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Manchester Community College

Manchester Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Manchester, CT. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $14,100 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,164 and it offers 26 programs(1 online programs). By program type, it has 1 12-weeks certificate, 18 1-year certificate, 7 2-years certificate, and 49 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 708 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Manchester Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Manchester Community College is $14,100 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.
Manchester Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
52% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,097 (exclude student loans).
Manchester CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$14,100
Average Financial Amount$6,097

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Manchester Community College offers 26 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, 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, 708 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Manchester Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate100
Less than 1 Year Certificate18067
2 Years Certificate7041
Total260708

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 67 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 41 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 600 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Radio and Television✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Information Science/Studies✕1-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef✕5-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕4-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 17 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕17-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Corrections✕1-
Forensic Science and Technology✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Fine/Studio Arts✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✕3-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕10-
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)✕13-
Business [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕3-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-
Marketing (other)✕1-
Total67
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-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕16-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Developmental Services Worker✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers$31,100
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕17-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy✕4-
Total41
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Environmental Science✕3-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Communication✕5-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕4-
Radio and Television✕0-
International and Intercultural Communication✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Information Technology✕0-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Information Science/Studies✕16-
Computer Science✕9-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕10-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕14-
Engineering [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Engineering Science✕17-
Industrial Engineering✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Developmental Services Worker✕11-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕7-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
General Literature✕2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 134 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕32-
General Studies✕102-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕10-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Chemistry✕1-
Physics✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Psychology✕13-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕6-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕32-
Human Services [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Social Work✕17-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Political Science and Government✕4-
Sociology✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕15-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕10-
Fine/Studio Arts✕9-
Music✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 91 completers-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕22-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕22-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕17-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕14-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕11-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy✕5-
Business [+] ✕ 121 completers-
Business/Commerce✕46-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕53-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕8-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕2-
Management Information Systems✕3-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕9-
History [+] ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total600

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,164 students are attending at Manchester Community College. There are 93 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 283 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 237 (full-time) and 284 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Manchester Community College is 17% and transfer-out rate is 19%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.
Manchester CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,164
Graduation Rate17%
Number of Faculty376
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at Manchester CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,494 students enrolled into Manchester Community College. By gender, 1,891 male and 2,603 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Manchester Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Manchester Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,4941,8912,603
Full-time1,460649811
Part-tme3,0341,2421,792
There are 2,081 White (46.31%), 780 Black/African American (17.36%), 1,068 Hispanic (23.77%), 275 Asian (6.12%), and 1,352 students with other races attending Manchester Community College. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Manchester Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,4941,8912,603
American Indian/Native American954
Asian275124151
Black/African American780318462
Hispanic1,068407661
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander624
White2,0819191,162
Two More1616695
Un-Known1034657
Non-resident Alien1147
Manchester Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
2,934 students (65.29% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,145 students (25.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Manchester Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Manchester Community College
Number of Students
Total4,494
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,934
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,145
Not in Online Courses415
By age range, at Manchester Community College, 1,531 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.07% of total students), 1,488 students are aged below 20 (33.11%), 136 students are aged above 50 (4.63%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Manchester Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,4941,8912,603
Under 1824094146
Age 18-191,248602646
Age 20-21842391451
Age 22-24689295394
Age 25-29591223368
Age 30-34353126227
Age 35-3917848130
Age 40-4921670146
Age 50-641042678
Over 64321616
Age Un-Known101

Directory and Accreditation Information

Manchester Community College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1971 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Manchester Community College.
Great Path, Manchester, CT
860-512-3000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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