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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Cape Cod Community College
  • Northern Essex Community College

What stands out

Northern Essex Community College has the lower average net price, Cape Cod Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Cape Cod Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Northern Essex Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Cape Cod Community College compared with Northern Essex Community College
MetricCape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, MAPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest median earningsNorthern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MAPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$8,296$6,046lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$15,053$13,201
In-state tuition$6,000$6,732
Out-of-state tuition$10,944$12,516
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.22%highest20%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$12,000$9,000lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$43,670highest$42,862
Campus
Undergraduates2,9113,685

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.