Framingham State College
Standing in a beautifully landscaped 73-acre campus in the heart of the suburban town of Framingham, 20 miles west of Boston, is Framingham State College (FSC), the first state-financed school in the United States that was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann, a representative of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and an American education reformer. The Framingham State College was initially opened as a school for the training of teachers. Today, it is a college whose aim and mission is to provide students with a wide range of liberal arts programs using the most advanced learning technologies.
Offering over 25 Bachelor of Arts degree programs for undergraduate students as well as graduate programs for professionals seeking higher education, the college is able to live up to its goal of developing students to their full potential to equip them to deal with the demands of the ever-changing 21st century workplace.
Currently, there are 5,903 students enrolled at FSC, 3,828 of them undergraduate students and the rest enrolled in graduate programs. To assist these students, the college has a full-time faculty staff of 168, 83% of whom hold a doctorate or the highest degree possible in their field of study. With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, teachers are able to focus more on their students’ individual learning needs.
Cost of tuition and fees for academic year 2009-2010 for full-time, in-state, undergraduate students is US$6,540 and for out-of-state students, US$12,620. These costs do not include room and board for which students need to pay an additional US$5,248.
Financial aid by way of loans, grants, scholarships and on-campus employment is provided for students who may find the cost of admission to FSC too steep. On-campus housing is available at six undergraduate residence halls.
For more information about admissions, financial aid or online learning opportunities such as distance education degree programs and online classes, please contact Framingham State College.
