Cape Cod Community College

 
2240 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668

Cape Cod Community College proclaims it's a place of personal discovery, enrichment and professional development for students just beginning the quest for higher education -- no matter what their place in life. Graduates of this Massachusetts college can be found in all levels of private businesses, professions and public service, the college says.

The Massachusetts college is located just off the Mid-Cape Highway and enrolls approximately 4,000 students a semester. Cape Cod Community College offers associate degrees in the arts and sciences, as well as certificate programs in a variety of areas. The school even offers some advanced degrees through partnerships with other colleges and universities, such as Suffolk University, Lesley University and Boston University.

Program offerings include hotel and restaurant management, fire science and environmental technology. Among bachelor's and master's degrees Cape Cod Community College offers on campus are bachelor of science in communications/public relations/journalism, public administration and others. Students can choose to attend campus traditionally by coming into the classroom or online.

The Massachusetts college offers such student services as academic computing facilities, study abroad and "Cross-Register," a program that allows full-time students to register at one of eight colleges in the Southeast Association for Cooperation in Higher Education (SACHEM) at no additional cost.

Quick Facts:

Of the 61 full-time faculty at Cape Cod Community College, virtually all hold master's degrees and about 24 percent have earned doctoral degrees.

Students ages at Cape Cod Community College range from 16 to 80 years old.

Cape Cod Community College was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusetts.

In 1970, Cape Cod Community College moved to its current location on 116 acres in West Barnstable, making it the first community college in the state of Massachusetts to build a new campus.

The Massachusetts college's Lyndon P. Lorrusso Applied Technology building, built in 2006, is the state's first LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certified "green" building.