Bridgewater State College

State: MassachusettsCity: BridgewaterStreet: 131 Summer StreetZIP: 02325Phone: 508-531-1000
Founded by American public education pioneer Horace Mann in 1840, Bridgewater State College has grown from its first home – a single room in the basement of Bridgewater Town Hall – to become the largest of the nine Massachusetts state colleges and the fourth largest of the 29 public college and university campuses in the commonwealth.
Academics
Approximately 10,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at the college; the full-time faculty numbers 300-plus, representing a net gain of more than 50 since 2002.
Learning and Studying Opportunities at BSC include:
Undergraduate and Graduate On-campus Education
Distance Education
On-line Courses and Certificate Programs (through Ed2Go and Gatlin)
Continuing Education
Study Abroad
Engaged Student Learning
ROTC Program
Summer Program
Arts for Youth Program
While maintaining its historic focus on the preparation of teachers, Bridgewater State College provides a broad range of baccalaureate degree programs through its School of Arts and Sciences, its School of Education and Allied Studies and its School of Business. At the graduate level, the college offers the Master of Arts and Master of Science in select disciplines, as well as the Master of Arts in Teaching, the Master of Education, the Master of Public Administration, the Master of Science in Management and the Master of Social Work. In addition, Bridgewater State College prepares current and future educators for postbaccalaureate and postmaster’s licensure.
BSC offers a number of distance learning opportunities, which is a flexible and convenient option for motivated learners seeking an alternative to the traditional classroom experience. For distance learning classes students use either the Internet or videoconferencing technology.
Vital to the long-term success of the institution is its recognition throughout the state and nation as an educational leader in the use of technology to improve teaching and learning. Through the extensive information technology and distance education resources available at Bridgewater State College, including the unique John Joseph Moakley Center for Technological Applications, the college has made technology an integral component of teaching and learning on campus, and seeks to become a regional center for the enhancement of teaching through technology for PreK-12 teachers and college faculty.

Prospective students may apply for financial aid, which is designed to provide students with supportive and comfortable environment as well as help of the counselors in obtaining the necessary funds. Financial aid is accomplished through the awarding of grants, loans and student work programs.