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Massachusetts Bay Community College was awarded 286 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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College Factual ranked MassBay Community College as #1,265 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 63 colleges in Massachusetts, MassBay Community College is ranked at #55.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Massachusetts Bay Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Massachusetts Bay Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 20%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Massachusetts Bay Community College this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,762 undergraduates at MassBay Community College with 1,181 being full-time and 2,581 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,102 | $7,898 | $9,886 | $12,948 | $13,816 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MassBay Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MassBay Community College, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,088 a year. That adds up to $16,352 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MassBay Community College is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for MassBay Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 50 Oakland St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-5399 |
| Phone: | 781-239-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.massbay.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 3,324 students took at least one online class at Massachusetts Bay Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,732 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,324 | 2,911 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,732 | 3,599 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,152 | 426 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,182 | 469 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,147 | 428 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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