Community colleges
Community Colleges in Massachusetts
CampusPin classifies 18 of Massachusetts's 105 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 17.1% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $5,688 in this snapshot.
Massachusetts community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 18
- Share of state colleges
- 17.1%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $5,688
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- North Shore Community College ($5,352)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in Massachusetts
- Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield · $5,612
- Bristol Community CollegeFall River · $5,412
- Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston · $5,520
- Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable · $5,712
- FINE Mortuary CollegeNorwood · $19,325
- Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield · $5,810
- Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke · $5,810
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingMedford · $28,617
- Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills · $5,616
- Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton · $5,376
- Middlesex Community CollegeBedford · $6,048
- Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner · $6,000
- North Shore Community CollegeDanvers · $5,352
- Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill · $5,688
- Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester · $5,974
- Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing · $5,784
- Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield · $5,520
- Urban College of BostonBoston · $7,608
Why start at a Massachusetts community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Massachusetts come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Massachusetts. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/massachusetts