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Community college · Public

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, MA1,880 online only

Massasoit Community College is a public community college in Brockton, MA, with about 3,149 students on campus and 1,880 more studying only online.

Students on campus
3,149
plus 1,880 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$8,460
tuition and fees $5,376; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
19%
lower than at 97% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,111
higher than at 63% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Massasoit Community College

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $46,803, more than the $41,038 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 19% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 97% of 2-year colleges. 63% 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

62% of undergraduates attend part-time, and 35% are 25 or older. The students ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $10,000, about $106 a month over ten years. That’s 3.3% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

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

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
19%
within 3 years · Pell students 20%
Come back for year two
63%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,111
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,000
about $106 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

3.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$106 a month against about $3,217 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

50%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 58% 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).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$47k
Middle income$30–75k
$44k
Higher incomeover $75k
$41k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Massasoit Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,904 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,320

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,376Books & supplies $1,440Other costs $8,088

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,460.

Tuition and fees are $5,376 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

$7,678

About $15,356 over 2 years · 48% 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

Liberal arts 24%Health professions 18%Business 15%Public safety 7%Computer science 5%Interdisciplinary 5%Everything else 27%

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 Humanities169 graduates a year · typical debt $9,425
$44k4 yrs out
Natural Sciences81 graduates a year · typical debt $6,147
$53k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations79 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences75 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing73 graduates a year · typical debt $10,164
$89k4 yrs out
Psychology, General41 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections34 graduates a year · typical debt $9,725
$55k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions26 graduates a year · typical debt $12,625
$76k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

4,235 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 43%Hispanic 14%Black 33%Asian 2%Two or more 5%International 1%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 39%
12 : 1
students per teacher
28%
get Pell grants (lower income)
6%
take federal loans
35%
undergrads 25 or older
62%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Brockton

6% of Brockton’s 106,134 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Brockton pages.

Brockton →
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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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.