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Our Admissions team helps make the application process easy. Make an appointment in-person or online to learn more about program options, potential transfer credit awards, special requirements, the MCC experience, and more!

To apply, please note:

  • A high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate (such as a GED or HiSet) is required*
  • SAT scores are NOT required
  • There are some prerequisite requirements to enter select programs

 We also encourage you to visit and take a tour.

Programs with Special Admission Requirements

Applicants to the Digital Forensics Certificate program must meet one of the following conditions to be admitted to the program: A bachelor’s degree in any field or approval of the program coordinator for students with a minimum of three years of professional experience either in law enforcement or in a field related to information technology/computer science. Students that do not meet these requirements can apply to the Associate in Science-Liberal Studies Computer Forensics option. The associate degree is an open admission program. Students that meet the general admission requirements of the college are encouraged to apply to this option. We are now accepting applications for the Spring 2025 semester.

Applicants to the Paralegal Certificate program are required to submit an official transcript for an Associate or a Bachelor's degree to be admitted. Note: The Paralegal Studies Career and Transfer Associate degree do not require a previous degree. We are accepting applications for the Spring 2025 semester for these programs.Digital Forensics Certificate Program

Health Division Programs with Special Admission Requirements

The health programs at MCC have specific admission requirements and the number of students admitted to these programs is limited. Health programs have additional admission prerequisites. Please click below to review specific program requirements. Once prerequisites and additional requirements have been completed, you may apply to the Health Division program of choice by submitting the Online Admission Application.

You will also need to send us your official transcript(s) to show the completion of specific course prerequisites for the program for which you are applying. Please see admission requirements below for more information regarding which courses are required. If you have not completed the prerequisite courses for a particular Health program, you will be admitted to Liberal Studies with Health Pathway.

Some health programs require you to attend a mandatory overview session: 

If you have questions after you have attended an overview session, we encourage you to set up an appointment with an admission counselor or call 1-800-818-3434 for more information. A counselor can assist you in developing a plan toward meeting the admission requirements for these programs. 

What do I need to apply to the Dental Assisting Certificate program?
  • Requirements to Apply:  
    • Eligibility for ENG 101 English Composition I
    • Eligibility for Math Module 80 in Preparation for College Math, or above
      • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Graduating high school with cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher or the equivalent
  • Review: Dental Assisting Program Information & Admission Requirements
  • Apply: Submit an online application by clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
  • Deadline: Priority consideration will be given to completed applications received by May 1st. Applications received after May 1st will be considered on a space-available basis.

If you have not met the requirements for Dental Assisting:

What do I need to apply to the Dental Hygiene Program?

  • Requirements to Apply:
    • Completion of college Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labs, with grades of B (83%) or higher within the last 5 years
    • Completion of college Chemistry with lab (CHE 131 or comparable), with grades of B (83%) or higher within the last 5 years
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and MAT 177 Statistics
      • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher
    • Three completed Health Program Recommendation Forms
      • Recommendations must be from individuals who can evaluate your performance in a work or classroom setting and cannot be from relatives and family members. One recommendation must be from a faculty member.
    • A current resume
    • Attendance at a Dental Hygiene Overview Session
  • Review: Dental Hygiene Program Information & Admission Requirements
  • Apply: Submit an online application by clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
  • Deadline: Priority consideration will be given to completed applications, including transcripts, Health Program Recommendation Forms, and resumes, received by February 1. Final Admissions decisions will be made by end of April.
  • Special Note Regarding Residency: Non-Massachusetts residents will be admitted on a space-available
    basis only.

If you have not met the requirements for Dental Hygiene:

What do I need to apply to the Dental Laboratory Technology program?

Requirements to Apply to the DLT Certificate:

  • Eligible for ENG 092 or higher and Module 5 in Preparation for College Math (Algebra I level) or higher
    • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
  • Completion of high school OR college Chemistrywith lab
  • Cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher

Requirements to Apply to the DLT Associate Degree: 

  • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and MAT 177 Statistics
    • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
  • Cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher

Reviewthe Dental Laboratory Technology Program Information and Admission Requirements

Applyby completing a Middlesex Community College Admission Online ApplicationWhat to do if you have not met the requirements for Dental Laboratory Technology?

What do I need to apply to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program?

  • Requirements to Apply: 
    • Completion of college Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labs, with grades of B (83%) or higher within the last 5 years
    • Completion of college Physics, with a grade of C (73%) or higher within the last 5 years
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and MAT 177 Statistics**
      • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
      • **Students taking Physics at Middlesex need to be eligible for MAT 195 Precalculus for Engineering and Science
    • Cumulative 2.7 GPA or higher
    • Three completed Health Program Recommendation Forms
      • Recommendations must be from individuals who can evaluate your performance in a work or classroom setting and cannot be from relatives and family members. One recommendation must be from a faculty member.
    • A current resume
    • Attendance at a Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Radiologic Technology Overview Session 
  • Review: Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Information and Admission Requirements
  • Apply: Submit an online application by clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
  • Deadline:Priority consideration will be given to completed applications, including transcripts, Health Program Recommendation Forms, and resumes, received by February 1, 2025. Final Admissions decisions will be made by April 2025.
  • Special Note Regarding Residency: Non-Massachusetts residents will be admitted on a space-available
    basis only.

If you have not met the requirements for Diagnostic Medical Sonography:

What do I need to apply to the Medical Assisting Program?

  • Requirements to Apply:
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and placement above or completion of
      Preparation for College Math Modules 1-4
      • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher
  • Review: Medical Assisting Program Information & Admission Requirements
  • Apply: Submit an online applicationby clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
  • Deadline: Priority consideration will be given to completed applications received by May 1st. Applications received after May 1 will be considered on a space-available basis.
If you have not met the requirements for Medical Assisting:

What do I need to apply to the Medical Billing and Coding program?

If you have not met the requirements for Medical Billing and Coding:

What do I need to apply to the Medical Laboratory Technology program?

  • Requirements to Apply:
    • Completion of college General Biology BIO 131, with a grade of C (73%) or higher within the last 5 years
    • Completion of high school or college Chemistry, with a grade of C (73%) or higher within the last 5 years
      • Note: Applicants with previous college coursework in Anatomy & Physiology and Chemistry may be eligible for a waiver of the required course prerequisites, upon review of official transcripts. 
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and MAT 177 Statistics
      • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Review: Medical Laboratory Technology Associate Degree Information & Admission Requirements
  • Apply: Submit an online application by clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
  • Deadline: Admission to Medical Laboratory Technology is on a rolling basis. Students who have
    completed their application are admitted in order by the date their application is complete. Although there is no
    deadline, applicants are encouraged to apply by May 1, as space is limited.

If you have not met the requirements for Medical Laboratory Technology:

What do I need to apply to the Nursingprogram?

    • Attend the required Virtual Nursing Overview Session. This LIVE, virtual session is offered over Zoom. Please click here to sign up. Session dates are posted monthly.
    • Completion of college Biology with lab with a grade of B (83%) or better within the last 10 years
      • Note: As an upper-level college Biology class, college Anatomy and Physiology with lab may be used to fulfill this requirement
    • Completion of high school OR college Chemistrywith lab, with a grade of C (73%) or better within the last 10 years
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and MAT 177 Statistics
      • Students must show they are ready to take collge-level English and college-level Math. Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Cumulative 2.7 GPA or higher
    • Onecompleted electronic Health Program Recommendation Form
      • The recommendation is submitted through the application. There is not a separate form. The recommendation should be from an individual who can evaluate your performance in a work or classroom setting and cannot be from relatives and family members. 
    • Completion of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) - Nursing with a minimum score requirement of 60% in each section (Reading, Math, Science, and English), taken within the last 12 months from a valid testing site.

      • We can accept TEAS scores taken on-campus at Middlesex Community College. We also accept TEAS scores taken on-campus at any public Massachusetts community college part of the state system (this excludes Quincy College).

      • Middlesex Community College does not combine or round scores.
      • Students can take the TEAS three times within the calendar year. When retesting students must wait 45 days between testing dates.
  • Review the Nursing Program Information and Admission Requirements to learn about the Nursing Day and Part-Time Evening Weekend Options. 
  • Review the TEAS Testing FAQs  to learn how to register for the TEAS and other important information about the TEAS requirement.
    • Students canattend Virtual TEAS Workshops with our ACE Tutoring Department to prepare for the TEAS exam!
    • Click here to learn all the ways we recommend to prep for the exam.
  • Applyby completing a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application.
  • Submit transcripts by sending them to the addresses listed here.
  • Deadline: Admission to Nursing is on a rolling basis. Students who have completed their application are placed on the waiting list and are ranked in order by the date their application is complete. This is the order in which students are admitted to the program. Students are not applying to start in a specific semesterof the program, but to be placed on the waiting list.
    • Full-Time Day program starts a class of 30 students every Fall (September) and Spring (January)
    • Part-Time Evening/Weekend program starts a class of 30 students every Fall (September)
  • Email Nursing Admissions with any questions 

If you have not met the requirements for Nursing:

Already applied and on the waitlist?

Check which gen-ed Nursing classes you can start working on:

We are currently encouraging all LPNs to apply to Fundamentals due to reduced wait time, seat availability and guaranteed admission for qualified applicants. Please email Nursing for more information.

What do I need to apply to the Nursingprogram?

    • Attend the required Virtual Nursing Overview Session. This LIVE, virtual session is offered over Zoom. Please click here to sign up. Session dates are posted monthly.
    • Completion of college Biology with lab with a grade of B (83%) or better within the last 10 years
      • Note: As an upper-level college Biology class, college Anatomy and Physiology with lab may be used to fulfill this requirement
    • Completion of high school OR college Chemistry with lab, with a grade of C (73%) or better within the last 10 years
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and MAT 177 Statistics
      • Students must show they are ready to take collge-level English and college-level Math. Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Cumulative 2.7 GPA or higher
    • One completed electronic Health Program Recommendation Form
      • The recommendation is submitted through the application. There is not a separate form. The recommendation should be from an individual who can evaluate your performance in a work or classroom setting and cannot be from relatives and family members. 
    • Completion of the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) - Nursing with a minimum score requirement of 60% in each section (Reading, Math, Science, and English), taken within the last 12 months from a valid testing site.

      • We can accept TEAS scores taken on-campus at Middlesex Community College. We also accept TEAS scores taken on-campus at any public Massachusetts community college part of the state system (this excludes Quincy College).

      • Middlesex Community College does not combine or round scores.
      • Students can take the TEAS three times within the calendar year. When retesting students must wait 45 days between testing dates.
  • Review the Nursing Program Information and Admission Requirements to learn about the Nursing Day and Part-Time Evening Weekend Options. 
  • Review the TEAS Testing FAQs to learn how to register for the TEAS and other important information about the TEAS requirement.
    • Students canattendVirtual TEAS Workshops with our ACE Tutoring Department to prepare for the TEAS exam!
    • Click here to learn all the ways we recommend to prep for the exam.
  • Applyby completing a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application.
  • Submit transcriptsby sending them to the addresses listed here.
  • Deadline: Admission to Nursing is on a rolling basis. Students who have completed their application are placed on the waiting list and are ranked in order by the date their application is complete. This is the order in which students are admitted to the program. Students are not applying to start in a specific semester of the program, but to be placed on the waiting list.
    • Full-Time Day program starts a class of 30 students every Fall (September) and Spring (January)
    • Part-Time Evening/Weekend program starts a class of 30 students every Fall (September)
  • Email Nursing Admissions with any questions 

If you have not met the requirements for Nursing:

Already applied and on the waitlist?
Check which gen-ed Nursing classes you can start working on:

What do I need to apply to the Radiologic Technology program?

  • Requirements to Apply:
    • Completion of college Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labs, with grades of B (83%) or higher within the last 5 years
    • Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and Statistics MAT 177 
      • Eligibility may be demonstrated through placement, course enrollment, previous college coursework, or high school transcripts.
    • Cumulative 2.7 GPA or higher
    • Three completed Health Program Recommendation Forms
      • Recommendations must be from individuals who can evaluate your performance in a work or classroom setting and cannot be from relatives and family members. One recommendation must be from a faculty member.
    • A current resume demonstrating customer service skills or experience
    • Attendance at a Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Radiologic Technology Overview Session 
  • Review:
  • Apply: Submit an online application by clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
  • Deadline: Priority consideration will be given to completed applications, including transcripts, Health Program Recommendation Forms, and resumes, received by February 1, 2025. Final Admissions decisions will be made by April 2025.
  • Special Note Regarding Residency: Non-Massachusetts residents will be admitted on a space available
    basis only.

If you have not met the requirements for Radiologic Technology:

 

 

*More information regarding our admission policy:

  • Students who graduated from a Mass. high school in 2003 or later must meet MCAS requirements
  • All homeschooled students are eligible to apply with a completed approved home school program in accordance with Mass. General Laws or their home state
  • Admission to some programs is competitive due to a limited number of openings

Middlesex Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.