°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Community College is a place that changes lives. Dedicated to student learning and achievement, we offer associate degrees and certificate programs that provide students with top-notch education to prepare them for transfer to accredited bachelor's degree programs or direct entry into high-demand career fields.
At °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ, our students have opportunities to enrich their college experience through leadership and participation in activities, student services, field work with local businesses, civic organizations, and schools.
Founded in 1961, °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ is one of 15 publicly funded community colleges in Massachusetts and is fully accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education - NECHE (formerly NEASC) and program-specific national accrediting bodies. We serve approximately 6,000 full-time and part-time students from the greater Boston and the Metrowest region on our campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland. Our alumni/ae are teachers and college professors, entrepreneurs and business owners, lawyers and elected officials, and everything in between.
°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ was ranked the No. 1 community college in Massachusetts by the Brookings Institution for of our graduates – in short, our graduates pay less for their college education, but earn more, when compared to peer institutions and four-year institutions nationwide. Across all community college nationally, °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ ranked No. 16 and ranked No. 2 among community colleges across New England.
To help students complete their programs, °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ provides essential student services, including advising, tutoring, financial aid, career counseling, computer labs, and study space. At °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ, students have opportunities to enrich their college experience through leadership roles, participation in activities, and internships with local businesses, civic organizations, and K-12 schools. As a result, °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ alumni/ae become teachers and college professors, entrepreneurs and business owners, health and human services professionals, lawyers and elected officials, thriving in their professions and helping to create a better world.
“We talk to health and human services agencies every day, and they tell us the number one issue we are dealing with is workforce and °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ is right at the center of solving that problem.â€
—  Martin Cohen, President and CEO, Metrowest Health Foundation