Top Massachusetts Community Colleges
For the 2021 school year, there are 30 top community colleges located throughout Massachusetts (16 public colleges and 14 private colleges), serving 112,630 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 75% (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 Black and Hispanic) 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 (2021)
- College Location Students
- FINE Mortuary CollegePrivate, for profit150 Kerry Place
Norwood,  MA 02062
(781) 762-1211 104 students - Laboure CollegePrivate, non-profit303 Adams Street
Milton,  MA 02186
(617) 296-8300 850 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 - 50 Oakland St
Wellesley Hills,  MA 02481
(781) 239-3000 5,369 students - Salter College-West BoylstonPrivate, for profit184 West Boylston Suite # 1
West Boylston,  MA 01583
(774) 261-1500 555 students - Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate, non-profit84 Alford Road
Great Barrington,  MA 01230
(413) 644-4400 329 students - 31 Saint James Avenue
Boston,  MA 02116
(617) 217-9080 934 students - 1350 West Street
Pittsfield,  MA 01201
(413) 499-4660 2,230 students - 777 Elsbree St
Fall River,  MA 02720
(508) 678-2811 9,189 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 - One College Dr
Greenfield,  MA 01301
(413) 775-1000 2,127 students - 303 Homestead Ave
Holyoke,  MA 01040
(413) 552-2000 6,604 students - Lasell UniversityPrivate, non-profit129 Fisher Ave
Brookline,  MA 02445
(617) 730-7000 874 students - Marian Court CollegePrivate, non-profit35 Little's Point Rd
Swampscott,  MA 01907
(781) 309-5200 277 students - One Massasoit Boulevard
Brockton,  MA 02302
(508) 588-9100 7,905 students - Springs Rd
Bedford,  MA 01730
(978) 656-3200 9,205 students - 444 Green St
Gardner,  MA 01440
(978) 632-6600 3,662 students - New England College of Business and FinancePrivate, for profit10 High St Ste 204
Boston,  MA 02110
(617) 951-2350 841 students - 1 Ferncroft Rd
Danvers,  MA 01923
(978) 762-4000 7,412 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 - 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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