Public · Community college

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, Massachusetts · Distant town

21%
Transfer rate: $7,679
Avg net price: 31%
Grad / completion: $37,132
Median earnings

Greenfield Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Greenfield, Massachusetts (distant town setting), enrolling 1,395 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,395 undergradsDistant townCold wintersSnowy

About Greenfield, Massachusetts

Greenfield is the county seat and sole city of Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Pocumtuck Indians first settled and originally inhabited the Greenfield area. The Pocumtucks planted field crops and fished local rivers. Some sources claim that they were wiped out by the Mohawks in 1664 and that the land was left unoccupied. For many years, Greenfield was the home of Lorenzo Langstroth, known as the "Father of Modern Beekeeping," and the city celebrates Langstroth's life and contributions with bee-themed events and attractions. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 34 miles to Springfield, MA
To the ocean: 82 miles
Nearest airport: 45 miles to Worcester (ORH)

How Greenfield Community College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 13% · #37 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention63%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,132

Higher than 57% · #25 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$7,679

Cheaper than 80% · #8 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$8,307

Lower than 71%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment1,395

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Greenfield 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

Women86362%
Men53238%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White70%
Black6.1%
Hispanic15%
Asian2.7%
Other or multiracial6.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,395
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 38%
First-generation students: 37%
Students over 25: 44%
Median family income: $23,546
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $77,517

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 244 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Massachusetts93%
Other U.S. states7.4%

Most first-years stay in state — Greenfield Community College draws overwhelmingly from Massachusetts.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,810
Out-of-state tuition: $11,930
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,600
Total cost of attendance: $14,762
Average net price: $7,679

Outcomes

Graduated: 31%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,778
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,132
Median debt at graduation: $8,307
Students with federal loans: 7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

31%

Low-income (Pell)

29%

First-generation

29%

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: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$7,311

$30–48k

$6,550

$48–75k

$7,306

$75–110k

$8,818

$110k+

$13,984

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.

17%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,079

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 17% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,079. 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 89 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): $37,132
Typical debt at graduation: $8,307
Debt vs. one year's pay: 22%
Out-earn a HS grad: 46%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 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

$36,934

Men

$38,259

Men out-earn women by $1,325 (4%) 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: 83°F
Winter low: 14°F
Annual rain: 49.4″
Annual snow: 36.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenfield #3, MA US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What Greenfield Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

51 grads— 1 yr$38k 5 yr$9k debt

51—$37,872$8,750 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

31 grads$76k 1 yr$77k 5 yr$16k debt

31$75,914$76,694$15,625 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

22 grads$57k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$12k debt

22$56,658$59,062$12,123 Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCert.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

14 grads$28k 1 yr— 5 yr$9k debt

14$27,703—$8,595 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

14 grads$73k 1 yr— 5 yr$16k debt

14$73,151—$16,250 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr$52k 5 yr— debt

11—$51,544—Engineering ScienceAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr$73k 5 yr— debt

7—$73,465—Fine and Studio ArtsCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Biology, GeneralAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Outdoor EducationAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

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.