Bridgewater State College Profile
Bridgewater State College (BSC) is a public liberal arts college located in Massachusetts, offering a broad range of baccalaureate degree programs through its School of Arts and Sciences, its School of Education and Allied Studies and its School of Business.
BSC has the following schools: School of Arts and Sciences; School of Education and Allied Studies; School of Business; School of Graduate Studies; Continuing and Distance Education.
Bridgewater State College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its commission on Institutions of Higher Education. The programs in the School of Business are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The Master of Social Work (MSW) program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has granted accreditation to the following programs in the Department of Counselor Education: Mental Health Counseling (M.Ed.)., Student Affairs (M.Ed.), and School Counseling (M.Ed.). The Department of Counselor Education at Bridgewater State College has made history by being the first counseling program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to achieve this national CACREP accreditation. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
Notable BSC alumni include: Lou Gorman (former general manager of the Boston Red Sox), Peter McNeeley (former professional heavyweight boxer), Joan Menard (former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives), Robert Stack (actor and former host of Unsolved Mysteries), etc.
Ranking Profile:
- Placed in Tier 2 in the category "Regional Universities (North)" by US News & World Report 2011.
* Next: Simmons School of Management
BSC has the following schools: School of Arts and Sciences; School of Education and Allied Studies; School of Business; School of Graduate Studies; Continuing and Distance Education.
Bridgewater State College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its commission on Institutions of Higher Education. The programs in the School of Business are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The Master of Social Work (MSW) program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has granted accreditation to the following programs in the Department of Counselor Education: Mental Health Counseling (M.Ed.)., Student Affairs (M.Ed.), and School Counseling (M.Ed.). The Department of Counselor Education at Bridgewater State College has made history by being the first counseling program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to achieve this national CACREP accreditation. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
Notable BSC alumni include: Lou Gorman (former general manager of the Boston Red Sox), Peter McNeeley (former professional heavyweight boxer), Joan Menard (former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives), Robert Stack (actor and former host of Unsolved Mysteries), etc.
Ranking Profile:
- Placed in Tier 2 in the category "Regional Universities (North)" by US News & World Report 2011.
* Next: Simmons School of Management
