Photo: Nwalsh (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Hampshire College is 7.4 miles from Belchertown
No college sits inside Belchertown’s boundary, but Hampshire College’s campus in Amherst, with 717 students on campus, is 7.4 miles from the center of town, and Holyoke Community College is 14.1 miles away in Holyoke. About 7% of Belchertown’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Belchertown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Belchertown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Belchertown
Nine private colleges within 14.6 miles, one public college within 9.8 miles, and two community colleges.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Belchertown’s median household income ($108,068) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Belchertown: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Springfield College (2).
Questions about college near Belchertown
Is Belchertown a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Belchertown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Hampshire College, is 7.4 miles away in Amherst.
What colleges are near Belchertown?
12 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (9.8 miles, 28,168 students on campus), Western New England University (12.9 miles, 3,362) and Springfield Technical Community College (14.9 miles, 2,845).
What is the closest community college to Belchertown, and what does it cost?
Holyoke Community College in Holyoke, 14.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,988 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $8,068, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Massachusetts-Amherst cost if we live in Massachusetts?
Tuition and fees are $17,772 a year in-state and $40,449 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,164 (under $30,000 income) to $30,793 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Belchertown. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →