Fast Facts
The college's Office of Institutional Research compiles enrollment data for each semester, including town of residence, age, gender, race, ethnicity, full or part-time status, credential sought, course load, five-year trends and more.
| Credit Student Unduplicated Headcount | 9,741 |
| Non-credit Student Unduplicated Headcount | 2,928 |
| Total | 12,547 |
| Unduplicated Headcount: | 7,144 |
| FTE (Full-time Equivalent)*: | 4,821 |
| *FTE = total number of credits enrolled divided by 15, a full-time semester load |
| Gender | |
| Female | 62% |
| Male | 38% |
| Age | |
| <20 | 29% |
| 20-24 | 35% |
| 25-19 | 13% |
| 30-44 | 16% |
| 45+ | 7% |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Median Age |
21 |
| Mean Age | 25 |
| White | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 20% |
| Black or African American | 7% |
| Asian | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
<1% |
| Cape Verdean |
<1% |
| Two or more Races |
2% |
| Total (known) |
6958 |
| Unknown |
164 |
| Foreign/Non-US resident: | 22 |
| Springfield | 16% |
| Holyoke | 12% |
| Chicopee | 11% |
| Westfield | 9% |
| West Springfield | 6% |
| Agawam | 5% |
| Easthampton | 5% |
| Northampton | 4% |
| South Hadley | 4% |
| Belchertown | 3% |
| Ludlow | 2% |
| Amherst | 2% |
| Palmer | 2% |
| Full/Part-time Status | |
| Full-time | 50% |
| Part-time | 50% |
| New/Continuing Status | |
| Continuing Students | 53% |
| New Students | 47% |
| Associate of Science | 58% |
| Associate of Arts | 38% |
| Certificate | 7% |
| Students with Disabilities | 10% |
| Dual Enrolled Students (High School & College) | 2% |
| Recent High School Graduates | 17% |
| Non-High School Graduates (GED, ATB) | 12% |
| Average Class Size | 20 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18:1 |
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