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Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts·Public, 2-year·New England·mwcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
24%
-22.5pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
3,694
peer median 3,596
Avg net price
$8,651
+$228 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
24%-22.5pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
19%
Non-Pell
25%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 66 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
66
Passing
10
15.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

66programs
  • Passing10 · 15.2%
  • No Data56 · 84.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
6
No data
56

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

10
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+10.3%
$43,514 vs $39,449
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+11.1%
$43,842 vs $39,449
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+12.0%
$44,193 vs $39,449
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+15.8%
$45,678 vs $39,449
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.8%
$50,002 vs $39,449
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+40.5%
$55,418 vs $39,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+53.7%
$60,626 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+54.9%
$61,089 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$20,447 debt · $73,520 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$10,630 debt · $43,842 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$9,500 debt · $50,002 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$14,162 debt · $77,523 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
18%
$11,000 debt · $60,626 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$13,150 debt · $83,155 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$5,992 debt · $39,102 earn
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
14%
$6,050 debt · $43,514 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1968Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 19

  1. Jan 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  2. Nov 2024Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,834
$30–48k$6,156
$48–75k$7,275
$75–110k$11,509
$110k+$13,921

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,651
+$228vs Community College median $8,424
Federal loans
20.8%
In-state tuition
$6,000
Out-of-state
$10,920

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,577 students received $9.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,577
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.6M
$9,598,162 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
670 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$840K
333 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
335 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 839 borrowers who entered repayment, 35 (4.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
839
Defaulted
35
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.2%
2017
12.7%
2018
11.3%
2019
4.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MWCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs53
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

388 total completions
01Health Professions
14637.6%
02Liberal Arts
8020.6%
03Business
4311.1%
04Public Admin
256.4%
05Security/Protective
235.9%
06Family/Consumer Sci
164.1%
07Computer Sciences
153.9%
08Comm. Technologies
153.9%
09Agriculture
143.6%
10Physical Sciences
112.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,694
12-mo unduplicated
4,709
Undergraduate
4,709
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%1,603
Women
66%3,106

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.4%
Hispanic
22.8%
Black
10.4%
Two or more
3.9%
Asian
2.2%
Unknown
1.8%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,868 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Sexual orientation1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    58

    MWCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions MWCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectMount Wachusett Community College
    		24%—3,694$8,651Community College
    Springfield Technical Community College
    		——5,447$8,196Community College
    Massachusetts College of Art and Design
    		69%76.3%1,989$23,764—
    Washington County Community College
    		——805$3,994Community College
    Louisiana State University-Eunice
    		——3,670$9,619Community College
    Florence-Darlington Technical College
    		——3,522$598Community College
    Peer group median47%76.3%3,596$8,424

    Frequently asked questions about Mount Wachusett Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MWCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Mount Wachusett Community College?

    Mount Wachusett Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Mount Wachusett Community College?

    Mount Wachusett Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,694 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Mount Wachusett Community College?

    The average net price at Mount Wachusett Community College is $8,651 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Mount Wachusett Community College located?

    Mount Wachusett Community College is located in Gardner, Massachusetts 01440-1000.

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