Pine Manor College (PMC) Profile

Pine Manor College (PMC) is a private liberal arts women's college located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded in 1911 by Helen Temple Cooke.

Majors offered include Biology; Communication; Economic and Financial Systems; English; History; Management and Organizational Change; etc. PMC is among the most affordable private four-year colleges in the nation offering generous grant and loan options. Resources that are available to eligible students include Individual financial aid counseling with professional staff; Need-based and merit scholarships; Government grants; Student and parent loans; Family payment plans; Financial wellness workshops.

Pine Manor College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). PMC Child Study Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and follows the Massachusetts Board of Education's Early Childhood Program Guidelines as well as the NAEYC Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria.

Memberships and Affiliations include: Association of American Colleges and Universities; Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts; Association of Governing Boards; Women's College Coalition.

Ranking Profile:

- Pine Manor College is listed among Tier 2 National Liberal Arts Colleges (USNWR 2012).

- Placed among Tier 4 Liberal Arts Colleges by US News & World Report 2010. It is also ranked Number One for campus ethnic diversity among BA liberal arts colleges. The ranking is based on the statistical likelihood of any student interacting with other students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

- 1st in Predicted vs. Actual Graduation Rates and 5th overall in Social Mobility according to Washington Monthly 2009 Liberal Arts College Rankings.

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