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Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, Massachusetts Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Cape Cod Community College is a public two-year institution based in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,260 students. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Cape Cod Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, General Studies, and Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 502 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,260
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
502
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Education 3
Communication and Journalism 4
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
History 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 1
Engineering 3
Architecture 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Science Technologies 1
Social Sciences 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
318
Certificates under 1 year
108
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
76

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,260
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,260
Full-time, fall 2024
22%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,995
Full-time, 2024-25
18%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
42%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
John Cox
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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