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Community college · Public

Cape Cod Community College

Barnstable Town, MA580 online only

Cape Cod Community College is a public community college in Barnstable Town, MA, with about 2,024 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,024
plus 580 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$8,296
tuition and fees $6,000; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
22%
lower than at 96% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$43,670
higher than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Cape Cod Community College, in brief

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 22% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 96% of 2-year colleges. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. Most students here study part-time, and the rate only counts first-time, full-time students. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

76% of undergraduates attend part-time, and 43% are 25 or older. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
22%
within 3 years · Pell students 24%
Come back for year two
69%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$43,670
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $3,275 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

53%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 64% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cape Cod Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Cape Cod Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,053 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,944

Tuition & fees (in state) $6,000Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $7,853

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,296.

Tuition and fees are $6,000 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$7,089

About $14,178 over 2 years · 53% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 28%Mechanic & repair 16%Liberal arts 13%Business 10%Public safety 6%Culinary & personal services 3%Everything else 24%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities79 graduates a year · typical debt $7,640
$45k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing70 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$83k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions21 graduates a year · typical debt $14,498
$76k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations18 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections14 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Psychology, General13 graduates a year
—not reported
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science11 graduates a year
—not reported
Information Science/Studies7 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,911 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Hispanic 14%Black 12%Asian 2%Two or more 6%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
12 : 1
students per teacher
34%
get Pell grants (lower income)
10%
take federal loans
43%
undergrads 25 or older
76%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Barnstable Town

6% of Barnstable Town’s 50,101 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Barnstable Town pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Cape Cod Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Massachusetts Maritime AcademyUniversity or college · Public · Bourne
15.1 mi1,271 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.