Massachusetts Bay Community College
Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay) is a public community college in Norfolk and Middlesex Counties. Founded in 1961, MassBay currently serves more than 4,400 full-time and part-time students on its three locations: Wellesley, Ashland, and Framingham. MassBay offers more than 70 degree and certificate programs aimed at helping students transfer to a four-year college or university or towards direct placement into a career. Massachusetts Bay Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $7,420
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,971
- Graduation rate (150%): 17%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 26%
- Student to faculty ratio: 16:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $52,654
- Median earnings (8 years): $42,595
- Median earnings (6 years): $37,504
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Wellesley Hills, MA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College include Business Administration and Management, General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences.
- Business Administration and Management (76 associate)
- General Studies (53 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (31 associate)
- Sterile Processing Technology (29 bachelor's)
- Phlebotomy Technician (28 bachelor's)
- Social Sciences (26 associate)
- Nursing (26 associate)
- Automobile (25 associate)
- Criminal Justice (20 associate)
- Radiologic Technology (20 associate)
Degree mix: Business 30%, Computer Science 18%, Health 49%, Biological Sciences 2%, Communication 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Massachusetts Bay Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,206 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $6,206
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $5,813
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $7,685
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $9,767
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $13,317
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,856
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $10,800
- Books and supplies: $2,000
- Off-campus room and board: $11,124
- Off-campus with family: $1,734
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,185
- Sticker vs net gap: 48%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 25%
- Federal loan recipients: 10%
- Average institutional grant: $779
- Average federal loan: $4,171
- Median debt at graduation: $6,500
Admissions
Massachusetts Bay Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 6,971
- Women: 61%
- Part-time undergraduates: 64%
- Age 25 and older: 41%
- Graduation rate: 17%
- Come back after freshman year: 56%
- First-generation: 43%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 55%
- Student to faculty: 16:1
- Professor salary: $84,914
- Associate professor salary: $73,776
- Assistant professor salary: $72,871
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Massachusetts Bay Community College acceptance rate? Massachusetts Bay Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Massachusetts Bay Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,206 a year after aid. Average net price is $7,420.
What majors does Massachusetts Bay Community College offer? Popular programs include Business Administration and Management, General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sterile Processing Technology, Phlebotomy Technician.
What is the average salary after Massachusetts Bay Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $52,654 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Massachusetts Bay Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 26% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 17%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Massachusetts Bay Community College official site: https://www.massbay.edu.