For Massachusetts Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $5,706 for Massachusetts residents and $12,224 for out-of-state students.

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $54,075 and Urban College of Boston has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,608 among Massachusetts Community Colleges.

You can narrow Massachusetts colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Massachusetts Community Colleges in 2024 is $7,178 for state residents and $13,695 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Massachusetts Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,706$12,224--
Books & Supplies$1,471$1,471
Room & Board--
Other Expenses--
COA$7,178$13,695$1,471$1,471

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts Community Colleges is $5,706 for state residents and $12,224 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Massachusetts Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$875$4,457$8,158$3,867
2020-2021$893$4,601$8,209$3,985
2021-2022$893$4,616$8,031$4,024
2022-2023$926$4,670$8,070$4,067
2023-2024$942$4,764$8,070$4,154
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts Community Colleges in 2024 is $220 for state residents and $403 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Massachusetts Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$263$446 --
2020-2021$245$428 --
2021-2022$227$410 --
2022-2023$230$413 --
2023-2024$220$403 --

Massachusetts Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Massachusetts Community Colleges in 2024 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,653 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Massachusetts Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 -- $9,467$3,584
2020-2021 -- $9,574$3,583
2021-2022 -- $9,763$3,715
2022-2023 -- $10,181$3,818
2023-2024 -- $10,597$4,056