Top Berkshire County Community Colleges
- For the 2019-20 school year, there are 2 top community colleges in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, serving 2,559 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in Massachusetts is 72% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), and the student:teacher ratio is 17:1.
Top Berkshire County Community Colleges (2019-20)
- College Location Students
- Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate, non-profit84 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413)644-4400 329 students - 1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413)499-4660 2,230 students
Recent Articles
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
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