MA 02155
(781)306-6600 - 31.Marian Court CollegePrivate, non-profit27735 Little's Point Rd
Swampscott, MA 01907
(781)309-5200
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