Curry College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Curry College is located in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in the year 1879 by Anna Bright. It was then known as the School of Elocution. The campus is set on an area of more than 130 acres. The college offers its students a wide variety of degrees and certificate programs through the academic departments of applied technology, communication, education, fine arts and applied arts, humanities, management, natural science and mathematics, nursing, politics and history, psychology, sociology, and criminal justice.

Curry College supports a number of student clubs and organizations. Among those available on campus are the Commuter Club, Education Association, MultiCultural Student Union, Newman Club, and Student Government Association. In addition, the students publish a bi-weekly newspaper called the "Currier Times." The athletics department fields teams in football, soccer, basketball, hockey, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, cross country, and softball. The teams are known as the Colonels.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, media, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,097 in 2009-2010 (2,708 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students and graduate students are 18%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Curry College provides on-campus housing for 1,424 of its 2,708 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 17 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (New England Football Conference), basketball (Commonwealth Coast Conference), baseball (Commonwealth Coast Conference), and track (Commonwealth Coast Conference).

Graduate School Focus

Curry College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (147 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (6 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (35 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (34 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MEDIA (102 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (17 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (134 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (185 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Psychology