Fitchburg State College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Fitchburg State College was established in 1894 as the State Normal School in Fitchburg. John G. Thompson was the first president of the college. The college name was changed to State Teachers College at Fitchburg in 1932 and to State College at Fitchburg in 1960. It was given its present name in 1965. The college is located on 30 acres of land in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It offers more than 50 undergraduate degrees and certificate programs.

Fitchburg State has officially recognized more than 60 student clubs and organizations. Some of them include the Student Government Association, English Club, Sigma Pi, Filmmaker's Society, Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Table Top Gaming Club, Phi Sigma Sigma, Biology Club, Nursing Student Association and Alpha Sigma Tau.

The athletics department of Fitchburg State fields several men's and women's sports teams like basketball, baseball, field hockey, football, cross country, soccer, ice hockey, track and field and lacrosse, which compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III and in the New England Football Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, computer science and engineering, and photography and commercial art.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,761 in 2009-2010 (5,318 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 39% of enrolled students and graduate students are 61%.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Fitchburg State provides on-campus housing for 1,557 of its 5,318 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (New England Football Conference), basketball (Massachusetts State College Athletic Association), baseball (Massachusetts State College Athletic Association), and track (Massachusetts State College Athletic Association).

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (14 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (154 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (73 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (24 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (507 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (29 awarded)

• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Plastics Engineering Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (148 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (33 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (40 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (64 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (39 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (41 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology