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Massasoit Community College Overview

Massasoit Community College is a public institution situated in Brockton, Massachusetts. Brockton is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Massasoit Community College Known For?

779 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Massasoit Community College.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 21% of the faculty were full-time.

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Massasoit Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Massasoit Community College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#125 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Massasoit Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#38 Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#66 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#70 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#130 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Massasoit Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#4 Best Child Care & Support Services Management Schools College Factual
#13 Best Biological & Physical Science Schools College Factual
#13 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#13 Best Biological & Physical Sciences Schools College Factual
#53 Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools Healthcare Degree Search

Where Is Massasoit Community College?

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Contact details for Massasoit Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Massasoit Boulevard, Brockton, MA 02302-3996
Phone: 508-588-9100

How Do I Get Into Massasoit Community College?

You can apply to Massasoit Community College online at: www.massasoit.edu/students-and-parents/admissions/index

Since Massasoit Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Massasoit Community College?

17% Take Out Loans
11.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Massasoit Community College, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $4,562 a year. That adds up to $18,248 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Massasoit Community College is 11.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Massasoit Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,016 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,665 undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College, with 2,016 being full-time and 3,649 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,016 full-time undergraduates at Massasoit Community College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massasoit Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 46
Black or African American 597
Hispanic or Latino 201
White 926
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 214

Over 20 countries are represented at Massasoit Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Massasoit Community College

5,582 Took All Classes Online
5,660 Took At Least One Class Online
188.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,660 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Massasoit Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 14th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Massasoit Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Massasoit Community College was 188.7%. This is the #292 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Massasoit Community College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Massasoit Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Psychology 12%
Marketing 14%
Psychology 12%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Massasoit Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Massasoit Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Electronics Engineering Technology #1
Natural Sciences #1
Mathematics #4
Hospitality Management #7
Computer Programming #7
Computer Science #10
Marketing #11
Mathematics & Statistics #16
Engineering Technologies #19
General Psychology #28
Computer Information Systems #41
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #41
Accounting #46
Psychology #49
Computer & Information Sciences #72
Liberal Arts General Studies #75
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #75
Business Administration & Management #142
Business, Management & Marketing #208

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Massasoit Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Nursing 0 119 0 119
Business Administration & Management 0 97 0 97
Biological & Physical Science 0 86 0 86
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 83 0 83
Criminal Justice & Corrections 14 52 0 66
Allied Health Professions 2 34 0 36
Culinary Arts 10 16 0 26
General Psychology 0 25 0 25
General Social Sciences 0 25 0 25
Human Development & Family Studies 4 20 0 24
Communication & Media Studies 0 20 0 20
Computer Programming 11 6 0 17
Human Services 0 16 0 16
Computer Science 0 13 0 13
Fire Protection 0 13 0 13
Design & Applied Arts 0 12 0 12
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 11 0 11
General Engineering 0 9 0 9
Accounting 0 8 0 8
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 8 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 0 8 0 8
Marketing 0 7 0 7
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
Dental Support Services 0 0 7 7
Drama & Theater Arts 0 7 0 7
Information Technology 0 5 0 5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 5 0 0 5
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 5 0 5
General Biology 0 2 0 2
Computer Systems Networking 2 0 0 2
Data Entry 2 0 0 2
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 2 0 2
Chemistry 0 2 0 2
Biotechnology 1 0 0 1
Hospitality Management 0 1 0 1
Mathematics 0 1 0 1
Accounting & Computer Science 1 0 0 1
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 52 720 7 779

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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