Holyoke Community College
Holyoke Community College at a Glance
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About Holyoke Community College
According to Wikipedia, Holyoke Community College is a public community college in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees and certificate programs, as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges. It was the first community college established in Massachusetts, as it was founded by the city's school board in 1946, while others were subsequently chartered under state jurisdiction after 1960.
Holyoke Community College's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate in Hospitality Management
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Marketing
- Required Credits: 24
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
AS in Hospitality And Culinary Arts
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Required Credits: 62
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Hospitality Management Transfer
- Required Credits: 63
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration Mass Transfer
- Required Credits: 62-63
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Applied Technology
- Required Credits: 60-62
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 62
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Liberal Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Human Services Certificate
- Required Credits: 24-25
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts And Sciences
- Required Credits: 60-61
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Holyoke Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 62% | 35% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Holyoke Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,090 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $7,604 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,148 |
| 48K - 75K | $5,625 |
| 75K - 110K | $3,669 |
| 110K+ | $3,223 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Holyoke Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Holyoke Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,609 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Holyoke Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 5,109 | 5,109 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Holyoke Community College?
Holyoke Community College is located at 303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, MA 01040.
How Safe is Holyoke Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Holyoke Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Holyoke Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. Holyoke has a violent crime rate of 1.13% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.53%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Holyoke Community College Known For?
Holyoke Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Literature
- Biology
- Sociology
- Communications
- Chemistry
- Business
- Nursing
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Medical
- Education
- Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Mathematics
Holyoke Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Holyoke Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Holyoke Community College ranks #1386 in the U.S. and #3395 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #1720 in the U.S. and #5301 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #1803 in the U.S. and #7270 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #1840 in the U.S. and #5514 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #1874 in the U.S. and #6995 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #1911 in the U.S. and #6849 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2115 in the U.S. and #7590 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2149 in the U.S. and #5504 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2279 in the U.S. and #10220 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2499 in the U.S. and #9525 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2595 in the U.S. and #9220 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2634 in the U.S. and #9719 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #2785 in the U.S. and #7390 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #3009 in the U.S. and #6409 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesHolyoke Community College ranks #3295 in the U.S. and #11075 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math Degrees