Hebrew College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Hebrew College is located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. It was established in 1921 and today offers certificates, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Jewish studies, Jewish liturgical music and Jewish family education, among others. The institute also offers online courses, continuing education programs for adults and youth programs.

Hebrew College is home to the following institutes:

• Eli and Bessie Cohen Summer Institutes
• Hasidic Text Institute
• Jewish Music Institute
• Me’ah Graduate Institute
• Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education

Hebrew College offers on-campus organizations and clubs like the Conversational Hebrew Club and the Prozdor Alumni Association. The college publishes a magazine, Alumni. It also offers financial aid to eligible students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and religion and philosophy.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Other specialized institutions.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 219 in 2009-2010 (81 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 3% of enrolled students and graduate students are 97%.

Students under 25 years old represent 9% of the student body. About 48% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Rabbinical Studies (MHL/Rav)
• Religious/Sacred Music