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Holyoke Community College

Holyoke Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Holyoke, MA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $10,514 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 3,550 and it offers 26 programs(4 online programs). By program type, it has 24 1-year certificate, 2 2-years certificate, and 30 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 793 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Holyoke Community College.

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Holyoke Community College is $10,514 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Holyoke Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
95% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,943 (exclude student loans).
Holyoke CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$10,514
Average Financial Amount$2,943

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Holyoke Community College offers 26 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 793 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Holyoke Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate244102
2 Years Certificate207
Total264793

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 102 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 7 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 684 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕7-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Deaf Studies✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕3-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Child Development✕15-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Forensic Science and Technology✕0-
Human Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 21 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✔19-
Social Work✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕2-
Music✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller✕16-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕13-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕4-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕1-
Health Aide✕0-
Business [+] ✔ 13 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✔0-
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)✔3-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✔7-
Retailing and Retail Operations✕1-
Total102
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕7-
Total7
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕14-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Deaf Studies✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕35-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕7-
Engineering [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Engineering✕17-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕18-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 237 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕217-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕20-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕20-
Biotechnology✕4-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Mathematics✕5-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕6-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Chemistry✕4-
Physics✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 49 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔45-
Forensic Science and Technology✕4-
Human Services [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Social Work✕17-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕10-
Music✕7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕16-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕43-
Business [+] ✕ 116 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕98-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕5-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)✕9-
Retailing and Retail Operations✕4-
Total684

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 3,550 students are attending at Holyoke Community College. There are 115 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 247 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 372 (full-time) and 388 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Holyoke Community College is 23% and transfer-out rate is 18%. The retention rate is 64% at the school.
Holyoke CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population3,550
Graduation Rate23%
Number of Faculty362
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1

Student Population at Holyoke CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,738 students enrolled into Holyoke Community College. By gender, 1,293 male and 2,445 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Holyoke Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Holyoke Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,7381,2932,445
Full-time1,264530734
Part-tme2,4747631,711
There are 2,143 White (57.33%), 219 Black/African American (5.86%), 962 Hispanic (25.74%), 116 Asian (3.10%), and 1,256 students with other races attending Holyoke Community College. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Holyoke Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,7381,2932,445
American Indian/Native American1037
Asian1164670
Black/African American21972147
Hispanic962267695
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander404
White2,1437991,344
Two More1485692
Un-Known1204476
Non-resident Alien16610
Holyoke Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
934 students (24.99% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,462 students (39.11% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Holyoke Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Holyoke Community College
Number of Students
Total3,738
Enrolled Online Exclusively934
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,462
Not in Online Courses1,342
By age range, at Holyoke Community College, 1,178 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.51% of total students), 1,318 students are aged below 20 (35.26%), 127 students are aged above 50 (5.72%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Holyoke Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,7381,2932,445
Under 1830296206
Age 18-191,016454562
Age 20-21710279431
Age 22-24468175293
Age 25-29449128321
Age 30-3428764223
Age 35-3917727150
Age 40-4920241161
Age 50-641072186
Over 6420812

Directory and Accreditation Information

Holyoke Community College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1970 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Holyoke Community College.
303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, MA
413-552-2000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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