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Statement · Bedford, MA

Middlesex Community College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $943 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $10,342.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $50,651 ten years after entering, the 97th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 23% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
11,111

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $10,342 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $943 and $8,426 a year depending on income at Middlesex Community College.

Statement of cost · Middlesex Community College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$10,342
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$943
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$2,624
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$6,048

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $943; $30–48k: $1,646; $48–75k: $1,399; $75–110k: $4,356; over $110k: $8,426. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$943
$30k–$48k$1,646
$48k–$75k$1,399
$75k–$110k$4,356
Over $110k$8,426

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $50,651; the median graduate who borrowed owes $7,291.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$40,318
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$45,369
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
97th percentile among public 2-years
$50,651
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
13th percentile among public 2-years
$7,291
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$5,187

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $40,318; 8 yrs after entry: $45,369; 10 yrs after entry: $50,651. Median graduate debt: $7,291. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $7,291.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$40,318
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$45,369
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$50,651
Median graduate debt$7,291

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Middlesex Community College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree235$45,804$7,928
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree125$56,230$7,551
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma57not reportednot reported
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree48$77,823$11,245
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree44not reported$15,988
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree27$36,124not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree25$52,409$10,950
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree25$53,609$16,100
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree24$71,082$13,971
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's Degree21not reported$11,280
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree20not reported$8,250
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate's Degree18not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree15not reportednot reported
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma13not reportednot reported
Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma13not reportednot reported
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree13not reported$12,755
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma13not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Middlesex Community College: 5,412 undergraduates; 20% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

5,412

79th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

20%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

17th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

23%

finish within 150% of normal time

11th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

50%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$27,309

76th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k44%
  • $30k–$48k20%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k10%
  • Over $110k13%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k44%
$30k–$48k20%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k10%
Over $110k13%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.