Admissions Requirements at MCC
All You Need to Come to MCC!
We are proud to have an open admission policy.
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
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:
- Upcoming Dental Hygiene Information Sessions
- Upcoming the DMS Program Information Sessions
- Upcoming Nursing Program Information Sessions
- Upcoming Radiologic Technology Program Information Sessions
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.
- 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:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We also encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply.
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 2.7 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 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:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply.
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
Review the Dental Laboratory Technology Program Information and Admission Requirements
Applyby completing a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application What to do if you have not met the requirements for Dental Laboratory Technology?
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application and choose the Health Pathway major to begin working on the program prerequisites. We encourage you to meet with our admissions counselors to plan how you will meet the requirements.
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:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply.
- 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
- Eligible for ENG 101 English Composition I and placement above or completion of
- 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.
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply.
What do I need to apply to the Medical Billing and Coding program?
- Requirements to Apply:
- Eligibility for ENG 109/ENG 101 Critical Thinking/ English Composition I
- Review: Medical Billing & Coding Program Information & Admission Requirements
- Apply: Submit an online application by clicking on this link: Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application
If you have not met the requirements for Medical Billing and Coding:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application and choose the Health Pathway major to begin working on the program prerequisites. We encourage you to meet with our admissions counselors to plan how you will meet the requirements.
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:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply.
What do I need to apply to the Nursing program?
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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.
- Apply by completing a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application.
- Submit transcripts to transcripts@middlesex.edu
- 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:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply. Please call 1-800-818-3434 to schedule an appointment.
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 review the Nursing requirements listed above and email Nursing for more information.
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:
- Radiologic Technology Program Information & Admission Requirements
- Radiography Student Handbook and Policy Manual (Handbook is located on the left side of the webpage. Please read before submitting an application.)
- 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:
- Complete a Middlesex Community College Admission Online Application choosing the Health Pathway. We encourage you to meet with an admissions counselor to plan how you will meet the course requirements to apply.
*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.