Framingham State College
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| Framingham State College | |
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| Framingham, MA, USA |
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| Enrollment |
3,892 undergraduate |
| Faculty | 161 full-time 125 part-time (2004) |
| School type | Public |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 73 acres (0.3 km²) |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Established | 1839 |
| Homepage | http://www.framingham.edu |
Framingham State College is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA. It offers undergraduate programs in a range of subjects from Art to Biology to Communication Arts, and graduate programs including MBA, MEd, and MSc. The college also has undergraduate degree evening programs along with online courses.
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[edit] History
As the first secretary of the newly created Board of Education in Massachusetts, Horace Mann instituted sweeping school reforms. A centerpiece of these changes was the creation of an experimental normal school, the first one in the United States, in Lexington, with Cyrus Peirce as its first principal or president.[1] A companion was opened the next year in Bridgewater. Growth forced the normal school's relocation to West Newton in 1843, followed a decade later by a move to the present site on Bare Hill in Framingham.
In 1922, the Framingham Normal School granted its first Bachelor of Science in Education degrees in conjunction with a four-year study program. Ten years afterward, with degreed teachers becoming the norm, the normal schools were renamed State Teachers Colleges. This was changed again in 1960 to the State College at Framingham when Bachelor of Arts degrees were added. At present, Masters' of Education, Arts, and Science degrees are granted as well.
[edit] Timeline of name changes
The school has had several names in the past:[2]
- 1839 opened as the Normal School;
- 1845 designated State Normal School;
- 1932 became State Teacher's College at Framingham';
- 1960 became State College at Framingham; and
- 1968 became Framingham State College.
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[edit] External links
- Framingham State College
- 150th Anniversary pages - includes a history of the college, information on past presidents, photos.
- Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Education and Teaching Excellence
- John Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition
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