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Compare Berkshire Community College vs Roxbury Community College

Pittsfield, MA · Roxbury Crossing, MA

Berkshire Community CollegeRoxbury Community College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$9,921/yr$12,244/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$7,797/yr$12,222/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$12,053No data reported
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$8,878/yr$12,037/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$9,245/yr$12,468/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$11,741/yr$12,976/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$13,265/yrNo data reported
Typical loan payment after graduation$128/moNo data reported
Room & board (off campus)$17,750/yr$10,000/yr
Borrowers who default0%No data reported
Books & supplies$1,560/yr$2,000/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$18,062/yr$16,621/yr
Tuition (in-state)$6,164/yr$6,024/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$11,468/yr$11,328/yr
Students with Pell Grants33%57%
Students taking federal loans30%0%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate20%28%
Freshmen who come back57%36%
Typical earnings 10 years in$38,832/yr$38,773/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$13,684–$62,484$16,745–$63,228
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)31%50%
Typical earnings 6 years in$36,584/yr$40,823/yr
Earn more than a HS grad55%60%
Graduate on time14%17%
First-gen students who finish26%22%
Low-income students who finish22%20%
Students who transfer out19%No data reported
Typical earnings 8 years in$35,877/yr$42,185/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 51% · Business, Management & Marketing 10% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 8%Health Professions 37% · Business, Management & Marketing 16% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 10%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 51% of degreesHealth Professions — 37% of degrees
2nd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 10% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 16% of degrees
3rd most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 8% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 10% of degrees
4th most popular programVisual & Performing Arts — 6% of degreesBiological & Biomedical Sciences — 9% of degrees
5th most popular programPublic Administration & Social Service — 5% of degreesSocial Sciences — 8% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $69,083/yrRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $71,794/yr
Degrees in STEM6.3%17%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment1,3581,977
Students per professor10 : 114 : 1
Average professor pay$8,355/mo$8,397/mo
Full-time professors28%27%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byNew England Commission on Higher EducationNew England Commission on Higher Education
Median family income$24,310$13,620
SettingRural (fringe)City (large)
LocationPittsfield, MARoxbury Crossing, MA
RegionNew EnglandNew England
Founded19601973
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High TraditionalAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0.6%8.3%
Men33%32%
Women67%68%
White students63%4.7%
Black students8%47%
Hispanic or Latino students15%22%
Asian students1.3%1.9%
Two or more races6.4%2.3%
Other / not reported6.3%15%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students45%53%
Part-time students75%65%
Students age 25+34%53%
Spent on teaching per student$14,557/yr$9,188/yr
Endowment$13.7M$4.7M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingNo — no campus housing
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoNo
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineNoNo
Weekend & evening classesYesYes
Teacher certificationNoNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careNoNo
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoNo
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationNoNo
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoYes
Athletics
Athletics data fromNo data reported2024-25
College sports levelNo intercollegiate athletics reportedNJCAA Division III
Football teamNo data reportedNo
Varsity teamsNo data reported12
Student athletesNo data reported123
Athletic scholarshipsNo data reported$0
Athletics budgetNo data reported$505,838
Athletics revenueNo data reported$505,838
Recruiting spendNo data reported$0

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.