Pine Manor College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Pine Manor College, located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, was established in 1911 by Helen Temple Cooke. The college originally opened as the post-secondary division of the Dana Hall School, Wellesley. It was relocated to its present location in 1965. Commonly abbreviated as PMC, the college is a private liberal arts college for women. It’s campus sits on an area of 60 acres.

PMC offers academic programs leading to associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in fields like biology, communication, history, visual arts, psychology and liberal studies. The college also offers internship and continuing education programs. It is comprised of the following divisions:

• Language Institute
• Leadership Center
• Learning Center

PMC offers a large number of organizations and clubs to its students, including the Anime Club, the Environmental Club, the French Club and the Commuter Club. The college publishes a literary journal known as “Conifers.” It also operates a student radio station called WPMC Radio.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, fine arts, media, and therapy and counseling.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• 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, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• 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.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Pine Manor College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 97% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 441 in 2009-2010 (470 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Pine Manor College provides on-campus housing for 290 of its 470 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 7 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

FINE ARTS (19 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Performance

SCIENCE (16 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology