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Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts·Public, 2-year·New England·rcc.mass.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
—
Total enrollment
2,044
peer median 5,575
Avg net price
$12,244
+$4.3k 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
28%
Full-time retention
36%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
29%14 of 48
Non-Pell (all)
25%3 of 12
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%2 of 6
No Federal Aid
17%1 of 6

Pell recipients here graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 25 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
25
Passing
7
28.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
4.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.0%
+3.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

25programs
  • Passing7 · 28.0%
  • No Data17 · 68.0%
  • Failing1 · 4.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
17

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.

8
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-23.7%
$30,083 vs $39,449
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+13.1%
$44,621 vs $39,449
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+30.6%
$51,516 vs $39,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+38.8%
$54,740 vs $39,449
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+40.3%
$55,329 vs $39,449
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.3%
$60,465 vs $39,449
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+99.3%
$78,625 vs $39,449
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+166.1%
$104,965 vs $39,449

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1981Next review Dec 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 10

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Mar 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Aug 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Jan 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Apr 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

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$12,222
$30–48k$12,037
$48–75k$12,468
$75–110k$12,976
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$12,244
+$4,301vs Community College median $7,943
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$6,024
Out-of-state
$11,328

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, 1,696 students received $7.0M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,696
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.0M
$6,966,693 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Roxbury Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs22
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

175 total completions
01Health Professions
7241.1%
02Business
2715.4%
03Liberal Arts
1910.9%
04Social Sciences
158.6%
05Biological Sciences
126.9%
06Computer Sciences
84.6%
07Security/Protective
84.6%
08Education
74.0%
09Comm. Technologies
63.4%
10Mathematics
10.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,044
12-mo unduplicated
3,097
Undergraduate
3,097
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%954
Women
69%2,143

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
46.5%
Hispanic
21.8%
Unknown
14.1%
Non-resident
8.3%
White
4.7%
Two or more
2.3%
Asian
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
123
69 M · 54 W
Women athletes
43.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$506K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
23 M · 12 W
$68K
Basketball
12 M · 12 W
$100K
Volleyball
11 M · 12 W
$68K
Softball
— · 16 W
$40K
Baseball
13 M · —
$48K
Track and Field (Indoor)
6 M · 1 W
$39K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
4.90
8 offenses · 1,631 students

3-year trend

3.502 yrs ago10.711 yr ago4.90Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
25
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
4
Robbery
1
Burglary
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

8total
  • On campus5
  • Public property3

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs10
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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
33

Roxbury Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Roxbury Community College 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
SubjectRoxbury Community College
28%—2,044$12,244Community College
Holyoke Community College
——4,200$8,068Community College
Bristol Community College
——6,950$5,547Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
——9,876$7,818Community College
Community College of Rhode Island
——12,275$6,513Community College
Murray State College
——2,949$12,844Community College
Peer group median28%—5,575$7,943

Institutions like Roxbury Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Roxbury Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Roxbury Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Assessment
Phone
(617) 427-0060
Address
1234 Columbus Avenue Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120

The office of Institutional Assessment at Roxbury Community College is dedicated to continuous improvement for the benefit of our leaders, staff, faculty, and particularly students. Gathering and analyzing data in a routine, thoughtful manner and through an equitable lens, the office will organize and run assessments on a cyclical basis to celebrate successes and measure areas which require improvement.

Visit IR office page
Team
5 members
  • Jeff Van Dreason
    Dean of Institutional Assessment
  • Jouiliana Bosneva
    Director of Instructional Technology, Design And Digital Learning
  • Elisa Raab
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Jalal Ghaemghami
    Coordinator of Instructional Technology
  • Tina Torres
    Department Clerk

Frequently asked questions about Roxbury Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Roxbury Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Roxbury Community College?

Roxbury Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Roxbury Community College?

Roxbury Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,044 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Roxbury Community College?

The average net price at Roxbury Community College is $12,244 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Roxbury Community College located?

Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts 02120-3400.

Who runs Institutional Research at Roxbury Community College?

Roxbury Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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