Tuition & Fees Explained

DAY TUITION

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education sets day tuition rates for each of the public colleges in the state. Each individual college bills the students and when collected, it is remitted to the Commonwealth as a general-purpose revenue. The Commonwealth appropriates maintenance funding to each campus to subsidize the cost of education for day students.

ALL COLLEGE FEE

College's Boards of Trustees do not have tuition rate setting abilities, however they do have the ability to establish and set fees. The MassBay Board of Trustees has established the All College Fee, which pays for most of the general educational and administrative costs to operate the College. This fee also includes an allocation that helps to fund student activities.

COURSE/LAB FEE

Course/Lab fees help the College to defray part of the additional costs that are associated with expensive laboratory, clinical, and/or technology-intensive programs.

STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE (WAIVABLE)

Massachusetts State Law requires health insurance for all students carrying nine (9) or more credit hours. Charges may be waived for the annual coverage if the student is covered by a comparable policy.

Health insurance is also mandatory for all students in our health sciences programs, regardless of the number of credits. Students interested in purchasing or who are unable to waive the insurance may review the Student Injury and Sickness Insurance Plan coverage:

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Students who wish to waive the Student Health Insurance must do through online, through their Bay Navigator Self Service. The online waiver is the only method to waive coverage. All online waivers must be completed at registration time, by the due date of the bill, or prior to add/drop period ending, otherwise the charge will remain on your bill and payment will be required.