Urban College Of Boston

178 Tremont St 7th Fl, Boston, MA, 02111-1093 - View a map of this school Map

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The Urban College of Boston (UCB) is an independent, co-educational two-year institution located in the heart of downtown Boston. UCB is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to offer programs of study leading to the Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Services Administration and General Studies. UCB also offers a range of certificate programs and continuing education courses....

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School Overview:

  • Urban College Of Boston
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County Suffolk County, MA -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Private, non-profit Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 24 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 646 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 670 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 75% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 75% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,219 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 25% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $275 $1,273

School Notes:

  • The Urban College of Boston was established to provide post-secondary educational and professional mobility to members of the urban community who have been traditionally under-served by higher education.
  • The Urban College was founded by Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD), which is one of the nation's largest community action agencies and Boston's official antipoverty agency. In 1967, ABCD launched the Urban College Program in an effort to meet the educational, employment and career development needs of the adult community. The Urban College Program quickly attracted the enthusiastic collaboration of major Boston area colleges and universities, enabling men and women over the ensuing years to earn academic credits toward undergraduate and graduate degrees while acquiring job-related skills.
  • Twenty years later, preparations began to obtain independent degree-granting status. In May 1993, the Higher Education Coordinating Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts voted unanimously to charter the Urban College of Boston. In January 1994, the Urban College of Boston proudly enrolled its first degree candidates, men and women who had chosen the road to personal and professional fulfillment with an institution created specifically to support and foster their ambitions.
  • UCB serves more than 700 students each semester through associate degree programs in Early Childhood Education, Human Services Administration, and General Studies, as well as a variety of certificate and continuing education program.
  • The Urban College of Boston is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC).
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

  • Robert M. Coard (Boston Herald)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 04:07:33 am
    Robert M. Coard, the leader of the city's most prominent anti-poverty agency for more than 40 years, died yesterday after being stricken with heart trouble over the summer....
  • ‘Going to Town’ to be Swampscott Historical Society topic (Swampscott Reporter)
    posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:47:52 pm
    "Going to Town: Shopping in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, 1890-1950” will be the topic at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, when the Swampscott Historical Society presents speaker Anthony M. Sammarco ....
  • Cape Commerce (Cape Cod Times)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:03:49 am
    Paul G. Bober of Mashpee, an agent with the Boston General Office of New York Life Insurance Co., has become a Registered Representative of NYLIFE Securities LLC by passing an exam administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
  • Emily Schopick and Matthew Robinson (New York Times)
    posted on October 18, 2009 at 02:24:43 am
    Dr. Emily Louise Schopick and Matthew Spencer Robinson were married Saturday evening by Rabbi James Prosnit at Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport, Conn.
  • A champion of the needy to retire after 45 years (Boston Globe)
    posted on July 29, 2009 at 05:24:36 am
    Robert M. Coard, a decades-long crusader for the area’s neediest regarded as an entrepreneur for the poor at the local and national level, is retiring as head of Action for Boston Community Development Inc.

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