Holyoke, Massachusetts · Public · 2-year · Rural area
Overview
Holyoke Community College is a public two-year institution based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 4,200 students in fall 2024. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.
Holyoke Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 67 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Human Services, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 775 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
4,200
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
775
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
67
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 67
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
501
Certificates under 1 year
266
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,200
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,200
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,768
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
32%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
42%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
George Timmons
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization