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Compare Massachusetts Bay Community College vs Middlesex Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA · Bedford, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeMiddlesex Community College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$7,169/yr$2,624/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$6,206/yr$943/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$6,500$7,291
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$5,813/yr$1,646/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$7,685/yr$1,399/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$9,767/yr$4,356/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$13,317/yr$8,426/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$69/mo$77/mo
Room & board (off campus)$11,124/yr$13,000/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$2,000/yr$1,200/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$14,185/yr$10,342/yr
Tuition (in-state)$5,856/yr$6,048/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$10,800/yr$12,120/yr
Students with Pell Grants25%20%
Students taking federal loans9.6%5.3%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate17%23%
Freshmen who come back56%64%
Typical earnings 10 years in$52,654/yr$50,651/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$28,486–$83,507$29,121–$73,366
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)27%23%
Typical earnings 6 years in$37,504/yr$40,318/yr
Earn more than a HS grad68%63%
Graduate on time7.4%9.3%
First-gen students who finish19%24%
Low-income students who finish19%21%
Students who transfer out26%21%
Typical earnings 8 years in$42,595/yr$45,369/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 34% · Business, Management & Marketing 15% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 12%Liberal Arts & General Studies 22% · Health Professions 21% · Business, Management & Marketing 19%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 34% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 22% of degrees
2nd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 15% of degreesHealth Professions — 21% of degrees
3rd most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 12% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 19% of degrees
4th most popular programComputer & Information Sciences — 9% of degreesScience Technologies — 9% of degrees
5th most popular programMechanic & Repair Technologies — 5% of degreesComputer & Information Sciences — 8% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions — $64,025/yrNo data reported
Degrees in STEM13%16%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment3,8375,412
Students per professor16 : 121 : 1
Average professor pay$8,717/mo$8,618/mo
Full-time professors26%25%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byNew England Commission on Higher EducationNew England Commission on Higher Education
Median family income$26,618$27,308
SettingSuburb (large)Suburb (large)
LocationWellesley Hills, MABedford, MA
RegionNew EnglandNew England
Founded19611970
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High NontraditionalAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students3.6%4.7%
Men43%37%
Women57%63%
White students39%44%
Black students17%11%
Hispanic or Latino students28%23%
Asian students4.7%14%
Two or more races3.1%4.2%
Other / not reported4.8%0.2%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students43%50%
Part-time students64%70%
Students age 25+41%24%
Spent on teaching per student$7,484/yr$8,825/yr
Endowment$5.7MNo data reported
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingNo — no campus housing
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesYesYes
Teacher certificationNoNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careNoNo
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesYesNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolYesYes
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationYesYes
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data from2024-25No data reported
College sports levelNJCAA Division IIINo intercollegiate athletics reported
Football teamNoNo data reported
Varsity teams5No data reported
Student athletes56No data reported
Athletic scholarships$0No data reported
Athletics budget$163,065No data reported
Athletics revenue$163,065No data reported
Recruiting spend$0No data reported

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year, campus photo and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.