Massachusetts Bay Community College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$576

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$11,787

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

13.3%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

4,629

33.2% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

16.8%

109 Graduates

About

Massachusetts Bay Community College is a higher education institution located in Norfolk County, MA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Massachusetts Bay Community College were .

In 2017, 738 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College. 53.8% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.2% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (420 degrees), 4.04 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (104 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College is $576, which is $-6,838 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College is $576, which is $-6,838 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $11,787.

In 2017, 33% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 12% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$576

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College was $576. The cost of tuition at Massachusetts Bay Community College is $-6,838 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$11,787

2017 Value

1.82%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Massachusetts Bay Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $11,787. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Massachusetts Bay Community College grew by 1.82%.

This chart compares the average net price of Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$8,606

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Massachusetts Bay Community College was of $8,606 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of room and board did not change between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

33%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

12%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

33% of undergraduate students at Massachusetts Bay Community College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 10.8% with respect to 2016, when 37% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

13.3%

2016 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Massachusetts Bay Community College was 13.3%, which represents 81 out of the 607 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Massachusetts Bay Community College has a total enrollment of 4,629 students. The full-time enrollment at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 1,539 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,090. This means that 33.2% of students enrolled at Massachusetts Bay Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Massachusetts Bay Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51.3% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Black or African American, 5.31% Asian, 1.71% Two or More Races, 0.302% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0864% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Massachusetts Bay Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (30.6%), followed by White Female (18.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (9.42%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

33.2%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Massachusetts Bay Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,629 students. The full-time enrollment at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 1,539 and the part-time enrollment is 3,090. This means that 33.2% of students enrolled at Massachusetts Bay Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

56%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Massachusetts Bay Community College was 56%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Massachusetts Bay Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Massachusetts Bay Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,376
Hispanic or Latino
798
Black or African American
581

The enrolled student population at Massachusetts Bay Community College is 51.3% White, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Black or African American, 5.31% Asian, 1.71% Two or More Races, 0.302% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0864% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 444 students (9.59%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 56 more women than men received degrees from Massachusetts Bay Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Massachusetts Bay Community College are white (420 degrees awarded). There were 4.04 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (104 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Massachusetts Bay Community College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Massachusetts Bay Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Science Technologies (7 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (42 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (186 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Social workers, all other

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Massachusetts Bay Community College are Social workers, all other (160,256 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (91,071 people), Other managers (68,821 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (26,890 people), and Software developers (26,257 people).

The most specialized majors at Massachusetts Bay Community College are Science Technologies (7 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (42 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (186 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (34 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (24 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Massachusetts Bay Community College are Physicians, Surgeons, Marketing managers, Information security analysts, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Massachusetts Bay Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (176,923 people), Individual & family services (94,357 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (79,464 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (61,783 people), and Computer Systems Design (60,091 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Massachusetts Bay Community College.

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Massachusetts Bay Community College was N/A with N/A degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

In 2017, 341 degrees were awarded to men at Massachusetts Bay Community College, which is 0.859 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (397).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Massachusetts Bay Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 55 degrees were awarded to men at Massachusetts Bay Community College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.41 times more than the 39 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 59 degrees were awarded to women at Massachusetts Bay Community College in General Studies, which is 1.59 times more than the 37 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

20%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 9% of students graduating from Massachusetts Bay Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 20% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 26% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Male

Highest Graduation Rate (28.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Massachusetts Bay Community College is Male and Two or More Races (28.6% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 21.1% of graduates (23 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
420 degrees awarded
Black or African American
104 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
97 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Massachusetts Bay Community College is white (420 degrees awarded). There were 4.04 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (104 degrees).

7.18% of degree recipients (53 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
220 degrees awarded
White Male
200 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
61 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Massachusetts Bay Community College is white female (220 degrees awarded). There were 1.1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (200 degrees).

Operations

Massachusetts Bay Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $5.28M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $106k (2%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Massachusetts Bay Community College had a total salary expenditure of $41M. Massachusetts Bay Community College employs 40 Professors, 19 Associate professors, and 13 Assistant professors. Most academics at Massachusetts Bay Community College are Female Professors (25), Male Professors(15), and Female Associate professors (11).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Massachusetts Bay Community College are: Management, with 57 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 44 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 43 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$5.28M

2017 Endowment

12.9%

growth from 2016

Massachusetts Bay Community College has an endowment valued at about $5.28M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Massachusetts Bay Community College grew 12.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.62M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Massachusetts Bay Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$587k - Federal
$1.98M - State
$0 - Local

As of 2017, Massachusetts Bay Community College received $587k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.98M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$21.9M

2017 Salaries

2.59%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Massachusetts Bay Community College paid a median of $21.9M in salaries, which represents 53.4% of their overall expenditure ($41M) and a 2.59% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 12.7% decline from 2015 and a 4.07% decline from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$5.12M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2017, Massachusetts Bay Community College paid a total of $5.12M to 72 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.65M (31.1%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

40 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

57 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Massachusetts Bay Community College were Professor with 40 employees; Associate professor with 19 employees; and Associate professor with 13 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Massachusetts Bay Community College were Management with 57 employees; Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 44 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 43 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Professor
Male Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Massachusetts Bay Community College was Female Professor with 25 employees, Male Professor with 15 employees, and Female Associate professor with 11 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Massachusetts Bay Community College.

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