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Curry College

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.

Campus Location

1071 Blue Hill Ave
Milton, MA 02186-2395
USA
Main Tel: (617) 333-2900
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, media, nursing and emergency medicine, and therapy and counseling.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor59121
Master1393

Students

Student enrollment was 3,182 in 2007-2008 (2,786 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 27,540
Room$ 5,920
Board$ 5,070
Books and supplies$ 800
Other$ 1,200

Financial Aid: Curry College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Curry College provides on-campus housing for 1,423 of its 2,786 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

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).

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men65%
Women70%
All67%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal468-585
Math471-550

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (148 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DESIGN (5 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

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

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (26 awarded)

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

MEDIA (76 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (16 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (138 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (213 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (46 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Curry College with government-defined occupation categories.)

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