BMCC offers students high-quality instruction, affordable tuition, small class sizes, and student support services such as tutoring, computer labs, academic advising, and disability accommodations.  

Though its taxing district comprises Baker, Morrow, and Umatilla counties, BMCC serves all of northeastern Oregon – including Grant, Union, and Wallowa counties – through its locations in Pendleton, Hermiston, Baker City, Milton-Freewater, Boardman, La Grande, and John Day. In addition, BMCC provides selected on-site services to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. BMCC uses distance education learning modalities to serve residents throughout the region, as well as a small number of students from around the world.

On average, BMCC employs 250 full-time and part-time persons, with an annual payroll of more than $15 million. 

In 2022-2023, BMCC enrolled 4,616 students, of which nearly 50% were seeking a certificate or associate’s degree. Sixty nine percent of students received some form of financial aid in 2022-23, and the average financial aid award amount for students during this period was $6,804.  During the 2022-23 academic year, the BMCC Foundation awarded more than 120 different scholarships, totaling more than $268,000. Early College Credit classes were offered to area high school students; 10,435 credits were awarded to 1,181 students enrolled in college credit courses for the 2022-23 academic year. BMCC has also saved students more than $500,000 annually in textbook costs thanks to the use of Open Education Resources in nearly a quarter of BMCC classes.

Typical of community college student populations, the average age of all BMCC students is 28. Student demographic data rely on self-reporting: 37% of students identified themselves as belonging to minority populations, and 14.8% of students identified themselves as veterans. Class size is generally fewer than 25 students.