Cambridge College
| Cambridge College | |
|---|---|
| Motto | for working adults |
| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Private non-profit[1] |
| Endowment | $8.5 million[2] |
| President | Deborah Jackson |
| Undergraduates | 1,552[3] |
| Postgraduates | 5,375[3] |
| Location | Cambridge, MA, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.cambridgecollege.edu |
Cambridge College is a private, non-profit college based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in adult education.
It offers distance learning and blended learning programs toward undergraduate and graduate degrees in education, counseling, psychology, management, health care management, and human services. Cambridge College operates regional centers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts, and in Georgia, California, Virginia, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico.[4] There are 1,552 undergraduate students and 5,375 graduate students enrolled at Cambridge College.[3]
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[edit] Degree programs
Cambridge College grants B.S. and B.A. degrees in human services, psychology, management studies and multidisciplinary studies. All bachelor's degree programs are designed for students with work experience.
The School of Education offers graduate teacher and educational administrator preparation and licensure programs leading to M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees, or to the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study. The National Institute for Teacher Excellence in Cambridge combines an five-week summer program for adult students with an on-line or local-campus component and leads to a graduate degree in education.
The School of Management grants Master of Management and the Master of Management in Health Care degrees. Students enrolling in the health care managerial competencies degree program must have 5–10 years of experience.
The School of Counseling and Psychology offers an several different M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology degrees. Several of these degrees fulfill requirements for the educational portion of the licensure process in the sates of Massachusetts and Connecticut. A Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) is also available in Counseling and Psychology.
The college is one of 1,900 "military-friendly" institutions belonging to the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) consortium.[5]
[edit] History
Cambridge College had its beginnings as an innovative graduate program created by Eileen Moran Brown and Joan Goldsmith in the newly created Institute of Open Education (IOE) in 1971 formed by John Bremer at Newton College of the Sacred Heart.[4][6] Students in education programs were given individual attention: for example, through critiques of videotaped student performance on the job. Within two years, Brown and Goldsmith were directing the IOE, and later affiliated the IOE with Antioch College, where Brown was named Dean. In 1979, Brown began the 18-month process of elevating the graduate program to an independent, fully accredited institution that was named Cambridge College. John Bremer was invited to Cambridge College (2005-08) where he was appointed to the Elizabeth J. McCormack Chair in the Humanities.[7]
[edit] Accreditation
Cambridge College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[8]
A Wall Street Journal article reported that in 1996, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges had cited "quality control of academic achievement" as an "issue of overriding concern which is central to the academic credibility of the college."[9] The 2003 article accused Cambridge College of unbalanced academic standards, noting issues of entrance requirements, the rate of graduation, and little formal teaching.[9]
Cambridge College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The College and all its degree programs are authorized by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. The College is authorized to operate and offer selected degree programs in their states by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education, the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, and the Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Cambridge College is authorized for operation as a postsecondary education institute by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in the state of Tennessee. |url=http://www.cambridgecollege.edu/academics/index.cfm
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "College Navigator: Cambridge College". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=165167.
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "College Navigator". U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=165167. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b "Factbook"
- ^ American Association of State Colleges and Universities. "SOC Consortium". http://www.soc.aascu.org/Default.html.
- ^ John Bremer (January 11, 2008). "It Became Cambridge College". http://jbremer.blogspot.com/.
- ^ [1]
- ^ New England Association of Schools and Colleges. "Cambridge College". http://cihe.neasc.org/about_our_institutions/roster_of_institutions/details/13595.
- ^ a b Daniel Golden (22 September 2003). "Colleges Ease Way For Teachers to Get Advanced Degrees". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB106417924734622400.html. Full article online at [2]
[edit] External links
- Article: "It Became Cambridge College", a lecture by founder John Bremer
- Cambridge College website
Coordinates: 42°22′09″N 71°06′41″W / 42.3693°N 71.1114°W / 42.3693; -71.1114
