Public · Community college

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, Massachusetts · Small city

15%
Transfer rate: $8,296
Avg net price: 22%
Grad / completion: $43,670
Median earnings

Cape Cod Community College is a public associate-granting institution in West Barnstable, Massachusetts (small city setting), enrolling 2,911 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,911 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersNear the coast

About West Barnstable, Massachusetts

West Barnstable is a seaside village in the northwestern part of the town of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. English settlers arrived in 1639, drawn principally by the extensive salt-hay meadows fringing what is now Barnstable Harbor, which provided cheap winter forage for cattle without the labor of clearing forest. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 56 miles to Providence, RI
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Cape Cod Gateway (HYA)

How Cape Cod Community College compares

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 6% · #43 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention69%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,670

Higher than 80% · #18 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$8,296

Cheaper than 78% · #12 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment2,911

Larger than 85%

Percentiles compare Cape Cod Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1,72559%
Men1,18641%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White64%
Black12%
Hispanic14%
Asian2.2%
Other or multiracial7.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 2,911
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 34%
First-generation students: 41%
Students over 25: 43%
Median family income: $24,110
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $72,171
Endowment: $8,665,491

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $6,000
Out-of-state tuition: $10,944
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,200
Total cost of attendance: $15,053
Average net price: $8,296

Outcomes

Graduated: 22%
First-year retention: 69%
Transferred to another college: 15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $39,296
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $43,670
Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

22%

Low-income (Pell)

24%

First-generation

23%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 11
Property offenses (2022–2024): 3

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.7reported offenses a year

3.7 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape

1.3

Fondling

1.3

Aggravated assault

0.7

Burglary

0.7

Motor vehicle theft

0.3

Robbery

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$8,253

$30–48k

$5,991

$48–75k

$7,089

$75–110k

$10,381

$110k+

$14,779

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

24%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,520

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 24% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,520. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 220 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $43,670
Typical debt at graduation: $12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$45,592

Men

$41,932

Women out-earn men by $3,660 (9%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 78°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 45.7″
Annual snow: 21.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hyannis, MA US station (2.5 mi from campus).

What Cape Cod Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

79 grads$24k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$7k debt

79$23,563$42,588$6,749 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

70 grads$65k 1 yr$77k 5 yr$18k debt

70$65,350$76,891$18,053 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

24 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

24———Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

21 grads$55k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$26k debt

21$54,903$58,550$26,376 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

18 grads— 1 yr$47k 5 yr$7k debt

18—$47,337$7,499 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Information Science/StudiesAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.