Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield Technical Community College is a public community college in Springfield, MA, with about 2,845 students on campus and 1,716 more studying only online.
Springfield Technical Community College, in brief
Most students study part-time
66% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓
Loan payments are a small share of pay
The typical graduate owes $6,570, about $70 a month over ten years. That’s 2.3% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓
Rent in Springfield is below the state median
Median rent in Springfield is $1,144 a month, 35% below the state median. Living in Springfield ↓
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.
The students
4,759 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Springfield Technical Community College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Springfield Technical Community College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $14,971 a year
Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $11,112
After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,662.
Tuition and fees are $5,904 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
About $13,350 over 2 years · 55% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$70 a month against about $2,985 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 62% 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
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Associate degree programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
Living in Springfield
8% of Springfield’s 154,702 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Springfield pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Springfield Technical Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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.