Greenfield Community College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Excellent

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Greenfield Community College is a small two-year, public school with 1,420 students enrolled. This college was originated in 1962 and is the only college located in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are offered at Greenfield Community College.

Majors
Offered
18
Greenfield Community College deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers 18 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Nursing, Business, Engineering, and Management. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Greenfield Community College is relatively low at 66% (way below Massachusetts average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
66%
Bad
The graduation rate at GCC is low: 33%. Nearly 24% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at GCC is good - 11:1. Read more regarding faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition pricing is low, $6,800 a year. The additional fees at Greenfield Community College beyond tuition are about $5,100; this totals $11,900 per academic year.

Read the details about GCC additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The college might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at GCC is $10.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Greenfield Community College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (413) 775-1000 or check Greenfield Community College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Greenfield Community College provides a distance learning option and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Greenfield Community College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At present there is no on-campus housing at GCC.

Based on the college crime data, Greenfield Community College seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Greenfield Community College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Greenfield Community College
One College Dr
Greenfield, Massachusetts
01301-9739, USA
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