
Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Quincy College, Northeastern, Middlesex Community College, and Holyoke Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Becker, UMass Boston, Mount Ida College, and Worcester State.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Roxbury Community College, Endicott, Mount Wachusett Community College, and Bunker Hill.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Fitchburg State, Greenfield Community College, Northern Essex Community College, and Cape Cod Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of BU, Northeastern, Clark, and Endicott.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Lasell, Stonehill College, Dean, and Nichols College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Northeastern, BU, Clark, and University of Massachusetts.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Dean, Northeastern, Lasell, and Endicott.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Stonehill College, Merrimack College, Clark, and Suffolk University.
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