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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Holyoke Community College is ranked #1,536 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Holyoke Community College held the #1,888 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Holyoke Community College also holds the #59 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
If you are worried about getting into Holyoke Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Holyoke Community College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Holyoke Community College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Holyoke Community College this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,209 undergraduates at Holyoke Community College with 1,485 being full-time and 2,724 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,518 | $7,605 | $9,218 | $12,753 | $13,815 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Holyoke Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Holyoke Community College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,545 a year. That adds up to $18,180 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Holyoke Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, MA 01040 |
| Phone: | 413-552-2000 |
| Website: | www.hcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 197 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 61 | NA |
| Nursing | 56 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 43 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 38 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 32 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 32 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 23 | NA |
| Social Work | 21 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 20 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,429 students took at least one online class at Holyoke Community College. This is an increase from the 2,396 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,429 | 1,485 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,396 | 934 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,743 | 1,043 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,409 | 731 |
Learn more about online learning at Holyoke Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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