Cambridge College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - OustandingQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - GoodCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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Cambridge College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 2,135 students enrolled. This institution was founded in 1971 and is one of the 27 colleges located in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Academic Offerings

Cambridge College will give you the opportunity to obtain an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, master's degree, postmaster certificate, or doctoral degree.

Majors
Offered
41
Cambridge College follows a trimester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 41 majors. The most popular concentrations are Education, Management, Business, Psychology, and Medical. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a good sign. Nevertheless, if you wish to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Cambridge College student retention rate is perfect at 100% (well above Massachusetts average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students definitely love their stay at this school.

Student Retention
100%
Good
The graduation rate at Cambridge College is low: 30%.

Student to faculty ratio at Cambridge College is good, 8:1. Learn more information regarding instructors at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is fairly high - about $17,200 per year. The additional fees at Cambridge College beyond tuition are about $100; this comes to a total of $17,300 a year.

Read the details about Cambridge College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The college will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Cambridge College is $50.00. The graduate application fee is $50.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Cambridge College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (617) 868-1000 or check Cambridge College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
B-
Dicey
Cambridge College provides a distance education program, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a solid option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Cambridge College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Cambridge College.

Based on the college crime data, Cambridge College seems to be a generally safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Cambridge College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Cambridge College
500 Rutherford Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
02129, USA
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