Massasoit Community College was founded in 1966, and
named for Massasoit, the Great Sachem of
the Wampanoag. Massasoit Community College
offers associate degree programs in arts, sciences, and applied
sciences, and one-year and short-term certificates for a range of
occupations and interests. Corporate and job skills training
courses, personal enrichment classes, theater and concert
performances, and programs for high school students, younger
children, and seniors are among the other offerings available to
the residents of Southeastern Massachusetts.
Student
body
Massasoit is one of the largest of the 15 community colleges within the Massachusetts
Public Higher Education system. In Fall 2008, there were 7,394
students (4,526 FTEs) enrolled for credit: 6,113 in Brockton and 1,281 in
Canton.[citation
needed]
The FY 2008 annual unduplicated headcount for credit students
was 10,614 (4,504 FTEs).[citation
needed]
Over 4,600 students annually enroll in non-credit community
education or workforce development courses.[citation
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Programs of
study
Massasoit offers associate degree programs in 18 majors,
including occupation-specific programs and liberal arts.
- Certificate programs include Dental Assistant,
Medical Assistant, and
Office Technologies
(certified by the Board of Higher
Education) and more than two dozen short-term certificates,
including Child Care, Computer Repair,
Computerized
Accounting, MRI, Office
Skills, Phlebotomy, and Publishing.
- Students choose among options in Business
Administration, CIS, Liberal Arts, and Visual Arts. They also have
the option of selecting programs that facilitate transfer to a
four-year college.
- All occupation-specific programs have an employer advisory
committee to keep the program relevant and up to industry
standards.
- Courses are offered during the day, evening, and through
Weekend
College. Distance education courses are offered completely
online or as hybrid courses where some on-site attendance is
required.
- There is an articulation agreement to earn a
bachelor's degree from the Eastern Nazarene College in
Quincy, Massachusetts.[1]
Tuition
- Tuition and fees for a full-time student (12 credits, or 4
classes) per semester: $1,644.00 ($137.00 per credit)[citation
needed]
- Books per semester for full-time student (12 credits, or 4
classes): $800 to $1000.[citation
needed]
- 36% of first-time, full-time matriculated students receive
financial aid.[citation
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- Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2008: $35,336,091.[citation
needed]
Campuses
Massasoit Community College has three campuses, located in
Brockton, Canton, and Middleboro with
modern classroom facilities, laboratories, and computer
centers.[citation
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The Brockton campus is a 100-acre
(0.40 km2) facility, which began construction in
1969 and completed in 1978, with a number of modern academic
buildings, a student center, library, day care, two theaters, radio
and TV studios, and a field house which houses a swimming pool,
basketball court, racquetball courts and weight room. The
Conference Center at Massasoit is adjacent to this campus and is
available for meetings and functions.[citation
needed]
The Canton campus is a multi-level facility
on 18 acres (73,000 m2) in the Blue Hills area south of Boston.
Specialized labs, art studios, and CAD and Macintosh computer labs support the technical and
visual arts programs on campus. The campus is home to the Milton
Art Museum, Akillian Gallery, and the College’s Professional
Development Center. The building was formerly the property of an
associate's degree granting two-year institution named the Blue
Hills Regional Technical Institute, linked scholastically to
the Blue Hills Regional
Technical School serving the same geographic area as the high
school covered, and acquired by the Massasoit college in
1985.[citation
needed]
Athletics
Massasoit is a member of the NJCAA, in which it has won three national titles:
Men's Division
II Baseball (1993) and Men's
Soccer (1986 and 1987). The college currently offers varsity
sports in women's and men's soccer, women's and men's basketball,
softball, and baseball. In the past, it has also offered hockey,
golf, tennis, and women's volleyball programs.[citation
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Faculty and
staff
- There are currently 124 full-time faculty and 354 part-time
faculty.[citation
needed]
- There are 239 full-time administrators, professionals, clerical
and maintenance workers, and 317 part-time staff.[citation
needed]
- Over 70% of classes are taught by part-time, adjunct
professors.[citation
needed]
Notable
alumni