#450 Worcester State University

Worcester, MA, has grown from a teacher training school to a comprehensive public institution with programs spanning from biomedical sciences, business, humanities, and behavioral sciences to the ...
GBH

As small Mass. colleges struggle with finances, students grapple with cost-cuts

When Hampshire College announced that it would shut down this year, the news rippled across New England, home to many other ...

Westfield State University helps lead the state’s first Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day

Massachusetts has officially recognized its first Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day, with students and staff from ...
MassLive

Which Central Mass. school districts had the most students enroll in higher education?

Scroll down to find a searchable Worcester County school districts database of graduates attending higher education institutions. Across Central Massachusetts, 10 school districts saw more than 80% of ...
MassLive

Mass. is investing in free tuition, but completion rates still need to be addressed

Editor’s note: This article has been updated on Tuesday, April 14 to clarify completion rates from 2016 to 2025 are 6-year data points that don’t fully include the time period when free tuition ...

Mass. college closing after 80 years, laying off 150 employees in first round of cuts

After eight decades, a Central Mass. college is permanently closing at the end of the year and laying off at least 150 ...
The Business Journals

Massachusetts colleges await two key bills that could offset federal funding losses

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The BRIGHT Act will invest in ...
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Another small Mass. college to shut down this summer

Another small Massachusetts college is shutting its doors, underscoring the mounting strain on tuition-dependent schools across the state and New England. Anna Maria College in Paxton announced ...