Massachusetts students have a variety of options for technical education
Massachusetts is home to some of the nation's top colleges and universities. However, a four-year liberal arts education isn't for everyone. For students seeing a more career-oriented education, the Bay State also has a number of options. From the Massachusetts Bay all the way to Western Mass, students throughout the state will find a tech college that has the right trade for them.
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield Technical Community College provides technical education in Western Massachusetts. Students at STCC may pursue either an associate degree or a professional certificate in a wide variety of programs. Associate programs at STCC include early childhood education, nursing, nuclear medicine technology, respiratory care, sonography, surgical technology, mechanical engineering and architectural technology. The college offers certificate programs in areas such as automotive technology, medical assisting, television production, dental assisting, computer-aided drafting and design, cosmetology and construction management.
Springfield Technical Community College
Armory Square
Suite 1
PO Box 9000
Springfield, MA 01102-9000
stcc.edu
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Established in 1908, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology graduates over half its students in three years. Located in Boston's South End, the institute provides some options for student housing, but is primarily a commuter school. Students may pursue one of a baker's dozen of career programs including computer technology, electrical technology, practical electricity, opticianry, architecture, electronics engineering and medical electronics engineering.
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
41 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-423-4630
bfit.edu
Porter and Chester Institute
Porter and Chester Institute serves the entire Commonwealth with three campuses in Chicopee, Westborough and Canton. Students at PCI can pursue associate degrees in careers such as electrical technology, medical assisting, automotive technology, practical nursing, computer-aided design and drafting and dental assisting. The program focuses on teaching students things employers look for in prospective entry-level hires, emphasizing hands-on learning. In addition to the technical skills needed to get the job done, Porter and Chester also teaches its students effective work habits that help them keep jobs once they get them.
Graduates of PCI enjoy lifetime career placement assistance. In the lead up to graduation, students engage in an intensive search for their first job in the field with the assistance of PCI's graduate employment specialists.
Porter and Chester Institute
5 Campanelli Cir.
Canton, MA 02021
781-830-0350
porterchester.com
Salter College
Salter College provides its students with the best of both worlds--a technical, career-oriented education balanced with the broad base of the liberal arts. The college services Central Massachusetts from the town of West Boylston. Salter offers three associate degree programs, including medical assisting, office administration and accounting. Additionally, the college offers seven professional certificate programs such as medical assisting, medical billing and coding, massage therapy, culinary arts, office support specialist, business office support and computerized accounting.
Salter College
184 West Boylston St.
West Boylston, MA 01583-1700
508-853-1074
saltercollege.com
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