Fast Facts
Learn all about HCC, from our annual enrollment to our retention rates.
Here you'll find the demographic (gender, race/ethnicity, etc.) and enrollment (full-time, part-time, etc.) profile of credit students enrolled at HCC in the latest fall term.
fall 2019
| Unduplicated Headcount | 4,886 | ||
| Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) | 3,056 | ||
| Full-time/Part-time Status | |||
| Full-time | 41% | ||
| Part-time | 59% | ||
| Gender | Overall | Full-time | Part-time |
| Male | 37% | 42% | 33% |
| Female | 63% | 58% | 67% |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 56% | 57% | 55% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27% | 26% | 28% |
| Black/African American* | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Asian | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Two or More Races | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Non-Resident Alien | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Race and Ethnicity Unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Minority** | 42% | 40% | 43% |
| Age | |||
| <20 | 35% | 48% | 26% |
| 20-24 | 32% | 34% | 31% |
| 25-29 | 12% | 7% | 16% |
| 30-44 | 15% | 8% | 19% |
| 45+ | 6% | 3% | 8% |
| Pell Grant Recipient*** | 48% | 55% | 43% |
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Top 5 Enrolled Areas of Study |
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| Liberal Arts & Sciences Foundations of Health Career Business Administration Mass Transfer Criminal Justice Foundations of Health Transfer |
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NOTE: Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100%; Percentages within racial/ethnic categories are based on ALL students. |
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* includes Cape Verdean |
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** % Minority based on total known Race/Ethnicity |
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*** Percentages are for students enrolled in Fall 2018 who received a Pell grant in Fall 2018 or Spring 2019. Data are updated in January each year. Data were last updated in January 2020. |
Interested in how many students attend HCC in a given year? Credit and non-credit student enrollment data for the latest fiscal year are included here.
Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Enrollment |
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| Unduplicated Headcount, credit and non-credit students | 9,602 |
| Credit | |
| Unduplicated Headcount | 6,832 |
| Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) | 3,366 |
| Non-Credit | |
| Unduplicated Headcount | 2,937 |
| Workforce Development Course Enrollments | 1,759 |
| Personal Growth Course Enrollments | 1,107 |
| Basic Skills/Remedial Course Enrollments | 1,969 |
Here are the numbers from the top 10 towns which attend HCC. These numbers reflect all students enrolled, full and part-time in Fall 2019.
| Number | Percent | |
| Springfield | 819 | 17% |
| Holyoke | 656 | 13% |
| Chicopee | 597 | 12% |
| Westfield | 408 | 8% |
| West Springfield | 228 | 5% |
| Easthampton | 221 | 5% |
| Agawam | 186 | 4% |
| Northampton | 185 | 4% |
| Belchertown | 163 | 3% |
| South Hadley | 160 | 3% |
Fall 2016 First-Time, Full-Time, Degree/Certificate Seeking Cohort
| Graduation Rate | Transfer Out Rate | |
| All Students | 22% | 17% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 21% | 17% |
| Female | 24% | 18% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | 28% | 18% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12% | 13% |
| Black/African American* | 0% | 33% |
| Asian | 38% | 8% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | ** | ** |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | N/A | N/A |
| Two or More Races | 27% | 20% |
| Non-resident Alien | ** | ** |
| Unknown | 23% | 18% |
| Financial Aid Received | ||
| Pell Grant | 19% | 16% |
| Subsidized Stafford Loan but not Pell Grant | 31% | 21% |
| Neither Pell Grant nor subsidized Stafford Loan | 27% | 19% |
| Note: Graduation and transfer rates are defined by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (150% time to award)
* Includes Cape Verdean |
FY 2019
| Total Graduates (unduplicated head count) | 859 |
| Total Degrees/Certificates Awarded | 886 |
| Associate in Science | 468 |
| Associate in Arts | 300 |
| Certificate | 118 |
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| Top 5 Degrees/Certificates Awarded | |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences (A.A.) | |
| Business Administration Mass Transfer (A.S.) | |
| Criminal Justice (A.S.) | |
| Nursing (A.S.) | |
| Biology (A.S. Liberal Arts & Sciences) |
Find out how many first-time students enrolled at HCC in the fall re-enroll the next spring or next fall term.
| Fall 2018 to Spring 2019 Retention Rate |
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| Full-time, First-time, Degree/certificate seeking | 77% |
| Part-time, First-time, Degree/certificate seeking | 66% |
| Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 Retention Rate | |
| Full-time, First-time, Degree/certificate seeking | 59% |
| Part-time, First-time, Degree/certificate seeking | 45% |
Note: Data based on IPEDS definition of retention.
The faculty and staff at Holyoke Community College are here for one reason: They want to make a difference in the lives of our students. Committed to providing the best most possible outcomes is what they do best.
| Total Faculty and Staff | 661 |
| Full-time Faculty | 118 |
| Adjunct Faculty | 273 |
| Professional Staff | 151 |
| Support Staff | 119 |
