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Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, Middlesex Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 9,374 students. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.

Middlesex Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 52 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician. It awarded 872 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
9,374
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
872
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
52
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 52

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 15
Science Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Education 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Physical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Social Sciences 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
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
762
Certificates under 1 year
97
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
13

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
9,374
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,374
Full-time, fall 2024
19%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,298
Full-time, 2024-25
16%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
16%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Philip Sisson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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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