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Cape Cod Community College

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA · City · 2,911 students
WebsiteScorecard
$8,296
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
22%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
32% typical
$43,670
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by New England Commission on Higher Education
About

As the only institution of higher learning on the Cape, Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable is best known for its accessible transfer pathways to four-year universities and high-demand career programs in nursing, dental hygiene, and STEM. The college offers distinctive hands-on learning experiences, including an exceptional Aviation Maintenance Technology program operating out of nearby Plymouth Municipal Airport and training in the state-of-the-art Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center. Its commuter-friendly campus culture is inclusive and tight-knit, serving a diverse student body of recent high school graduates and adult learners focused on gaining practical skills for the local and regional workforce.


Wikipedia:Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "4Cs", is a public community college in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusetts. Cape Cod Community College is the only community college and one of three colleges, along with Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and Bridgewater State University's Cape Cod satellite campus, on Cape Cod. It awards Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees and various academic certificates in a wide variety of programs. The college offers access to on-campus bachelor's and master's degree programs in partnership with: Bridgewater State University, Boston University, Lesley University, Salem State University, Suffolk University, UMass Boston, and UMass Dartmouth. Cape Cod Community College formally had a partnership with Wheelock College before that merged with Boston University to become the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development on Boston University's Fenway Campus. Cape Cod Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Location
West Barnstable, MA, 02668-1599 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
PVD · Providence
56 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$6,000$10,944
Books & supplies$1,200$1,200
Cost of attendance$15,053$19,997 est.
Average net price$8,296Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$10,944
In-state: $6,000
Books & supplies$1,200
Cost of attendance$19,997 est.
In-state: $15,053
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $8,296
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$8,253
$30–48k
$5,991
$48–75k
$7,089
$75–110k
$10,381
$110k+
$14,779
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
22%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
31% graduated · 24% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 42% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$39,296
10 yrs after entry$43,670
Debt
Median at graduation$12,000
Monthly payment$127
Middle 50% owe$3k–$11k
90th percentile$18,756
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: $38,832 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 35%Women 65%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell grant
34%
First-gen
41%
Family income
$24,110
Independent
46%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
76%
Race & ethnicity
White
64%
Hispanic
14%
Black
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more
6%
Unknown
2%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$9M
Full-time faculty
28%
Faculty salary
$8,019/mo
Teaching spend
$12,687
per student
Federal loans
10%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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