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Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Roxbury Community College is a public two-year institution in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,044 students. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Roxbury Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 22 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 193 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 36% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,044
Students enrolled
36%
First-year retention
193
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
22
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 22

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

Health Professions 3
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Communications Technologies 1
Education 1
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Physical Sciences 1
Science Technologies 1

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
36%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
178
Certificates under 1 year
15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,044
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,044
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,097
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
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
69%
Men
31%
White
8%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
47%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Jonathan K. Jefferson
Services and opportunities
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

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