MA
Mount Wachusett Community College
0.27 incidents / 1,000 students
Gardner, MA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Mount Wachusett Community College
Across 2022–2024, Mount Wachusett Community College reported 1 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Cape Cod Community College.
- 0.27
- Incidents / 1k students
- #167
- Rank of 2,072
- #23
- MA rank
- 3,694
- Enrolled students
0.27 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Mount Wachusett Community College reports 0.27 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 72% below Lawrence Technological University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Minnesota West Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); St. John Fisher University (2.17/1k); Mid Michigan College (0.27/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Cape Cod Community College (0.31/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Massachusetts Bay Community College (0.22/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Massasoit Community College (0.18/1k); Berkshire Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.27
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #167
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 92%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 166957 · Mount Wachusett Community College 0.27/1k score rate · #167/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.27/1k
- RANK-TOP #167/2,072
- ST-MID #23 in state
- PEER-FINISH Mid Michigan College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 3,694
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Mid Michigan College (+0.00/1k)
Mount Wachusett Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Mid Michigan College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Mid Michigan College (+0.00/1k). National rank #167 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Mount Wachusett Community College reports 0.27 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 72% below Lawrence Technological University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Minnesota West Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); St. John Fisher University (2.17/1k); Mid Michigan College (0.27/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Cape Cod Community College (0.31/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Massachusetts Bay Community College (0.22/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Massasoit Community College (0.18/1k); Berkshire Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Mount Wachusett Community
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Mount on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Minnesota West Community and · lowest peer 0
Minnesota West Community and Technical College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Mount Wachusett Community College · this campus 0.27
Mount Wachusett Community College — this campus
0.27 per 1,000 students
- Mid Michigan College · near 0.27
Mid Michigan College — near
0.27 per 1,000 students
- Cameron University · near 0.54
Cameron University — near
0.54 per 1,000 students
- St. John Fisher University · highest peer
St. John Fisher University — highest peer
2.17 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Mount Wachusett Community College's 0.27/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Mount Wachusett Community College increased from 0 to 1 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 21 MA 2-year peers in this comparison, Mount Wachusett Community College is larger than 50% and safer-reporting than 30% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 60, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 40
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 20
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 40, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 70, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 30, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 80, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 20, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Mount Wachusett Community …: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 30
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | 146 | 0.00 | 0 | 55 |
| North Bennet Street School | 155 | 0.00 | 5 | 55 |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | 174 | 0.00 | 10 | 55 |
| FINE Mortuary College | 185 | 0.00 | 15 | 55 |
| National Aviation Academy of New England | 241 | 4.15 | 20 | 5 |
| Urban College of Boston | 868 | 0.00 | 25 | 55 |
| Greenfield Community College | 1,689 | 0.00 | 30 | 55 |
| Berkshire Community College | 1,694 | 0.00 | 35 | 55 |
| Roxbury Community College | 2,044 | 4.40 | 40 | 0 |
| Cape Cod Community College | 3,260 | 0.31 | 45 | 25 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College (this campus) | 3,694 | 0.27 | 50 | 30 |
| Holyoke Community College | 4,200 | 0.24 | 55 | 35 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Mount Wachusett Community College rose from 0 to 1. The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Mount Wachusett Community College
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Fondling.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyMount Wachusett Community College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Mount Wachusett Community College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MI
Lawrence Technological University
1.90 incidents / 1,000 students
MN
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Mount Wachusett Community College sits on price and outcomes
At $7,931, Mount Wachusett Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 8% among 117 Massachusetts colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $24,402.
- $7,931
- average net price
- $24,402
- Massachusetts median
- 3.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,629
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $5,899, while those above $110,000 record $14,528 - roughly 2.5 times as much. A published average of $7,931 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $37,314 - about 4.7 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 27% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $6,160
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $11,080
- Avg Net Price
- $7,931
- Median Debt
- $10,252
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 44%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $37,314
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $41,118
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 68%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,208 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI · 3,693 enrolled
Safety Score 1.90
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, MN · 3,695 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY · 3,693 enrolled
Safety Score 2.17
Mid Michigan College
Harrison, MI · 3,692 enrolled
Safety Score 0.27
Cameron University
Lawton, OK · 3,696 enrolled
Safety Score 0.54
Closest by National Rank
Mount Wachusett Community College (national rank #167) sits near Mid Michigan College (#168) and Delaware County Community College (#166) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Mid Michigan College
Harrison, MI
National Rank #168
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA
National Rank #166
Butte College
Oroville, CA
National Rank #169
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
National Rank #165
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Fayette, MO
National Rank #164
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Mount Wachusett Community College, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, MN · 3,695 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Mid Michigan College
Harrison, MI · 3,692 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Louisiana State University-Eunice
Eunice, LA · 3,670 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL · 3,669 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
SUNY Corning Community College
Corning, NY · 3,720 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, IL · 3,726 enrolled
Safety score 1.07
Coastal Carolina Community College
Jacksonville, NC · 3,659 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX · 3,629 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA · 7,402 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Butte College
Oroville, CA · 10,968 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS · 18,743 enrolled
Safety score 0.27
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN · 7,623 enrolled
Safety score 0.26
Morton College
Cicero, IL · 3,562 enrolled
Safety score 0.28
Jackson State Community College
Jackson, TN · 3,518 enrolled
Safety score 0.28
Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ · 11,720 enrolled
Safety score 0.26
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mount Wachusett Community College safe?
Mount Wachusett Community College has a safety score of 0.27 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #167 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k). Same-state same-level set: Cape Cod Community College (0.31/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Massachusetts Bay Community College (0.22/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Massasoit Community College (0.18/1k); Berkshire Community College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Mount Wachusett Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Mount Wachusett Community College reported Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Mount Wachusett Community College compare to similar schools?
Mount Wachusett Community College reports 72% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Lawrence Technological University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Lawrence Technological University (1.90/1k); Minnesota West Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); St. John Fisher University (2.17/1k); Mid Michigan College (0.27/1k); Cameron University (0.54/1k). Same-state same-level set: Cape Cod Community College (0.31/1k); Holyoke Community College (0.24/1k); Massachusetts Bay Community College (0.22/1k); Northern Essex Community College (0.42/1k); Roxbury Community College (4.40/1k); Springfield Technical Community College (0.55/1k); Massasoit Community College (0.18/1k); Berkshire Community College (0.00/1k).
Does Mount Wachusett Community College have fire safety data?
Mount Wachusett Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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