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Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Mount Wachusett Community College and Springfield Technical Community College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Greenfield Community College, Cape Cod Community College, Berkshire Community College, and Mount Wachusett Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Greenfield Community College, Mount Wachusett Community College, Bristol Community College, and Berkshire Community College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Greenfield Community College.
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Spotlight Massachusetts Schools Related to This Career
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- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
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- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
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- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Lincoln Tech • Somerville, MA
Studying Massage Therapy (completion in 2009)
• 5/1/2011
"I really like this school and I sure learned a lot. However, I do feel as though the career services office should have helped me more than it did."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I would, but that would depend on what they want in a school. I guess I would recommend it to independent people who do not mind the lack of student support. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | It is one of two schools in the area that offers this program. Out of the two, I believe this one is larger and so there are more students. |
| Program Quality | 9 | The school had small classes so the instructors could pay more attention to each student. We had plenty of practice when they held weekly clinics. |
| Instruction | 9 | I felt I learned a lot in a short amount of time. I also felt the instructors I had made the experience great. |
| How Difficult | 8 | I thought it would just be all about rubbing people down. I did not think about the scientific aspect until I was in the program, and science is my weakest subject. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was a mix. At first it was more book learning and I was a bit surprised by that. Toward the last quarter of the course the hands-on work increased greatly. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 2 | The classes were not very flexible. There was only one schedule option for the course. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | They had a good number of instructors. I also felt the classroom offered enough space to learn. The clinics were well maintained. |
| Social Life | 3 | They do not have any extracurricular activities at the school. There were no social activities either. |
| Placement Services | 4 | They did not help me too much with that. I had to do a lot of research to get licensed and find jobs on my own. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | It was okay but I felt there was not enough follow up after graduation. I wasn't given much information about going to get licensed or anything like that. |
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