Massachusetts Archive
American International College (AIC) began in 1885 as a school for international immigrants. The school became co-ed in 1892, making it one of the first colleges in the region to admit women. This private, liberal arts school enrolls 3400 students …
Anna Maria College (AMC) was begun in 1946 by the Sisters of Saint Anne. This Catholic, private college is dedicated to helping women and men in fulfilling their dreams of higher education by providing quality, affordable programs. The campus of …
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School (AVRTS) enrolls 900 high school students each year, and also provides classes to thousands through adult day and evening programs. AV opened in 1973, and has become a leader in career and technical education for …
Becker College (BC) offers classes at two campuses. The Leicester Campus opened as an academy in 1794, and the Worcester Campus was founded in 1887 as a school opened by E.C.A. Becker. The two schools began working together in 1974 …
Berkshire Community College (BCC) was established in 1960, and was the first of the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts. It first offered classes in an old Junior High School in downtown Pittsfield, and moved to its current location in 1972. …
Boston College (BC) was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus. It enrolls nearly 15,000 students each year in undergraduate and graduate programs, and accepts only 28% of applicants. It was ranked one of the Top 10 Private Universities …
Bristol Community College (BCC) began in 1968 in a single building in Fall River. The school now operates out of three campuses in Fall River, New Bedford and Attleboro, as well as at various locations in Bristol County. The school …
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) boasts to be the largest community college in Massachusetts State. Dating back to 1973, BHCC has developed from a one campus college to a multi-campus school with four satellite campuses around Boston in addition to …
Cape Cod Community College, whose main campus is located at West Barnstable, is a dedicated community institution which serves to bring higher education opportunities to the people of West Barnstable. With the help and steering of Senator Edward Carleton, Cape …
The nursing major at Curry College is meant to fill the ever rising gap of nursing professionals and personnel in the health care sector. As a matter of fact, Curry College does not promise a smooth ride into the nursing …
An institution rooted in the Catholic faith, Elms College is a Co-educational, liberal arts college that prides with providence of higher education as a career as well as a way of life. Dating back to1908, Elms College has evolved from …
Emmanuel College is not a word as it seems from the Bible; Emmanuel College (EC) is deeply connected and embraces catholic faith and spirituality. Sitting on a 17 acres land in The Fenway, at Longwood Medical and Academic area, Emmanuel …
Endicott College (EC) can be classified as a family idea where, back in 1939 near the end of the great depression, Dr Eleanor Tupper and her husband Dr. George Olav Bierkoe started off this institution of higher learning. Initially, the …
Fitchburg State University was founded in 1894 as a public centre of higher learning. It combines strong liberal arts and science programs to come up with most of the needs of high school graduates and postgraduate students. It sits on …
Just 20 miles on the West of Boston, Framingham State University (FSU) offers higher education on a world class city of Framingham- Massachusetts. Its metropolitan location brings a blend of excellent career opportunities, cultural cohesion and integration. In addition to …
Being the smallest of the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts State does not deter Greenfield Community College (GCC) from offering quality education. This small college is located in Pioneer Valley of Greenfield just at the foot of Berkshire Mountains. Even …
Form the mid 1940’s Holyoke Community College (HCC) has been on the forefront of kick starting higher education for many students in Holyoke- Massachusetts and beyond. With is convenient location at the crossroads of interstate 91 highway and the Massachusetts …
As part of the larger Steward Health Care system, Labouré College offers degree programs mainstreamed in the healthcare sector only. With the association of the second largest hospital system in New England, Laboure College (LC) promises its nursing and other …
After having temporal locations in Watertown and Boston, Massachusetts Bay community college; commonly known as MassBay College moved to Wellesley Hills in 1971, 12 years down its year of founding. To date, the former Elizabeth Seton high School became the …
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS, or MCPHSU, MCPHS University) was founded in 1823 and is located in Boston, Massachusetts specifically at the Longwood Medical and Academic Area. It has a rich history of providing excellent health-care …
Massasoit is a symbol of union and integration between cultures; the school was named after the Great chief who welcomed Pilgrims at Plymouth. It dates back to 1966 when the State Board of Education deliberated on the establishment of low …
MGH Institute of Health Professional is the successor of the old Massachusetts General Hospital nursing Diploma school dating a century ago. MGH Institute of Health Professionals (MGHIHP) is dedicated to the noble profession of training competent nurses since its inception …
Middlesex Community College (MCC) was founded in 1970 and has two well established campuses: the main campus at Bedford and a satellite campus at Lowell. It offers both credit and noncredit programs for the adult community in Bedford. Since its …
Mount Wachussett Community College (MWCC) is a public college offering two-year associate degrees as the highest level of education. It sits on a large 269-acre land on its main campus at Gardener, Massachusetts. It has additional three auxiliary campuses in …
Northeastern University (NEU) stands right at the heart of metro-Boston. It was founded in 1898 with the aim of enabling research in the areas around and beyond Massachusetts. It has a total of nine distinct and independent colleges and schools, …
North Shore Community College (NSCC) is one of the oldest community colleges in Massachusetts State. It has its history dating back to 1965 when it was founded at its main campus in Danvers. Later it opened two other campuses at …
Formerly the Greenleaf Elementary school, Northern Essex community college (NECC) opened its doors for higher learning in 1961. Sitting on a 10 acre land in Haverhill, the college is one of the fifteen state-supported community colleges in Massachusetts. The mission …
In 1958, following a feasibility study to establish community colleges in Massachusetts, Quincy college came into being. Five years later, the College moved a notch higher by getting the go-ahead to offer two-year associate degree programs. It started off as …
Since 1963, Quinsigamond community college (QCC) has offered higher education to the community around and beyond Central Massachusetts. The college tries to reach the community from it its three campuses in Worcester, Upton and Southbridge. It is known to be …
Regis College (RC) was initially a women’s college until the year 2007 when it was transformed into a co-ed college and started admitting male students. Its history dates back to 1927 when a congregation of catholic faith sisters in Boston …
Serving the greater area of Roxbury and Boston, Roxbury community college (RCC) is committed to be the college of choice for students seeking open enrollment, those seeking continuing education opportunities and those in pursuit of two-year programs. It is a …
Salem State University (SSU) was incepted in 1856 and has a century and a half history of bringing higher education to the people of North Shore and the whole of Massachusetts regions. It was started off an exclusive women’s college …
Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital is a community- based not for profit teaching hospital. Founded in 1896; Signature Healthcare is the largest and one of the oldest inpatient hospital in the greater area of Brockton. It has strong affiliations with Tufts Medical …
Simmons College (SC) is a private college founded in the late 1890’s. It has a rich history of being the first private college to offer women education in those years when discrimination against women’s education was prevalent. The college is …
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) is devoted to offering and delivering what community colleges are meant for; affordable yet high quality higher education. Since 1967, it has lived to that call as one of the 15 community colleges of the …
The University of Massachusetts Boston is one of the five University of Massachusetts campuses. It dates back from the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863 when it was changed to the University of Massachusetts in 1947. The University of Massachusetts Boston …
University of Massachusetts Amherst was born as one of the five University of Massachusetts education systems emanating from the Massachusetts College of Agriculture. It has its history from 1947 when a campus of the larger UMASS (University of Massachusetts) system …
The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has a long and complex history dating back into the late 1890’s. The first institution where the current university stands today was a textile school in New Bedford. Numerous development of that school, with change of …
University of Massachusetts-Lowell forms part of the larger family of the University of Massachusetts education system. It is a public university committed to offering students high quality education yet at an affordable rate. UMASS Lowell is an outcome of the …
The University of Massachusetts-Worcester is a public and exclusive graduate medical centre. It is part of the larger family UMASS (University of Massachusetts) campuses. It is a medical training centre dedicated to delivering medical education in the State of Massachusetts …
Worcester State University (formerly called Worcester State College) as transitioned through a long journey into its current status. It came from being Worcester’s normal school to Worcester State Teachers College to the current name. The history of the first predecessor …
