Massachusetts Community Colleges

  • There are 36 community colleges located throughout Massachusetts (17 public colleges and 19 private colleges), serving 119,477 students.
  • For Massachusetts community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,267 per year for in-state students and $9,951 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $24,950 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 0.66 (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
11%
White
61%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
8%
MA All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Massachusetts Community Colleges by Town:

  • College Location Students
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock
    Private, non-profit
    84 Alford Road
    Great Barrington,  MA  01230
    (413)644-4400
    329 students
  • Bay Path University
    Private, non-profit
    588 Longmeadow Street
    Longmeadow,  MA  1106
    (413)565-1000
    2,587 students
  • Bay State College
    Private, for profit
    122 Commonwealth Avenue
    Boston,  MA  02116
    6172179000
    1,108 students
  • Becker College
    Private, non-profit
    61 Sever St
    Worcester,  MA  01609
    (877)523-2537
    2,021 students
  • Berkshire Community College
    Public
    1350 West Street
    Pittsfield,  MA  01201
    (413)499-4660
    2,230 students
  • Bristol Community College
    Public
    777 Elsbree St
    Fall River,  MA  02720
    (508)678-2811
    9,189 students
  • Bunker Hill Community College
    Public
    250 New Rutherford Ave
    Boston,  MA  02129
    (617)228-2000
    14,253 students
  • Cape Cod Community College
    Public
    2240 Iyannough Rd
    West Barnstable,  MA  02668
    (508)362-2131
    3,818 students
  • Dean College
    Private, non-profit
    99 Main Street
    Franklin,  MA  02038
    5085411508
    1,299 students
  • FINE Mortuary College
    Private, for profit
    150 Kerry Place
    Norwood,  MA  2062
    7817621211
    104 students
  • Fisher College
    Private, non-profit
    118 Beacon Street
    Boston,  MA  02116
    (617) 236-8800
    828 students
  • Greenfield Community College
    Public
    One College Dr
    Greenfield,  MA  01301
    (413)775-1000
    2,127 students
  • Holyoke Community College
    Public
    303 Homestead Ave
    Holyoke,  MA  1040
    (413)552-2000
    6,604 students
  • ITT Technical Institute-Norwood (Norwood - 02062)
    Private, for profit
    333 Providence Highway, Rte 1
    Norwood,  MA  02062
    (781)278-7200
    455 students
  • ITT Technical Institute-Wilmington
    Private, for profit
    200 Ballardvale Street, Building 1, Suite 200
    Wilmington,  MA  1887
    (978)658-2636
    347 students
  • Laboure College
    Private, non-profit
    303 Adams Street
    Milton,  MA  2186
    (617)296-8300
    757 students
  • Lasell College
    Private, non-profit
    1844 Commonwealth Avenue
    Newton,  MA  2466
    (617)243-2000
    2,070 students
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
    Private, non-profit
    170 Governors Ave
    Medford,  MA  2155
    (781)306-6600
    283 students
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge
    Private, for profit
    215 First St
    Cambridge,  MA  2142
    (617)218-8000
    474 students
  • Marian Court College
    Private, non-profit
    35 Little's Point Rd
    Swampscott,  MA  1907
    (781)309-5200
    277 students
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College
    Public
    50 Oakland St
    Wellesley Hills,  MA  02481
    (781)239-3000
    5,369 students
  • Massasoit Community College
    Public
    One Massasoit Boulevard
    Brockton,  MA  02302
    (508)588-9100
    7,905 students
  • Middlesex Community College (Bedford)
    Public
    Springs Rd
    Bedford,  MA  01730
    (978)656-3200
    9,205 students
  • Mount Ida College
    Private, non-profit
    777 Dedham Street
    Newton,  MA  2459
    (617)928-4500
    1,320 students
  • Mount Wachusett Community College
    Public
    444 Green St
    Gardner,  MA  01440
    (978)632-6600
    4,336 students
  • New England College of Business and Finance
    Private, for profit
    10 High St Ste 204
    Boston,  MA  2110
    (617)951-2350
    841 students
  • The New England Institute of Art
    Public
    10 Brookline Place West
    Brookline,  MA  02445
    (617)739-1700
    555 students
  • Newbury College
    Private, non-profit
    129 Fisher Ave
    Brookline,  MA  2445
    (617)730-7000
    874 students
  • North Shore Community College
    Public
    1 Ferncroft Rd
    Danvers,  MA  01923
    (978)762-4000
    7,412 students
  • Northern Essex Community College
    Public
    100 Elliott Street
    Haverhill,  MA  01830
    (978)556-3000
    6,963 students
  • Quincy College
    Public
    1250 Hancock Street
    Quincy,  MA  2169
    (800)698-1700
    4,705 students
  • Quinsigamond Community College
    Public
    670 West Boylston Street
    Worcester,  MA  01606
    (508)853-2300
    8,452 students
  • Roxbury Community College
    Public
    1234 Columbus Ave
    Roxbury Crossing,  MA  02120
    (617)427-0060
    2,393 students
  • Salter College-West Boylston
    Private, for profit
    184 West Boylston Suite # 1
    West Boylston,  MA  1583
    (774)261-1500
    555 students
  • Springfield Technical Community College
    Public
    1 Armory Sq
    Springfield,  MA  01105
    (413)781-7822
    6,622 students
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