Statement on Free Community College

Bay Path University and Cambridge College enthusiastically support the recent legislation to provide free community college education in Massachusetts.

Bay Path and Cambridge College have a long legacy of supporting students from diverse backgrounds, first-generation learners, and working adults, ensuring that students have access to quality education, which aligns with the principles of equity and inclusion emphasized in both institutions’ missions and values. Community colleges embrace this same population and mission. 

Our admissions offices at Bay Path and Cambridge College work with community college students and know the support and resources they need.  We help them navigate and seamlessly transition to an academic program that will provide them with the skills and experience for their chosen career and allow them to earn the ever-important college credential.

We will continue to strengthen our relationships with community colleges across the Commonwealth in our mutual goal of providing pathways for students towards a bachelor’s degree and beyond.  Through our established partnerships with community colleges, we will ensure meaningful options exist for students transferring to our institutions.  

We believe the partnership between Bay Path and Cambridge College with our community colleges is the foundation for building a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable future​ for our Commonwealth and our communities.  It is a future we can all share in and contribute to.