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Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Massachusetts Bay Community College is a public two-year institution in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 4,578 students in fall 2024. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Massachusetts Bay Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 55 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, General Studies, and Automobile. It awarded 756 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,578
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
756
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
55
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 55

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Health Professions 12
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Social Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 7
Education 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 1
English Language and Literature 1
Science Technologies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
440
Certificates under 1 year
262
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
54

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,578
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,578
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,784
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
41%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
David Podell, PhD
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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