Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, Massachusetts · Also known as BHCC · Website
$47,618
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,618
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bunker Hill Community College is a public 2-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 8,612 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,818 a year (tuition and fees $6,168 in-state, $11,112 out-of-state). 13% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $47,618 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,818
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,168
Out-of-state $11,112
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
13%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,500
About $111 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,618
Rank 1,692 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,818
- Tuition in-state
- $6,168
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,112
- Cost of attendance
- $14,899
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,120
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,827
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,516
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,091
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,790
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,576 in 2015-16 to $6,168 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 8,612
- Part-time students
- 58%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 13%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 108
- Endowment
- $7.21M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,692 of 5,094 US colleges and 70 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,818 | $24,402 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,168 | $34,256 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 71% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 13% | 69% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 79% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,500 | $21,882 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,847 | $46,320 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,618 | $53,104 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
108 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 122 | $8,000 | $38,348 | $48,087 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 104 | $7,100 | $34,817 | $59,381 | $48,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | $11,917 | $72,734 | $93,131 | $80,813 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | Withheld | $37,256 | $40,918 | $39,288 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | $11,648 | $75,659 | $83,632 | $65,389 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | $30,332 | $84,138 | $62,283 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | $47,573 | $56,211 | $46,706 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 40 | Withheld | $44,141 | $45,942 | $34,272 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 40 | $8,675 | $66,980 | $77,826 | $57,584 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Information Science/StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,799 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | $35,602 | $51,514 | $47,660 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,244 | $37,656 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,070 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,867 | $72,916 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,913 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | $118,053 | $136,013 | $63,241 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,656 | $41,099 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,870 | $37,073 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,787 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Boston and Massachusetts on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Massachusetts
- Homes: Homes for sale in Massachusetts
Questions and answers
How much does Bunker Hill Community College cost?
$7,818 a year is the average net price at Bunker Hill Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,168 for in-state students and $11,112 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,899. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,120 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bunker Hill Community College?
Bunker Hill Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Bunker Hill Community College graduates earn?
$47,618 a year is the median pay of former Bunker Hill Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,847 after 6 years). That ranks 1,692 of 5,094 US colleges and 70 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $118,053.
How much student debt do Bunker Hill Community College graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Bunker Hill Community College graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bunker Hill Community College?
13% of first-time, full-time students at Bunker Hill Community College finish within 3 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Bunker Hill Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (122 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (104 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (69 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 108 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.