Top Massachusetts Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 32 top community colleges located throughout Massachusetts (16 public colleges and 16 private colleges), serving 116,126 students.
- For Massachusetts community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,424 per year for in-state students and $9,401 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $26,142 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Massachusetts is 72% (view national acceptance rates).
- Massachusetts community colleges have a diversity score of 0.59, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 39% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 26:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MA) School Average
Asian
5%
Hispanic
12%
Black
12%
White
61%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
7%
Top Massachusetts Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
- Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate, non-profit84 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413)644-4400 329 students - Bay Path UniversityPrivate, non-profit588 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413)565-1000 2,587 students - 122 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617)217-9000 1,108 students - 250 New Rutherford Ave
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617)228-2000 14,253 students - 2240 Iyannough Rd
West Barnstable, MA 02668
(508)362-2131 3,818 students - FINE Mortuary CollegePrivate, for profit150 Kerry Place
Norwood, MA 02062
(781)762-1211 104 students - Lasell CollegePrivate, non-profit1844 Commonwealth Avenue
Auburndale, MA 02466
(617)243-2000 2,070 students - Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingPrivate, non-profit170 Governors Ave
Medford, MA 02155
(781)306-6600 283 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-CambridgePrivate, for profit215 First St
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617)218-8000 474 students - Marian Court CollegePrivate, non-profit35 Little's Point Rd
Swampscott, MA 01907
(781)309-5200 277 students - 50 Oakland St
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781)239-3000 5,369 students - One Massasoit Boulevard
Brockton, MA 02302
(508)588-9100 7,905 students - Springs Rd
Bedford, MA 01730
(978)656-3200 9,205 students - New England College of Business and FinancePrivate, for profit10 High St Ste 204
Boston, MA 02110
(617)951-2350 841 students - 100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978)556-3000 6,963 students - 670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508)853-2300 8,452 students - 1234 Columbus Ave
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
(617)427-0060 2,393 students - Salter College-West BoylstonPrivate, for profit184 West Boylston Suite # 1
West Boylston, MA 01583
(774)261-1500 555 students - 1 Armory Sq
Springfield, MA 01105
(413)781-7822 6,622 students - Urban College of BostonPrivate, non-profit178 Tremont St 7th Fl
Boston, MA 02111
(617)348-6359 810 students
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