Cambridge College
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Cambridge College is a private
, non-profit college based in Cambridge
, Massachusetts
, specializing in adult education
.
It offers distance learning and blended learning
programs toward undergraduate and graduate degrees in education
, counseling, psychology
, management
, health care management, and human services. Cambridge College operates regional centers in Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts
, Augusta, Georgia
, Ontario, California
, Chesapeake, Virginia
, Memphis, Tennessee
, and San Juan, Puerto Rico
. There are 1,552 undergraduate students and 5,375 graduate students enrolled at Cambridge College.
The School of Education offers graduate teacher and educational administrator preparation and licensure programs leading to M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees, or to the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study. The National Institute for Teacher Excellence in Cambridge combines an five-week summer program for adult students with an on-line or local-campus component and leads to a graduate degree in education.
The School of Management grants Master of Management
and the Master of Management in Health Care degrees. Students enrolling in the health care managerial competencies degree program must have 5–10 years of experience.
The School of Counseling and Psychology
offers an several different M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology degrees. Several of these degrees fulfill requirements for the educational portion of the licensure process in the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. A Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) is also available in Counseling and Psychology.
The college is one of 1,900 "military-friendly" institutions belonging to the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) consortium.
at Newton College of the Sacred Heart
. Students in education programs were given individual attention: for example, through critiques of videotaped student performance on the job. Within two years, Brown and Goldsmith were directing the IOE, and later affiliated the IOE with Antioch College, where Brown was named Dean. In 1979, Brown began the 18-month process of elevating the graduate program to an independent, fully accredited institution that was named Cambridge College. John Bremer was invited to Cambridge College (2005-08) where he was appointed to the Elizabeth J. McCormack Chair in the Humanities.
by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
.
A 2003 Wall Street Journal article reported that in 1996, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges had cited "quality control of academic achievement" as an "issue of overriding concern which is central to the academic credibility of the college." The article discussed the college academic standards, and the formal teaching.
The College and all its degree programs are authorized by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. The College is authorized to operate and offer selected degree programs in their states by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education, the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, and the Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Cambridge College is authorized for operation as a postsecondary education institute by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in the state of Tennessee.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
, non-profit college based in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, specializing in adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
.
It offers distance learning and blended learning
Blended learning
Blended learning refers to a mixing of different learning environments. It combines traditional face-to-face classroom methods with more modern computer-mediated activities. According to its proponents, the strategy creates a more integrated approach for both instructors and learners. Formerly,...
programs toward undergraduate and graduate degrees in education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, counseling, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, health care management, and human services. Cambridge College operates regional centers in Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
, Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
, Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
, Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, and San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
. There are 1,552 undergraduate students and 5,375 graduate students enrolled at Cambridge College.
Degree programs
Cambridge College grants B.S. and B.A. degrees in human services, psychology, management studies and multidisciplinary studies. All bachelor's degree programs are designed for students with work experience.The School of Education offers graduate teacher and educational administrator preparation and licensure programs leading to M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees, or to the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study. The National Institute for Teacher Excellence in Cambridge combines an five-week summer program for adult students with an on-line or local-campus component and leads to a graduate degree in education.
The School of Management grants Master of Management
Master of Management
The Master of Management is a post-graduate master’s degree awarded to students who normally complete a one to two year program of graduate level coursework in business management at an accredited academic institution. As the program is designed for students interested in entering leadership...
and the Master of Management in Health Care degrees. Students enrolling in the health care managerial competencies degree program must have 5–10 years of experience.
The School of Counseling and Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
offers an several different M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology degrees. Several of these degrees fulfill requirements for the educational portion of the licensure process in the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. A Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) is also available in Counseling and Psychology.
The college is one of 1,900 "military-friendly" institutions belonging to the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) consortium.
History
Cambridge College had its beginnings as an innovative graduate program created by Eileen Moran Brown and Joan Goldsmith in the newly created Institute of Open Education (IOE) in 1971 formed by John BremerJohn Bremer
John Bremer is an internationally-known educator and Socratic philosopher who has been professionally involved with education and teaching for more than half a century. Now in his elder years, in 2008 he retired as a senior scholar teaching at Cambridge College in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he...
at Newton College of the Sacred Heart
Newton College of the Sacred Heart
Newton College of the Sacred Heart was a small women's liberal arts college in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. It opened in 1946 and merged with Boston College in June 1974....
. Students in education programs were given individual attention: for example, through critiques of videotaped student performance on the job. Within two years, Brown and Goldsmith were directing the IOE, and later affiliated the IOE with Antioch College, where Brown was named Dean. In 1979, Brown began the 18-month process of elevating the graduate program to an independent, fully accredited institution that was named Cambridge College. John Bremer was invited to Cambridge College (2005-08) where he was appointed to the Elizabeth J. McCormack Chair in the Humanities.
Accreditation
Cambridge College is fully accreditedEducational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
.
A 2003 Wall Street Journal article reported that in 1996, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges had cited "quality control of academic achievement" as an "issue of overriding concern which is central to the academic credibility of the college." The article discussed the college academic standards, and the formal teaching.
The College and all its degree programs are authorized by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. The College is authorized to operate and offer selected degree programs in their states by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education, the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, and the Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Cambridge College is authorized for operation as a postsecondary education institute by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in the state of Tennessee.
External links
- Article: "It Became Cambridge College", a lecture by founder John Bremer
- Cambridge College website