Best Massachusetts Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 29 community colleges serving 96,194 students in Massachusetts (16 public colleges and 13 private colleges).
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 $28,383 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in Massachusetts is 65% (view national acceptance rates).
Massachusetts community colleges have a diversity score of 0.69, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 51% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 22:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MA) School Average
Asian
5%
Hispanic
18%
Black
15%
White
49%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
9%
Top Massachusetts Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- Bay Path UniversityPrivate not-for-profit588 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(413) 565-1000 3,444 students - FINE Mortuary CollegePrivate for-profit150 Kerry Place
Norwood, MA 02062
(781) 762-000000 101 students - Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingPrivate not-for-profit170 Governors Ave
Medford, MA 02155
(781) 306-6600 281 students - Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-CambridgePrivate, for profit215 First St
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 218-8000 474 students - 50 Oakland St
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-3000 4,368 students - Urban College of BostonPrivate not-for-profit2 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 449-7070 931 students - Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate not-for-profit84 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 644-4400 396 students - 31 Saint James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 217-9080 934 students - 1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-4660 1,696 students - 250 New Rutherford Ave
Boston, MA 02129
(617) 228-2000 12,522 students - 2240 Iyannough Rd
West Barnstable, MA 02668
(508) 362-00000000 2,996 students - 118 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 236-8800 1,662 students - One Massasoit Boulevard
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 588-9100 6,995 students - 444 Green St
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 632-6600 3,724 students - 1 Ferncroft Rd
Danvers, MA 01923
(978) 762-00000000 5,763 students - 100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3000 5,233 students - 670 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 853-2300 7,263 students - 1234 Columbus Ave
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
(617) 427-0060 2,007 students - Salter College-West BoylstonPrivate for-profit184 West Boylston Suite # 1
West Boylston, MA 01583
(774) 261-1500 32 students - 1 Armory Sq
Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 781-7822 4,921 students
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