Apply On Time
The Details And Deadlines You Need
To Apply To Colleges In Massachusetts
2015–2016
Last Updated: October 1, 2015
Note: Some information included in this eBook was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education
Statistics.
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4
Colleges And Universities In Massachusetts .............................................................................. 5
Selected Vocational And Technical Schools .............................................................................13
2015–2016 College Entrance Exams ........................................................................................18
Community College And State University Admissions ...............................................................22
English Language Learner Programs ........................................................................................25
Massachusetts Schools With Child Care Facilities ....................................................................31
Useful Links ..............................................................................................................................34
SALT College Planning Centers In Massachusetts ...................................................................36
About SALT ..............................................................................................................................37
Introduction
Congratulations on your decision to attend college! This choice will put you on a path to
success, but there are several important deadlines and details to keep in mind along the way—
especially as you start to determine which school you’ll attend.
This eBook is intended only for students planning to attend a college in Massachusetts. It
includes a listing of colleges, universities, and trade schools in Massachusetts, plus information
about admissions requirements, standardized testing, and other college planning resources to
help you stay organized and focused throughout the process. Some of the details provided
about Massachusetts colleges are subject to change over time. For the most up-to-date
information, please consult the school or their website directly.
If you have additional questions or need help with your post-secondary planning, please contact
or visit one of our SALT® College Planning Centers. Our planning centers provide free, one-onone assistance and resources to make college accessible and affordable for you and your
family.
Colleges And Universities In Massachusetts
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/ Email
School
Type
Tuition
And
Fees*
$31,870
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
American
International
College
(Springfield)
Amherst
College
(Amherst)
Anna Maria
College
(Paxton)
413.205.3201
admissions@
aic.edu
413.205.3259
financialaid@
aic.edu
4-yr
Private
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$50,562
Priority:
12/1
1/1
413.542.2328
admission@
amherst.edu
508.849.3360
admission@
annamaria.edu
413.542.2296
finaid@
amherst.edu
508.849.3366
finaid@
annamaria.edu
$35,074
Rolling
508.767.7158
fa@assumption
.edu
4-yr
Private
$41,460
Priority:
3/1
2/15
Assumption
College
(Worcester)
508.767.7285
866.477.7776
admiss@
assumption.edu
781.239.5522
ugradadmission@
babson.edu
Admissions
Phone/Email
781.239.4219
sfs@babson.edu
$46,784
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
Business
4-yr
Private
School
Type
413.528.7312
800.235.7186
admit@
simons-rock.edu
413.528.7297
finaid@
simons-rock.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
Tuition
And
Fees*
$50,859
413.565.1000
800.782.7284 ext.
1331
contact@
baypath.edu
617.217.9000
800.815.3276
admissions@
baystate.edu
508.373.9400
877.523.2537
admissions@
becker.edu
617.423.4630
admissions@
bfit.edu
413.565.1261
800.782.7284 ext.
1261
financialaid@
baypath.edu
617.217.9066
800.815.3276
businessoffice@
baystate.edu
508.373.9440
877.523.2537
financialaid@
becker.edu
617.588.1373
financialaid@
bfit.edu
Women’s
2 & 4-yr
Private
$31,785
2 & 4-yr
Private
$26,780
4-yr
Private
Admissions
Phone/Email
Bentley
University
(Waltham)
Berklee
College of
Music
(Boston)
Berkshire
Community
College
Babson
College
(Babson Park)
School
(Location)
Bard College
at Simon’s
Rock
(Great
Barrington)
Bay Path
University
(Longmeadow)
Bay State
College
(Boston)
Becker
College
(Worcester)
Benjamin
Franklin
Institute of
Technology
(Boston)
School
(Location)
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
5/1
Rolling
3002
002114
68%
SAT MidRange
Scores
780–990
2/15
3/1
3003
002115
14%
1400–1600
Priority:
3/1
Rolling
3005
002117
78%
2/15
Priority:
3/1
7/1
765–975
Optional
3009
002118
81%
1020–1220
Optional
1/1
2/15
3/15
3075
002121
26%
1120–1320
General
Application
Deadline
5/1
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Priority:
2/15
Priority:
2/1
3795
009645
89%
SAT MidRange
Scores
1240–1360
Optional
Priority:
3/1
Rolling
3078
002122
63%
840–1080
Rolling
Priority:
3/15
Rolling
3120
003965
N/A
Not required
$34,080
Rolling
Rolling
3079
002123
63%
890–1120
Tech.
2-yr
Private
$19,000
Priority:
2/15
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
6/15
Rolling
3394
002151
Open
100%
Not required
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
781.891.3441
877.362.2216
finaid@bentley
.edu
Business
4-yr
Private
General
Application
Deadline
1/7
Fin. Aid
Deadline
781.891.2244
800.523.2354
ugadmission@
bentley.edu
Tuition
And
Fees*
$44,085
2/1
Priority:
4/15
3096
002124
43%
SAT MidRange
Scores
1180–1298
617.747.2221
800.237.5533
admissions@
berklee.edu
413.236.1630
800.816.1233
admissions@
617.747.2274
800.538.3844
financialaid@
berklee.edu
800.816.1233
finaid@
berkshirecc.edu
Music
4-yr
Private
$40,082
1/15
Priority:
3/1
1/15
3107
002126
n/a
Optional
2-yr
Public
$6,060
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
Rolling
3102
002167
Open
100%
Not required
Priority:
2/1
Rolling
Priority:
2/15
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
6/1
Priority:
6/1
(Pittsfield)
Boston
Architectural
College
(Boston)
Boston
College
(Chestnut Hill)
berkshirecc.edu
617.585.0123
admissions@
the-bac.edu
School
(Location)
617.585.0125
finaid@
the-bac.edu
Arch.
4-yr
Private
$20,666
Rolling
Priority:
4/15
Rolling
1168
003966
23%
Not required
4-yr
Private
$49,324
Admissions
Phone/Email
617.552.3300
800.294.0294
studentservices@bc.
edu
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
Priority:
2/15
1/1
2/1
3/15
3083
002128
32%
1200–1398
School
Type
The Boston
Conservatory
(Boston)
617.912.9153
admissions@
bostonconservatory
.edu
617.912.9147
617.912.9120
finaid@bostonconser
vatory.edu
Boston
University
(Boston)
Brandeis
University
(Waltham)
617.353.2300
admissions@
bu.edu
781.736.3500
admissions@
brandeis.edu
617.353.2965
finaid@bu.edu
Music
Dance
Theater
4-yr
Private
4-yr
Private
Tuition
And
Fees*
$42,325
General
Application
Deadline
12/1
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
2/1
12/1
3084
002129
37%
SAT MidRange
Scores
920–1200
Optional
$48,436
1/1
2/15
3/1
3087
002130
35%
1200–1398
781.736.3700
sfs@brandeis.edu
4-yr
Private
$49,598
1/1
2/1
3/15
3092
002133
35%
1260–1480
Optional
Bridgewater
State
University
(Bridgewater)
Bristol
Community
College
(Fall River)
508.531.1237
admission@
bridgew.edu
508.531.1341
finaid@
bridgew.edu
4-yr
Public
$8,053
Priority:
2/15
Priority:
3/1
8/1
3517
002183
79%
890–1090
508.678.2811
ext. 2590
admissions@
bristolcc.edu
508.678.2811
ext. 2513
financialaid@
bristolcc.edu
2-yr
Public
$5,505
Rolling
Rolling
3110
002176
Open
100%
Not required
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Bunker Hill
Community
College
(Boston)
Cambridge
College
(Cambridge)
617.228.3398
admissions@
bhcc.mass.edu
617.228.2275
finaid@
bhcc.mass.edu
2-yr
Public
Tuition
And
Fees*
$4,470
Competitive
Programs:
1/15
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
Priority:
5/1
Priority:
8/30
3123
011210
Open
100%
SAT MidRange
Scores
Not required
617.868.1000
800.829.4723
admit@
cambridgecollege
.edu
508.362.2131
ext. 4311
877.846.3672
admiss@
capecod.edu
508.793.7431
800.462.5275
admissions@
clarku.edu
617.873.0440
financialaid@cambrid
gecollege.edu
4-yr
Private
$13,400
Rolling
Priority:
7/15
Rolling
3612
021829
Open
100%
Not required
508.362.2131
ext. 4393
finaid@
capecod.edu
2-yr
Public
$5,265
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
Priority:
8/10
3289
002168
Open
100%
Not required
508.793.7478
finaid@clarku.edu
4-yr
Private
$41,940
1/15
2/1
Fall:
5/1
3279
002139
54%
1120–1330
Optional
College of the
Holy Cross
(Worcester)
508.793.2443
800.442.2421
admissions@
holycross.edu
508.793.2265
508.793.2266
financialaid@
holycross.edu
4-yr
Private
$47,196
1/15
2/1
3/1
3282
002141
43%
1230–1380
Optional
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
617.333.2210
800.669.0686
curryadm@
curry.edu
877.879.3326
admissions@
617.333.2354
Fin-aid@curry.edu
4-yr
Private
General
Application
Deadline
Priority:
4/1
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Curry College
(Milton)
Tuition
And
Fees*
$36,445
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
7/1
3285
002143
87%
SAT MidRange
Scores
850–1040
508.541.1518
financialaid@
2 & 4-yr
Private
$35,720
Rolling
Priority:
3/15
Priority:
3/15
3352
002144
69%
750–960
Cape Cod
Community
College
(West
Barnstable)
Clark
University
(Worcester)
Dean College
(Franklin)
617.552.3100
800.360.2522
Spring:
11/1
dean.edu
dean.edu
Eastern
Nazarene
College
(Quincy)
Elms College
(Chicopee)
617.745.3711
admissions@
enc.edu
617.745.3869
financialaid@
enc.edu
4-yr
Private
$29,880
Rolling
413.592.3189
admissions@
elms.edu
413.265.2249
finaid@elms.edu
2 & 4-yr
Private
$32,335
Priority:
1/1
Rolling
Emerson
College
(Boston)
617.824.8600
admission@
emerson.edu
617.824.8655
finaid@
emerson.edu
$41,052
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
Arts
Comm.
4-yr
Private
School
Type
Emmanuel
College
(Boston)
617.735.9715
enroll@
emmanuel.edu
617.735.9938
financialservices@
emmanuel.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
Endicott
College
(Beverly)
978.921.1000
800.325.1114
admission@
endicott.edu
978.232.2021
admission@
endicott.edu
978.232.2070
finaid@endicott.edu
Priority:
3/1
Rolling
3365
002145
n/a
840–1130
Priority:
3/1
Rolling
3283
002140
79%
840–1060
1/15
3/1
Priority:
3/15
3367
002146
49%
1140–1330
Tuition
And
Fees*
$36,504
General
Application
Deadline
2/15
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Priority:
2/15
4/1
3368
002147
60%
SAT MidRange
Scores
990–1190
Optional
4-yr
Private
$30,292
2/15
Priority:
3/15
3/15
3369
002148
73%
980–1170
Optional
978.232.2070
finaid@endicott.edu
2 & 4-yr
Private
$28,926
2/15
3/15
Rolling
3369
002149
72%
490–590
Optional
617.236.8818
866.266.6007
admissions@
fisher.edu
978.665.3144
admissions@
fitchburgstate.edu
617.236.8821
financialaid@
fisher.edu
2 & 4-yr
Private
$28,942
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
Rolling
3391
002150
66%
710–940
(4-yr only)
Optional
978.665.3156
finaid@
fitchburgstate.edu
4-yr
Public
$9,935
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
3/1
Rolling
Priority:
4/15
3518
002184
72%
900–1110
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
508.626.4500
admissions@
framingham.edu
508.626.4534
financialaid@
framingham.edu
4-yr
Public
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Framingham
State
University
(Framingham)
Franklin W.
Olin College of
Engineering
(Needham)
Gordon
College
(Wenham)
Tuition
And
Fees*
$8,700
3/1
Rolling
3519
002185
62%
SAT MidRange
Scores
920–1100
781.292.2222
apply@olin.edu
781.292.2343
info@olin.edu
Eng.
4-yr
Private
$48,181
Priority:
2/15
1/1
2/15
Priority:
3/15
1/1
2824
039463
12%
1410–1550
866.464.6736
admissions@
gordon.edu
978.867.4246
sfs@gordon.edu
4-yr
Private
$35,386
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
8/1
3417
002153
88%
1030–1280
Greenfield
Community
College
(Greenfield)
Hampshire
College
(Amherst)
413.775.1801
admission@
gcc.mass.edu
413.775.1109
financialaid@
gcc.mass.edu
2-yr
Public
$6,482
Priority:
2/1
Rolling
Priority:
4/15
Rolling
3420
002169
Open
100%
Not required
413.559.5484
financialaid@
hampshire.edu
4-yr
Private
$46,680
1/15
2/1
3/15
3447
004661
67%
Not
considered
School
(Location)
413.559.5471
877.937.4267
admissions@
hampshire.edu
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
617.495.1551
college@
fas.harvard.edu
617.559.8610
admissions@
hebrewcollege
617.495.1581
faoweb@
fas.harvard.edu
617.559.8642
mjaye@
hebrewcollege.edu
4-yr
Private
General
Application
Deadline
1/1
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Harvard
College
(Cambridge)
Hebrew
College
(Newton
Tuition
And
Fees*
$45,278
2/1
3/1
3434
E00468
6%
SAT MidRange
Scores
1410–1600
$26,160
Priority:
5/15
Priority:
3/1
n/a
3435
002157
n/a
Not required
Endicott
College
(Boston)
Fisher College
(Boston)
Fitchburg
State
University
(Fitchburg)
School
(Location)
Primarily
Grad.
Rabbinic
Centre)
.edu
Hellenic
College
(Brookline)
617.850.1260
866.424.2338
admissions@
hchc.edu
413.552.2321
admissions@
hcc.edu
866.424.2338
mkirchmaier@hchc.e
du
413.552.2150
financialaid@
hcc.edu
617.202.3149
admissions@
laboure.edu
School
(Location)
4-yr
Private
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$22,490
8/1
2-yr
Public
$4,191
Priority:
4/1
Rolling
617.379.1249
financialaid@
laboure.edu
4-yr
Private
$33,015
Rolling
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Lasell College
(Newton)
617.243.2225
888.527.3554
info@lasell.edu
617.243.2227
finaid@lasell.edu
4-yr
Private
Tuition
And
Fees*
$31,000
Priority:
8/1
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Lesley
University
(Cambridge)
617.349.8800
admissions@
lesley.edu
617.349.8667
finaid@lesley.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$25,200
Longy School
of Music of
Bard College
(Cambridge)
Marian Court
College
(Swampscott)
Mass. Bay
Community
College
(Wellesley
Hills)
School
(Location)
617.876.0956
admissions@
longy.edu
617.876.0956
Music
4-yr
Private
$38,450
Holyoke
Community
College
(Holyoke)
Laboure
College
(Boston)
4/1
5/1
Priority
3449
002154
58%
n/a
Priority:
5/1
Rolling
3437
002170
Open
100%
Not required
Priority:
5/1
Priority:
8/1
3287
006324
90%
Not required
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Priority:
2/15
Rolling
3481
002158
76%
SAT MidRange
Scores
850–1070
Priority:
2/15
3/15
3483
002160
71%
980–1190
Varies by
program
Priority:
2/15
n/a
n/a
021430
85%
Not required
Priority:
3/15
Rolling
Priority:
2/15
SCHOOL CLOSED AS OF 6/30/2015
781.239.2500
admissions@massb
ay.edu
781.239.2600
finaid@
massbay.edu
2-yr
Public
$5,220
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
Rolling
3294
002171
Open
100%
Not required
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
617.879.7222
admissions@
massart.edu
617.879.7849
financialaid@
massart.edu
Art
4-yr
Public
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Mass. College
of Art
(Boston)
Tuition
And
Fees*
$11,225
Priority:
3/1
2/1
3516
002180
73%
SAT MidRange
Scores
950–1190
Mass. College
of Liberal Arts
(North Adams)
413.662.5410
800.969.6252
admissions@
mcla.edu
413.662.5219
finaid@mcla.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Public
$9,650
Priority:
2/1
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
4/1
3521
002187
72%
860–1090
Mass. College
of
Pharmacy and
Health
Sciences
(Boston)
Mass. Institute
of
Technology
(Cambridge)
Mass.
Maritime
Academy
(Buzzards Bay)
617.732.2850
800.225.5506
admissions@
mcphs.edu
617.732.2864
sfs@mcphs.edu
4-yr
Private
$31,430
2/1
Priority:
3/15
Priority:
2/1
3512
002165
84%
970–1190
617.253.3400
admissions@
mit.edu
617.258.8600
sfs@mit.edu
$46,704
1/1
2/15
2/15
3514
002178
8%
1420–1570
508.830.5000
ext. 1102
800.544.3411
admissions@
maritime.edu
Admissions
Phone/Email
508.830.5087
psmith@
maritime.edu
Eng. &
Tech.
4-yr
Private
4-yr
Public
$7,256
5/1
Priority:
5/1
n/a
3515
002181
67%
920–1140
School
Type
Tuition
And
Fees*
General
Application
Deadline
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
SAT MidRange
Scores
School
(Location)
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
Priority:
3/1
Massasoit
Community
College
(Brockton)
508.588.9100
ext. 1411
admoffice@
massasoit.mass
.edu
978.837.5100
admission@
merrimack.edu
508.588.9100
ext. 1479
FAO@
massasoit.mass
.edu
978.837.5186
financialaid@
merrimack.edu
2-yr
Public
$5,610
4-yr
Private
$37,270
Middlesex
Community
College
(Lowell/
Bedford)
800.818.3434
admissions@
middlesex.mass
.edu
978.656.3242
781.280.3650
financialaid@
middlesex.mass
.edu
2-yr
Public
Montserrat
College of Art
(Beverly)
978.921.4242
ext. 1153
800.836.0487
ext. 1153
admissions@
montserrat.edu
413.538.2023
admission@
mtholyoke.edu
978.921.4242
ext. 1155
800.836.0487
sfs@montserrat.edu
Art
4-yr
Private
$29,550
413.538.2291
sfs@mtholyoke.edu
$43,886
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
Women’s
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
School
Type
Mount Ida
College
(Newton)
617.928.4553
admissions@
mountida.edu
617.928.4785
finaid@
mountida.edu
2 & 4-yr
Private
Mount
Wachusett
Community
College
(Gardner)
New England
Conservatory
of Music
(Boston)
978.630.9110
admissions@mwcc.
mass.edu
978.630.9169
financialaid@
mwcc.mass.edu
617.585.1101
admission@
necmusic.edu
Newbury
College
(Brookline)
Nichols
College
(Dudley)
Merrimack
College
(N. Andover)
Mount
Holyoke
College
(South Hadley)
School
(Location)
$5,580
Rolling
(except for
selective
medical
programs)
2/15
Rolling
Priority:
4/15
n/a
3549
002177
Open
100%
Not required
2/15
8/15
3525
002120
78%
930–1140
Optional
Priority:
3/15
n/a
3554
Lowell
E00562
Open
100%
Not required
Priority:
5/1
Bedford
009936
Priority:
2/15
Priority:
3/1
8/1
9101
013774
77%
890–1250
Optional
1/15
Priority:
2/15
5/15
3529
002192
46%
Priority:
3/1
Transfer
Deadline
1220–1440
Optional
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
SAT MidRange
Scores
790–970
Priority:
2/15
Tuition
And
Fees*
$32,300
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Priority:
4/15
Rolling
3530
002193
68%
2-yr
Public
$6,400
Priority:
5/1
11/3
3545
002172
Open
100%
Not required
617.585.1110
finaid@
necmusic.edu
Music
4-yr
Private
$43,055
Rolling
(except for
selective
medical
programs)
Rolling
12/1
Fall:
12/1
3659
002194
29%
Not required
617.730.7007
admissions@
newbury.edu
617.730.7100
finaid@
newbury.edu
2 & 4-yr
Private
$31,408
5/1
Spring:
10/15
(based on
avail.)
Rolling
3639
007484
70%
740–940
Optional
508.213.2378
finaid@nichols.edu
4-yr
Private
Opens:
11/1
Rolling
3666
002197
77%
830–1020
Optional
School
(Location)
508.213.2203
800.470.3379
admissions@
nichols.edu
Admissions
Phone/Email
Priority:
3/1
6/1
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Priority:
3/1
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
North Bennett
Street School
(Boston)
617.227.0155
admissions@
nbss.edu
617.227.0155
financialaid@
nbss.edu
Vocation
Career
Private
n/a
n/a
015527
n/a
SAT MidRange
Scores
Not required
Rolling up
to first
day of
class
4/1
3651
002173
Open
100%
Not required
3667
002199
32%
1340–1500
North Shore
Community
College
(Danvers)
Northeastern
University
(Boston)
Priority:
12/1
$33,300
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
3/1
Tuition
And
Fees*
$18,900–
$27,250
(depends
on
program)
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
978.762.4188
info@
northshore.edu
978.762.4189
sfs@northshore.edu
2-yr
Public
$7,620
Rolling
617.373.2200
admissions@
neu.edu
617.373.3190
sfs@neu.edu
4-yr
Private
$45,530
1/1
Fall
Priority:
4/1
Spring
Priority:
9/1
Priority:
4/15
2/15
Northern
Essex
Community
College
(Haverhill)
Pine Manor
College
(Chestnut Hill)
978.556.3600
admissions@
necc.mass.edu
978.556.3600
aid@necc.mass.edu
2-yr
Public
$6,367
617.731.7104
800.762.1357
admissions@
pmc.edu
Admissions
Phone/Email
800.762.1357
617.731.7000
sfs@pmc.edu
Women’s
2 & 4-yr
Private
$27,105
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Quincy
College
(Quincy)
617.984.1710
800.698.1700
admissions@quincy
college.edu
617.984.1620
financialaid@
quincycollege.edu
2-yr
Public
Tuition
And
Fees*
$6,496
Quinsigamond
Community
College
(Worcester
main campus)
Regis College
(Weston)
508.854.4262
800.698.1700
admissions@
qcc.mass.edu
508.854.4261
FinancialAid@
qcc.mass.edu
2-yr
Public
$6,540
Rolling
781.768.7100
866.438.7344
admission@
regiscollege.edu
781.768.7270
finaid@
regiscollege.edu
2 & 4-yr
Private
$37,540
Priority:
2/15
School
(Location)
Roxbury
Community
College
(Roxbury)
Salem State
University
(Salem)
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
Rolling up
to first
day of
class
3674
002174
Open
100%
Not required
Priority:
7/15
5/1
8/15
3689
002201
67%
680–910
Optional
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Rolling
Rolling
3713
002205
Open
100%
SAT MidRange
Scores
Not required
Priority:
4/1
Rolling up
to first
day of
class
3714
002175
59%
Not required
Priority:
2/15
Priority
Fall:
2/15
3723
002206
76%
870–1070
Optional
3740
011930
Open
100%
Not required
3522
002188
72%
890–1080
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Priority:
2/1
Priority:
5/1
617.541.5310
enrollement.manag
ment@rcc.mess.edu
617.541.5322
finaid@
rcc.mass.edu
2-yr
Public
$4,980
Rolling
Priority:
5/1
978.542.6200
admissions@
salemstate.edu
978.542.8000
navcenter@
salemstate.edu
4-yr
Public
$9,246
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
Nursing:
2/1
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
School of the
Museum of
Fine Arts
(Boston)
Simmons
College
(Boston)
617.369.3626
800.643.6078
admissions@
smfa.edu
617.521.2051
800.345.8468
ugadm@
simmons.edu
617.369.3645
800.776.0135
finaid@smfa.edu
Art
4-yr
Private
617.521.2001
sfs@simmons.edu
Smith College
(Northampton)
413.585.2500
800.383.3232
admission@
smith.edu
Springfield
College
(Springfield)
413.748.3136
800.343.1257
admissions@
springfieldcollege
.edu
413.755.3333
admissions@
stcc.edu
Springfield
Technical
Community
College
(Springfield)
Fall:
8/1
Fall
Nursing:
2/1
Priority:
4/15
School
(Location)
Spring:
11/1
Rolling
Tuition
And
Fees*
$41,228
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Women’s
4-yr
Private
$37,380
Priority:
2/17
2/1
413.585.2530
800.221.2579
sfs@smith.edu
Women’s
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$46,288
1/15
2/15
413.748.3108
financialaid@springfi
eldcollege.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$34,455
4/1
413.755.4214
finaid@stcc.edu
Tech.
2-yr
Public
$5,436
Spring:
12/1
Transfer
Deadline
3/15
Priority:
3/15
3794
004667
84%
SAT MidRange
Scores
Not required
3/1
Fall:
4/1
3761
002208
52%
1070–1260
2/1
3762
002209
42%
1240–1470
Optional
Priority:
3/15
Priority:
4/15
3763
002211
69%
910–1130
5/1
Rolling
3791
005549
87%
Not required
Priority:
11/1
Spring:
12/1
Priority:
3/1
Rolling
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Stonehill
College
(Easton)
508.565.1373
admission@
stonehill.edu
508.565.1088
finaid@stonehill.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
Suffolk
University
(Boston)
617.573.8460
admission@
suffolk.edu
617.573.8470
finaid@suffolk.edu
4-yr
Private
Tuition
And
Fees*
$38,550
$33,934
General
Application
Deadline
1/15
Priority:
2/15
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Priority:
2/1
Fall:
4/1
3770
002217
77%
3771
002218
75%
890–1130
3901
002219
17%
1360–1520
3/1
Spring:
11/1
Fall:
6/30
Spring:
11/1
Fall only:
3/15
SAT MidRange
Scores
1010–1220
Optional
Tufts
University
(Medford)
617.627.3170
undergraduate.admi
ssions@tufts.edu
617.627.2000
studentservices@
ase.tufts.edu
4-yr
Private
$50,604
1/1
2/15
University of
Mass. at
Amherst
(Amherst)
University of
Mass. at
Boston
(Boston)
413.545.0222
mail@admissions.
umass.edu
413.545.0801
finaid@
finaid.umass.edu
4-yr
Public
$14,356
1/15
Priority:
3/1
4/1
3917
002221
61%
1120–1310
617.287.6100
undergrad.
admissions@
umb.edu
617.287.6300
finaid@umb.edu
4-yr
Public
$12,682
4/1
Priority:
3/1
Fall:
6/15
3924
002222
71%
950–1150
Priority:
3/1
Tuition
And
Fees*
$11,681
Selective
Programs:
2/1
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
$13,427
Selective
Programs:
2/1
2/15
Spring:
12/15
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
3/1
Fall:
8/15
3786
002210
75%
SAT MidRange
Scores
940–1150
University of
Mass. at
Dartmouth
(N. Dartmouth)
508.999.8605
admissions@
umassd.edu
508.999.8643
financialaid@
umassd.edu
4-yr
Public
University of
Mass. at
Lowell
(Lowell)
978.934.3931
admissions@
uml.edu
978.934.4220
financialaidquestions
@uml.edu
4-yr
Public
3911
002161
62%
1050–1240
Urban College
of Boston
(Boston)
Wellesley
College
(Wellesley)
617.292.4723
avanti.seymour@urb
ancollege.edu
781.283.2270
admission@
wellesley.edu
617.348.6220
mia.taylor@
urbancollege.edu
781.283.2360
sfs@wellesley.edu
2-yr
Private
$8,900
Rolling
5/1
3630
031305
Open
100%
Not required
Woman’s
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$46,836
1/15
1/15
Priority:
3/1
3957
002224
30%
1290–1480
Wentworth
Institute of
Technology
(Boston)
617.989.4000
800.556.0610
admissions@
wit.edu
617.989.4020
800.222.9368
ssc@wit.edu
Eng. &
Tech.
2 & 4-yr
Private
$30,760
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
3958
002225
84%
1010–1220
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Rolling
until
program
is closed
or first
week of
classes
ends
Transfer
Deadline
School
(Location)
Admissions
Phone/Email
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
School
Type
Western New
England
University
(Springfield)
413.782.1321
800.325.1122
ext. 1321
learn@
wne.edu
413.796.2080
800.325.1122
ext. 2080
finaid@wne.edu
4-yr
Private
Tuition
And
Fees*
$ 34,030
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
Priority:
4/15
Priority:
8/1
3962
002226
80%
SAT MidRange
Scores
970–1170
3/1
Priority:
2/15
General
Application
Deadline
Rolling
Priority:
2/15
Spring:
1/1
Fall:
3/1
Spring:
11/1
Rolling
Westfield
State
University
(Westfield)
Wheaton
College
(Norton)
413.572.5218
800.322.8401
admissions@
westfield.ma.edu
508.286.8251
800.394.6003
admission@
wheatoncollege
.edu
617.879.2206
800.734.5212
undergrad@
wheelock.edu
413.572.5218
800.322.8401
financialaid@
westfield.ma.edu
800.541.3639
508.286.8232
sfs@
wheatonma.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Public
$8,815
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
$47,700
1/1
2/1
617.879.2443
finaid@
wheelock.edu
4-yr
Private
$33,835
Rolling
2/15
Williams
College
(Williamstown)
School
(Location)
413.597.2211
admission@
williams.edu
Admissions
Phone/Email
413.597.4181
finaid@williams.edu
Lib. Arts
4-yr
Private
School
Type
Worcester
Polytechnic
Institute
(Worcester)
508.831.5286
admissions@
wpi.edu
508.831.5469
finaid@wpi.edu
Worcester
State
University
(Worcester)
508.929.8040
admissions@
worcester.edu
508.929.8056
Wheelock
College
(Boston)
Financial Aid
Phone/Email
3/1
Priority:
3/1
Priority:
3/1
Eng. &
Tech.
4-yr
Private
4-yr
Public
6/4
3523
002189
75%
910–1090
Priority:3/
1
4/1
3963
002227
70%
1120–1350
Optional
3964
002228
88%
850–1080
3965
002229
19%
1330–1560
Fall:
6/1
$50,070
1/1
Priority:
2/1
Spring:
11/15
Fall only:
4/1
Tuition
And
Fees*
$45,590
General
Application
Deadline
2/1
Fin. Aid
Deadline
Transfer
Deadline
CEEB
Code
FAFSA
Code
Accept.
Rate
2/1
Fall:
4/15
3969
002233
44%
SAT MidRange
Scores
1210–1410
3524
002190
61%
890–1100
$8,857
Rolling
Priority:
3/1
Regular:
5/1
Priority:
3/1
Spring:
11/15
Priority
Fall:
5/1
Priority
Spring:
11/15
* Not including room and board.
The details listed above represent information available from these schools’ websites and/or the College Board’s website at the time
of publication. All information is subject to change. Acceptance rates and SAT scores shown are as reported to the College Board.
SAT midrange scores include critical reading and math only.
Selected Vocational And Technical Schools
American Red Cross of
Eastern Massachusetts
139 Main St.
Cambridge, MA 02142
800.733.2767, Option 2
Bancroft School of Massage
Therapy
333 Shrewsbury St.
Worcester, MA 01604
508.757.7923
Bay State School of
Technology
225 Turnpike St. (Rt. 138)
Canton, MA 02021
781.828.3434
888.828.3434
Blue Hills Regional
Technical School
800 Randolph St.
Canton, MA 02021
781.828.5800
Bojack Academy of Beauty
Culture
47 Spring St.
West Roxbury, MA 02132
617.323.0844
Branford Hall Career
Institute—Healthcare
Education Center
112 Industry Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
413.781.2276
800.959.7599
Branford Hall—Technical
Training Center
189 Brookdale Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
413.732.0546
800.959.7599
Brockton Hospital School of
Nursing
680 Centre St.
Brockton, MA 02302
508.941.7049
C.H. McCann Technical
School
70 Hodges Cross Rd.
North Adams, MA 01247
413.663.5383, Press 181
Cambridge School of
Culinary Arts
2020 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617.354.2020
Catherine Hinds Institute of
Esthetics
300 Wildwood Ave.
Woburn, MA 01801
781.935.3344, Ext. 247
Cortiva Institute—Massage
Therapy Schools
103 Morse St.
Watertown, MA 02472
617.612.6900
866.267.8482
Douglas Auctioneers
241 Greenfield Rd. (Rt. 5)
South Deerfield, MA 01373
413.665.2877
Electrology Institute of New
England (EINE Inc.)
1501 Main St., Ste. 48
Tewksbury, MA 01876
978.851.4040
800.548.6339
Elizabeth Grady Company
222 Boston Ave.
Medford, MA 02155
781.960.0123
Empire Education Group
30 West St.
Boston MA 02111
Fine Mortuary College, LLC
150 Kerry Pl.
Norwood, MA 02062
781.762.1211
Gould Construction Institute
100 Unicorn Park Dr., Ste. 2
Woburn, MA 01801
781.270.9990
Additional locations in
Framingham and Malden
Greater Lowell Technical
School—Adult
Postsecondary Programs
250 Pawtucket Blvd.
Tyngsborough, MA 01879
978.441.4870
Hallmark Institute of
Photography
241 Millers Falls Rd.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413.863.2478
Healthcare Training
Services—Fall River
657 Quarry St.
Fall River, MA 02723
508.672.6800
Henri’s School of Hair
Design
276 Water St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978.342.6061
ITT Technical Institute—
Wilmington
200 Ballardvale St., Ste. 200
Wilmington, MA 01887
978.658.2636
800.430.5097
Jolie Hair and Beauty
Academy
44 Sewall St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
413.589.0747
888.919.2202
Joseph P. Keefe Regional
Technical School—Adult
Education
750 Winter St.
Framingham, MA 01702
508.935.0202
Joseph P. Keefe Regional
Technical School—
Postgraduate Program
750 Winter St.
Framingham, MA 01702
508.416.2270
(For recent high school
graduates)
La Baron Hairdressing
Academy—Brockton
240 Liberty St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508.583.1700
La Baron Hairdressing
Academy—New Bedford
281 Union St.
New Bedford, MA 02740
508.996.6611
LaBaron and Kay Harvey
Hairdressing Academy
11 Central St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
413.732.7117
Lawrence Training School
530 Broadway St.
Building 12, 2nd Fl.
Lawrence, MA 01841
978.689.7370
Lincoln Technical Institute—
Brockton
365 Westgate Dr.
Brockton, MA 02301
508.941.0730
Lincoln Technical Institute—
Lowell
211 Plain St.
Lowell, MA 08152
978.458.4800
Mansfield Beauty Schools—
Quincy
200 Parkingway St.
Quincy, MA 02169
617.479.1090
Lincoln Technical Institute—
Somerville
5 Middlesex Ave.
Somerville, MA 02145
617.776.3500
Lowell Academy Hairstyling
Institute
136 Central St.
Lowell, MA 01852
978.453.3235
Medical Professional
Institute
380 Pleasant St., Ste. 21
Malden, MA 02148
781.397.6822
Massachusetts School of
Barbering
64 Ross Way
Quincy, MA 02169
617.770.4444
Medford Vocational
Technical High School—
Postsecondary Cosmetology
Program
489 Winthrop St.
Medford, MA 02155
781.393.2207
Montachusett Regional
Vocational Technical
School—Continuing
Education
1050 Westminster St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978.345.9200, ext. 5220
800.853.6689
Minuteman Community
Education—Career &
Training Programs
758 Marriott Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
781.861.6500
Minuteman Technical
Institute—Adult Programs
758 Marriott Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
781.861.7151
Nashoba Valley Technical
High School—Community
Education
100 Littleton Rd.
Westford, MA 01886
978.692.4711, ext. 1122
National Aviation
Academy—New England
150 Hanscom Dr.
Bedford, MA 01730
800.292.3228
New England Hair
Academy—Barber Clinic
500 Main St.
Malden, MA 02148
781.324.6799
New England Hair
Academy—Beauty Clinic
110 Florence Street, Suite 203
Malden, MA 02148
781.324.6799
New England School of
Acupuncture
150 California St.
Newton, MA 02458
617.558.1788
New England School of
Photography
537 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617.437.1868
800.676.3767
North Shore Technical High
School—Adult Education
562 Maple St.
Hathorne, MA 01937
978.304.4700
Northeast Metropolitan
Regional Vocational
School—Community
Education
100 Hemlock Rd.
Wakefield, MA 01880
781.246.0810, ext. 1640
Pittsfield High School—
Postgraduate Cosmetology
Program
Career/Vocational Technical
Education Office
300 East St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413.499.9544
Rob Roy Academy—Fall
River
260 South Main St.
Fall River, MA 02721
508.672.4751
Rob Roy Academy—New
Bedford
1872 Acushnet Ave.
New Bedford, MA 02746
508.995.8711
Rob Roy Academy—Taunton
1 School St.
Taunton, MA 02780
508.822.1405
Rob Roy Academy—
Worcester
150 Pleasant St.
Worcester, MA 01609
508.799.2111
Salter School—Fall River
82 Hartwell St.
Fall River, MA 02720
508.730.2740
800.299.1074
Salter School—Malden
2 Florence St.
Malden, MA 02148
781.324.5454
800.299.1074
Salter School—New Bedford
950 Kings Hwy, Ste. 4
New Bedford, MA 02745
774.328.3500
800.299.1074
Salter School—Tewksbury
515 Woburn St.
Tewksbury, MA 01876
978.934.9300
800.299.1074
School of Fashion Design
136 Newbury St.
Boston, MA 02116
617.536.9343
School of the Museum of
Fine Arts—Studio Diploma
Program
230 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617.369.3626
Shawsheen Valley Technical
High School—Adult
Education
100 Cook St.
Billerica, MA 01821
978.667.2111
Signature Healthcare
Brockton Hospital School of
Nursing
680 Centre St.
Brockton, MA 02302
508.941.7049
South Shore Vocational
Technical High School—
Adult Education
476 Webster St.
Hanover, MA 02339
781.878.8822, ext. 414
Southeastern Technical
Institute
250 Foundry St.
South Easton, MA 02375
508.238.1860
Toni & Guy Hairdressing
Academy—Braintree
727A Granite St.
Braintree, MA 02184
781.428.3099
Toni & Guy Hairdressing
Academy—Worcester
6 Park Ave.
Worcester, MA 01605
508.756.6060
Tri-County Regional
Vocational Technical
School—Continuing
Education Program
147 Pond St.
Franklin, MA 02038
508.528.5400, ext. 3
Upper Cape Cod Regional
Technical School—Evening
School
220 Sandwich Rd.
Bourne, MA 02532
508.759.7711, ext. 211
Upper Cape Cod Regional
Technical School—Practical
Nurse Program
220 Sandwich Rd.
Bourne, MA 02532
508.759.7711, ext. 211
Universal Technical Institute
(UTI)—Boston/Norwood
1 Upland Rd.
Building 200
Norwood, MA 02062
781.948.2000
Whittier Regional Technical
High School—Evening Adult
Continuing Education
115 Amesbury Line Rd.
Haverhill, MA 01830
978.373.4101, ext. 215
2015–2016 College Entrance Exams
PSAT/NMSQT
2015 Test Dates
2016 Test Dates
Cost
Notes
October 14, 2015
October 28, 2015
(No Saturday option in 2015)
To be determined
$15
Students sign up with their school counselor
PSAT 10
2015 Test Dates
2016 Test Dates
Cost
Notes
None
February 22, 2016–March 4, 2016
$15
Students sign up with their school counselor
SAT Reasoning Test (SAT I)
Cost
$54.50—or $43 for students who don’t sign up for the SAT Essay (optional).
Late registration fee: $28
Website
collegeboard.org
SAT Subject Tests (SAT II)
Cost
Basic subject test fee: $26 (per registration)
Language with listening tests: $26 (per test)
Other subject test $18: (per test)
Late registration fee: $28
Register-by-phone fee: $15
Change test date/center: $28
Tests Offered
Biology E/M
Chemistry
Chinese with listening
French
French with listening
German
German with listening
Hebrew (modern)
Italian
Japanese with listening
Korean with listening
Latin
Literature
Mathematics (levels 1 & 2)
Physics
Spanish
Spanish with listening
U.S. history
World history
Test Date
Test Types
Registration Deadlines
(registration expires at 11:59 p.m. ET
Regular
Registration
Deadline
Oct. 3, 2015
Current SAT &
Subject Tests
Sep. 3, 2015
Late Registration Deadline
(a fee applies)
Sep. 18, 2015 (mailed registrations)
Sep. 22, 2015 (registrations made online
or by phone)
Nov. 7, 2015
Current SAT &
Subject Tests
Oct. 9, 2015
Oct. 23, 2015 (mailed registrations)
Oct. 27, 2015 (registrations made online
or by phone)
Dec. 5, 2015
Current SAT &
Subject Tests
Nov. 5, 2015
Nov. 20, 2015 (mailed registrations)
Nov. 23, 2015 (registrations made online
or by phone)
Jan. 23, 2016
Current SAT &
Subject Tests
Dec. 28, 2015
Jan. 8, 2016 (mailed registrations)
Jan. 12, 2016 (registrations made online
or by phone)
Mar. 5, 2016
Redesigned SAT
only
Feb. 5, 2016
Feb. 19, 2016 (mailed registrations)
Feb. 23, 2016 (registrations made online
or by phone)
May 7, 2016
Redesigned SAT &
Subject Tests
Apr. 8, 2016
Apr. 22, 2016 (mailed registrations)
Apr. 26, 2016 (registrations made online
or by phone)
Jun. 4, 2016
Redesigned SAT &
Subject Tests
May 5, 2016
May 20, 2016 (mailed registrations)
May 25, 2016 (registrations made online
or by phone)
ACT Exam
Cost
Website
$39.50
Writing exam: additional $17
Late registration fee: $25
actstudent.org
2015 And 2016 Test Dates
Registration Deadlines
Late Registration Period
Sep. 12, 2015
Aug. 7, 2015
Aug. 8–21, 2015
Oct. 24, 2015
Sep. 18, 2015
Sep. 19–Oct. 2, 2015
Dec. 12, 2015
Nov. 6, 2015
Nov. 7–20, 2015
Feb. 6, 2016*
Jan. 8, 2016
Jan. 9–15, 2016
Apr. 9, 2016
Mar. 4, 2016
Mar. 5–18, 2016
Jun. 11, 2016
May 6, 2016
May 7–20, 2016
TOEFL Exam
Cost
Notes
Internet-based test: $190 in MA (varies by country)
Fee waivers available for those who qualify
Register online, by mail, or by phone (443.751.4862 or 800.468.6335)
Not all test sites offer the exam on every test date
Check website for on-site exam dates and costs
MCAS
Website
Subjects
ELA Composition Sessions A & B
doe.mass.edu/mcas
2015 Dates
Nov. 4
ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2
Nov. 5
ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3
Nov. 6
Mathematics Session 1
Nov. 9
Mathematics Session 2
Nov. 10
Last date for make-up testing
Nov. 13
Subjects
Biology Session 1
2016 Dates
Feb. 1
Biology Session 2
Feb. 2
Last date for make-up testing
Feb. 4
ELA Composition Sessions A & B
Mar. 2
ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2
Mar. 3
ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3
Mar. 4
Mathematics Session 1
Mar. 7
Mathematics Session 2
Mar. 8
Last date for make-up testing
Mar. 9
Community College And State University Admissions
Community Colleges
Community colleges in Massachusetts have an open enrollment policy and
admit any high school graduate or GED/HiSET recipient.
Berkshire Community College
Bristol Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
Cape Cod Community College
Greenfield Community College
Holyoke Community College
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Massasoit Community College
Middlesex Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College
North Shore Community College
Northern Essex Community College
Quinsigamond Community College
Roxbury Community College
Springfield Technical Community College
Information about transferring from community college to the Massachusetts
state university or research university system is available here.
State Universities
Bridgewater State University
Fitchburg State University
Framingham State University
Massachusetts College of Art
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Salem State University
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
University of Massachusetts at Boston
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
University of Massachusetts at Worcester (grad/medical school only)
Westfield State University
Worcester State University
Public Online Degree Programs
University of Massachusetts Online
Massachusetts Colleges Online
Minimum Admission Requirements
Massachusetts state universities and public research universities are
interested in admitting students with strong academic records in high
school—including the following three criteria.
1. Academic College Prep Courses Taken
English
Math
4 courses
4 courses
Sciences
3 courses
Social Sciences
2 courses
Foreign Languages
2 courses
Electives
2 courses
Algebra I & II and
Geometry or
Trigonometry, or
comparable coursework
including mathematics
during the final year of
high school
Including 2 courses
with laboratory work
Including 1 course in
U.S. history
Including a single
language
From the above
subjects or from the
arts and humanities or
computer sciences
2. High School Grade Point Average
GPA should be 3.0 or higher for college prep classes only/weighted for
accelerated courses.
3. SAT or ACT Sliding Scale
If GPA is lower than 3.0, SAT or ACT scores are evaluated on a sliding
scale
Note: Massachusetts state colleges consider a wide range of factors when
making admission decisions. Students are not necessarily guaranteed
admission if they meet these requirements—especially applicants for
competitive programs. More information about admissions standards is
available here.
Sliding Scale For Freshman University Of
Massachusetts Applicants
Weighted GPA
Combined SAT I Must
Equal Or Exceed
2.51–2.99
2.41–2.50
2.31–2.40
2.21–2.30
2.11–2.20
2.00–2.10
950
990
1030
1070
1110
1150
Sliding Scale For Freshman Applicants To All
Other Massachusetts State Universities
Weighted GPA
Combined SAT I Must
Equal Or Exceed
2.51–2.99
2.41–2.50
2.31–2.40
2.21–2.30
2.11–2.20
2.00–2.10
920
960
1000
1040
1080
1120
ACT Equivalent
in lieu of SAT I where
applicable
20
21
22
23
24
25
ACT Equivalent
in lieu of SAT I where
applicable
19
20
21
22
23
24
English Language Learner Programs
ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood
1 Michelangelo St.
Boston, MA 02113
617.523.8125, ext. 206
Fees: Free
Notes: 3 classes, twice/wk. 9:30 a.m.–12:30
p.m.
ASC English
1106 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617.730.3705
Fees: Fees vary. Application fee $120–$150.
Notes: Mon.–Thu. 9:30 a.m.–1:40 p.m.
Adult Learning Center—Lawrence
147 Haverhill St.
Lawrence, MA 01840
978.975.5917
Fees: Free
Notes: Placement test required. Waiting List.
Adult Learning Center
24 Chatham St., Rm. 105
Worcester, MA 01609
508.799.3190
Fees: Free
Notes: Morning and evening classes.
Placement test required.
Asian American Civic Association
87 Tyler St., 5th Fl.
Boston, MA 02111
617-426-9492
Fees: $340 for 12 weeks for basic level.
Higher levels are free. Includes textbook.
Notes: Morning classes. 4 cycles per year. 5
levels available.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic
Violence
PO Box 120108
Boston, MA 02112
617.338.2355
Fees: Free
Notes: Morning classes. For battered Asian
and Asian-American families and people who
live in shelters.
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High
School
215 Fitchburg St.
Marlborough, MA 01752
508.485.9430, ext. 1471
Fees: Free
Notes: ESOL levels 1 to 4. Classes offered by
Quinsigamond Community College.
Associacao Caboverdiana de Brockton
(Cape Verdean Association of Brockton)
575 N. Montello St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508.559.0056
Fees: $60/yr
Notes: Basic and Intermediate levels. Classes
taught in Portuguese/Cape Verdean, Creole,
and English. September–June.
Berlitz School of Languages
437 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
617.266.6858
Fees: $1,240/4 wks, plus registration and
materials fees.
Notes: Mon.–Fri. 9:00 a.m.–noon. Max 6
students/class. Conversational English, all
levels.
Boston Academy of English
38 Chauncy St., 8th Fl.
Boston, MA 02110
617.338.6243
Fees: $1,025 to $1,095 for 4 wks.
Notes: Schedule varies. TOEFL and TEFL
prep.
Boston Center for Adult Education
122 Arlington St.
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Physical Address:
Boston, MA 02116
617.267.4430
Fees: Prices vary, $125–$490
Notes: Morning and evening classes.
Beginner to advanced and conversation levels.
Placement test required. TOEFL prep.
38 Ash St.
Boston, MA 02111
Mailing Address:
885 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
617.635.5129, ext. 1044
Fees: Free
Notes: Classes Tue., Wed., Thu. 9:30 a.m.–
12:30 p.m. or 6:00–9:00 p.m. Two 6-month
terms.
Boston Chinese Evangelical Church
249 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
617.426.5711
Fees: $60
Notes: Sat. mornings. Chinese instruction.
Brockton Adult Learning Center
211 Crescent St.
Brockton, MA 02302
508.580.7000
Fees: Free
Notes: Follows public school calendar. Call for
details. Waiting list.
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association
465 School St.
Lowell, MA 01851
978.454.6200
Fees: Free
Notes: Hours vary. Call for details.
Catholic Charities
185 Columbia Rd.
Dorchester, MA 02121
617.506.6600
Fees: Free
Notes: Must be over 18. Day and evening
classes. ESL and GED.
Chinese Progressive Association—Adult
Education Program
28 Ash St.
Boston, MA 02111
617.357.4499
Fees: $80–$100 for members. $95–$130 for
non-members.
Notes: ESLI, ESLII, ESL Citizenship, and
workplace conversation.
EC Boston
1 Faneuil Hall Sq., Ste. 400
Boston, MA 02109
617.247.3033
Fees: Prices vary.
Notes: Morning and afternoon classes.
English Learner Institute
33 Kearney Sq.
Lowell, MA 01852
978.656.3258
978.656.3267
Fees: Basic English parts 1 and 2, along with
pronunciation. Classes are offered for $200.
Notes: ELI class schedules vary. Mon.–Fri.
day and evening. Non-sequential courses.
Enroll any time.
English Transcultural Center/Catholic
Charities South
169 Court St.
Brockton, MA 02302
508.587.0815, ext. 294
Fees: Summer $25; Fall and Spring
$50/semester.
Notes: Classes begin in September, January
and June. Several classes offered, including
literacy classes for beginners
Expressways to English/Community
Schools
43 Crescent St., 2nd Fl.
Brockton, MA 02301
508.580.7595
Fees: Call for pricing.
Notes: Register in September and January.
Focus—Park Street Church
One Park St.
Boston, MA 02108
617.523.3383
Fees: Prices vary.
Notes: TOEFL prep., conversational and
academic English, and Bible study.
Gray House
22 Sheldon St.
Springfield, MA 01107
413.734.6696
Fees: Free
Notes: One-on-one tutoring, ESL, beginning
reading, math, flexible scheduling.
Greater Boston Hotel Employees/Local 26
Education Program
33 Harrison Ave., 4th floor
Boston, MA 02111
617.832.6699
Fees: Free to members with benefits only.
Some free training available for the public.
Notes: Employees of Local 26 Hotels and
their dependents. Morning and evening
classes. Placement test required. Call for
details.
Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
442 Main St.
Malden, MA 02148
781.322.9777
Fees: Free
Notes: Six levels of ESL Programs. Waiting
list.
International Institute of Greater Lawrence
125 Amesbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01840
978.687.0981
Fees: Free
Notes: All levels. Placement test required.
Morning and evening classes.
International Institute of New England
One Milk St. #4
Boston, MA 02109
617.695.9990
Fees: Free
Notes: Listening and speaking, reading and
writing. Levels vary. Up to level 5.
Jewish Vocational Service
75 Federal St.
Boston, MA 02110
617.399.3131
Fees: Free
Notes: Hyde Park location. Afternoon and
evening classes. 9 hrs/wk.
Language Studies International in Boston
105 Beach St.
Boston, MA 02111
617.542.3600
Fees: Prices vary.
Notes: Elementary to advanced-intermediate
level. TOEFL prep.
Lawrence Community Works
168 Newbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01841
978.685.3115
Fees: $100 for first session. $75 for any
course after that.
Notes: Beginner to advanced levels. Evening
classes, Mon.–Thu. Waiting list.
Lowell Adult Education
408 Merrimack St.
Lowell, MA 01854
978.937.8989
Fees: Free to residents of greater Lowell.
Notes: September–June. Morning and
evening classes, Mon.–Thu. Morning classes
only, Fri.
Massasoit Community College
One Massasoit Blvd.
Brockton, MA 02302
508.588.9100, ext. 1831
Fees: $507 per 3-credit course for MA
residents. $1,125 per 3-credit course for nonMA residents.
Notes: Not for beginning speakers. Must read,
write, speak, and understand basic English.
Non-credit courses available. Call for details.
OISE Boston
31 Saint James Ave., Ste. 940
Boston, MA 02116
617.357.6473
Fees: Prices vary
Notes: All levels. Mornings and afternoons.
TOEFL exam prep.
Pollard Memorial Library Adult Literacy
Program
401 Merrimack St.
Lowell, MA 01852
978.446.7276
Fees: Free
Notes: Call for details, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Ask for Julie Iatron.
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
38 School St.
Springfield, MA 01105
413.737.7450
Fees: Call for fee information.
Notes: Small classes for beginners,
intermediate, and advanced students. Some
one-on-one tutoring available. Mainly serves
Latino community, but all are welcome.
QCC Training & Education Center
280 May St.
Worcester, MA 01602
508.751.7910
Fees: Free
Notes: ESOL levels 1 to 4, ABE and GED
classes.
Quincy Community Action Program
1509 Hancock St., 4th Fl.
Quincy, MA 02169
617.479.8181, ext. 386
Fees: Free
Notes: ESOL morning and evening classes.
ABE evening classes. Waiting list.
Randolph Community Partnership
70 Memorial Pkwy.
Randolph, MA 02368
781.961.8888
Fees: Free
Notes: ESOL (4 levels) and GED. ESOL
classes on Tue. and Thu. 6:30–9:30 p.m. GED
classes on Tue. and Thu. 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Placement tests required for both. No summer
classes.
Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02120
617.427.0060, ext. 5513
Fees: Call for registration fee and non-credit
course fees.
Notes: 6 non-credit ESL levels, 3 levels for
college credit. Day and evening classes.
South Coastal Adult Learning Center
52 MacKinlay Way
Rockland, MA 02370
781.871.8410
Fees: ESOL: $115/10 wks. GED: free.
Notes: ESOL and GED. Must register in
person at superintendent’s office at 99 Church
St., Rockland, MA.
Springfield Vietnamese American Civic
Association
433 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
413.733.9373
Fees: Free
Notes: ESL classes Mon. 9:30–11:00 a.m.
After school program for children, including
English language learners. Primarily serves
Vietnamese community, but all are welcome.
St. Peter’s Church
929 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01610
508.752.4674
Fees: Varies (free to $20).
Notes: Year-round classes for Spanish
speakers starting in August. 9:00–11:00 a.m.,
Mon., Wed., and Fri. Academic year classes
for speakers of all languages starting midSeptember. 10:00 a.m.–noon, Tue. and Thu.
Stoughton Adult Basic Education
232 Pearl St.
Stoughton, MA 02072
508.588.9100, ext. 1301
Fees: Free
Notes: ABE and beginning–advanced ESOL.
Tue. and Thu. 6:00–9:00 p.m. during
academic year. Classes offered by Massasoit
Community College.
Suffolk University CLAS Developmental
English
73 Tremont St., 5th Fl.
Boston, MA 02108
617.573.8677
Fees: $8,214/semester
Notes: ELI Program 22 non-credit hours/wk
with a focus on academic English. TOEFL and
SAT required for admission.
Taunton Adult Education Partnership—Day
Program
(With Bristol Community College and Taunton
Public Schools)
61 Summer St.
Taunton, MA 02780
774.357.3317
Fees: Free
Notes: ESL levels 1, 2, and 3 on Tue. and
Thu. 9:00 a.m.–noon. ABE, pre-GED, and
GED on Mon. and Wed., 9:00 a.m.–noon.
Taunton Adult Education Partnership—
Evening Program
(With Bristol Community College and Taunton
Public Schools)
61 Summer St.
Taunton, MA 02780
774.357.3317
Fees: Free
Notes: ESL levels 1, 2, and 3, ABE, pre-GED,
and GED on Tue. and Thu. 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Training Resources of America—Brockton
231 Main St., Ste. #302
Brockton, MA 02301
508.587.6115
Fees: Free
Notes: ABE and beginning to advanced
ESOL.
Training Resources of America—Salem
10 Federal St., Ste. #22
Salem, MA 01970
978.744.2417
Fees: Free
Notes: ABE and beginning to upperintermediate ESOL.
Training Resources of America—
Springfield
32 Hampden St., #1
Springfield, MA 01103
413.732.2223
Fees: Free
Notes: ESOL starts in September. Tue.–Thu.
4:30–7:30 p.m.
Training Resources of America—Worcester
390 Main St. #806
Worcester, MA 01608
508.753.2991
Fees: Free
Notes: ABE and beginning to advanced
ESOL.
Trinity Baptist Church
1367 Main St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508.588.4668, ext. 106
Fees: $50 registration fee. Scholarships
available. Books for the courses cost $25. Call
for other fee information.
Notes: ESOL
United Methodist Church
523 Main St.
Woburn, MA 01801
781.935.6499
Fees: Free
Notes: Beginning to advanced ESOL.
The Welcome Project
530 Mystic Ave., #111
Somerville, MA 02145
617.623.6633
Fees: Call for fee information.
Notes: Beginning and intermediate ESOL.
Morning and evening classes start in
September and January. Preregistration
required.
YMCA International Learning Center
3 Center Plaza, Ste. 901 (TC Level)
Boston, MA 02108
617.927.8244
Fees: Varies (free to $800).
Notes: Beginning to advanced ESOL. Regular
and intensive classes offered.
Massachusetts Schools With Child Care Facilities
Amherst College
Woodside Children’s Center
155 Woodside Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
413.253.2604
Berkshire Community
College
Norman Rockwell Early
Childhood Center
1350 West St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413.236.3060
413.236.3061
Boston College
Children’s Center
Haley Carriage House
47 Stone Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617.353.5954
Boston University
Children’s Center
985 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617.353.3413
Boston University
Early Childhood Learning Lab
605 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617.353.3410
Brandeis University
Lemberg Children’s Center
MS 044
415 South St.
Waltham, MA 02453
781.736.2200
Bridgewater State University
Children’s Center
Burnell Hall, Rm. 135
66 Hooper St.
Bridgewater, MA 02325
508.531.1244
Bristol Community College
John Boyd Center for Childcare
& Development
Siegel Health Technologies
Building (C Building)
Rm. C112
777 Elsbree St.
Fall River, MA 02720
508.672.0183
508.678.2811, ext. 2145
Bunker Hill Community
College
Child Focus Center
250 New Rutherford Ave.
E Building
Rm. 234E
Charlestown, MA 02129
617.228.2474
Cape Cod Community
College
The Children’s College
Life Fitness Complex
Lower Level
2240 Iyannough Rd.
West Barnstable, MA 02668
508.375.4164
Curry College
Early Childhood Center
1071 Blue Hill Ave.
Milton, MA 02186
617.333.2341
Dean College
Children’s Center
144 School St.
Franklin, MA 02038
508.541.1598
Eastern Nazarene College
Campus Kinder Haus
162 Old Colony Ave.
Quincy, MA 02170
617.328.5530
Framingham State University
The Jeanne M. Canelli Child
Development Lab
100 State St.
Framingham, MA 01701
508.626.4739
Hampshire College
Early Learning Center
893 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
413.559.5706
Harvard University
Botanic Gardens Children’s
Center
26 Robinson St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.496.0595
Harvard University
Harvard Yard Child Care
Center & Oxford Street
Daycare Cooperative
25 Francis Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.547.3432
Harvard University
Peabody Terrace Children’s
Center
900 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.496.9160
Harvard University
Radcliffe Child Care Centers,
Inc.
10 DeWolfe St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.495.3504
Harvard University
Soldiers Field Park Children’s
Center
1 Soldier’s Field Park, 101
Boston, MA 02163
617.495.2680
Holyoke Community College
The Kids Place
305 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
413.538.7742
Lasell College
Holway Child Study Centers—
The Barn
20 Berkeley Pl.
Newton, MA 02466
617.243.2287
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
The David H. Koch Childcare
Center
219 Vassar St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.253.4999
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Eastgate Childcare Center
Building 68
31 Ames St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
and
Building E55
60 Wadsworth St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.253.5907
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Lincoln Laboratory Childcare
Center
758 Marrett Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
781.861.3850
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Stata Childcare Center
Building 32-100
32 Vassar St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.253.1720
Massasoit Community
College
Children’s Center
Fine Arts Building
1 Massasoit Blvd.
Brockton, MA 02302
508.588.9100, ext. 1440
Middlesex Community
College
The Children’s Corner
554 Pawtucket St.
Lowell, MA 01854
978.459.0551, Press 5
Middlesex Community
College
Children’s Village at the Mill
246 Market St.
Lowell, MA 01852
978.459.0551, Press 5
Middlesex Community
College
James Houlares Early Learning
Center
126 Phoenix Ave.
Lowell, MA 01852
978.459.0551, Press 5
Mount Holyoke College
Gorse Children’s Center
27 Morgan St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
413.533.9819
Northeastern University
Russell Call Children’s Center
1 Fencourt St.
Boston, MA 02113
617.373.3929
Northern Essex Community
College
Community Day Care—Early
Learning Center
11 and 20 Ballard Way
Lawrence, MA 01843
978.686.0934
978.686.7196
Northern Essex Community
College
Little Sprouts Child Enrichment
Center
Sport and Fitness Center
100 Elliott Way
Haverhill, MA 01830
877.977.7688
Pine Manor College
Pine Manor Child Study Center
400 Heath St.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617.731.7039
Quinsigamond Community
College
Children’s School
670 West Boylston St.
Worcester, MA 01606
508.854.4220
Regis College
Children’s Center
235 Wellesley St.
Weston, MA 02493
781.768.7000
781.768.7097
Roxbury Community College
Little Sprouts
1234 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 01780
877.977.7688
Salem State University
Preschool Program
262 Loring Ave. (Route 1A)
Upper South Campus
Salem, MA 01970
978.542.6409
Smith College
Center for Early Childhood
Education
Fort Hill
28 Lyman Rd.
Northampton, MA 01063
413.585.3290
Springfield College
Child Development Center
715 Wilbraham Rd.
Springfield, MA 01109
413.788.2451
Springfield Technical
Community College
Armory Sq. Child Care Center
Building 14
Springfield, MA 01102
413.737.3455
Tufts University
Educational Day Care Center
165 Holland St.
Somerville, MA 02144
617.627.3412
University of
Massachusetts—Amherst
Center for Early Education and
Care
21 Club House Dr.
Amherst, MA 01003
413.545.1566
University of
Massachusetts—Boston
Early Learning Center
2 Harbor Point Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
617.287.6195
Wellesley College
Wellesley Child Study Center
Page Building
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA 02481
781.283.2695
Wheaton College (Norton)
Elisabeth Amen Nursery
School
26 East Main St.
Norton, MA 02766
508.285.8220
Williams College
Children’s Center
44 Whitman St.
Williamstown, MA 02167
413.597.4800
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