Newbury College-Brookline

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Newbury College, established in 1962 and also known as the Nighthawks, is a private college located in Brookline, Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. The college offers bachelor's degree, associate’s degrees, and certificate programs in more than 30 different career oriented subjects. The college also offers continuing education program in several subjects. Nighthawks operate several schools and departments which include:

• School of Arts, Science and Design
• School of Business Management
• School of Hotel and Restaurant Management

Nighthawks enroll an impressive number of international students. Nighthawks have an active campus life. The college operates several student clubs, organizations and councils. Some of the operating clubs and organizations include Class Council, Innkeepers Club, Multicultural Student Union and Orientation Leaders. The students of Newbury College also operate a radio station known as WNBY Student Radio.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in hospitality, business and management, design, cooking and culinary arts, and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,058 in 2009-2010 (929 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Newbury College-Brookline provides on-campus housing for 341 of its 929 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Eastern College Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (71 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (29 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (25 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

HOSPITALITY (27 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Restaurant/Food Services Management

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (3 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MEDIA (14 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

• Psychology