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Private,
4 year
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Setting:
Suburban
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Year Established: 1784
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Accreditation:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,739
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Tuition: $25,530
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Room and Board: $10,020
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| Profile: Campuses in Worcester and Leicester, MA
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Programs: ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS: Animal Care, Nursing (R.N.), Veterinary Technology.
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS & CONCENTRATIONS: Business Administration, Computer Game Design, Computer Game Development & Programming, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education (PreK - 3), Elementary Education (1-6), Equine Management, Equine Studies, Exercise Science (Health and Fitness), Forensics, Graphic Design, Hospitality & Tourism, Interior Design, Legal Studies, Liberal Arts, Management, Marketing, Nursing (ADN to BSN), Pre-Veterinary, Psychology, Sports Management, Veterinary Science. |
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Special Features: Career Internships, Clinical Fieldwork and Cooperative Education placements with hands-on experience available in most programs. Facilities include veterinary clinic, preschool, health sciences education center, equestrian center and motion analysis lab, new synthetic turf field. The college is located one hour from Boston, Providence, Hartford. Skiing and snowboarding are within minutes of the college. Worcester is home to 11 colleges and universities with a collective enrollment of 18,000 students. Cross-registration is available.
ATHLETIC TEAMS: Varsity NCAA Division III sports:, men's and women's soccer, tennis, lacrosse, and basketball; men's ice hockey, football, baseball, golf, and lacrosse and women's teams in field hockey, and volleyball. Becker College also has an IHSA equestrian team and cheerleading. |
| Admissions Requirements: Official high school transcript. Additional requirements for Health Sciences majors: 2.5 GPA, and prerequisite courses of at least 2 years of Math (Algebra I or II, Geometry, or Pre-calculus), Biology and Chemistry (with labs) and grades of "C+" or better in these courses. One letter of recommendation from a non-relative is required and a personal essay is optional. |
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