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1071 Blue Hill Ave, Milton, MA 02186

http://www.curry.edu/

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The institutional mission of the College is to develop liberally educated persons who are able to gain and to apply knowledge humanely, intelligently, and effectively in a complex, changing world.

Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, liberal arts-based institution located on a wooded 135-acre campus in Milton, MA just seven miles from downtown Boston. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Curry College offers 20 undergraduate majors, as well as four graduate programs. The College serves a combined enrollment of approximately 4,100 students consisting of 2,000 traditional students from over 40 states and 32 countries, 1,650 continuing education and 450 graduate students. More than 1,400 of its students reside on the Curry campus.

But there is a lot more to know about Curry College than just the fast facts and stats—there are the people of Curry College whom we hope you’ll come to know. People who care deeply about the mission of the College and are committed to the success of every student. People who go beyond everyday expectations, seeking excellence, as evidenced by their actions and achievements.

At Curry, you’ll find an academic environment that is personal and unparalleled in its program offerings. With a 12:1 student faculty ratio, classes at Curry are small and interactive. Direct contact between students and faculty is frequent and ongoing, both within and outside the classroom. At Curry, you can take charge of your educational direction. With a Curry College education, you’ll be prepared to put your knowledge into action and launch a rewarding post-college career with wide opportunities upon graduation.

At Curry College, you’ll instantly become part of a unique, upbeat community with all the resources to help you excel academically, socially, and physically. Whether you’re a resident student or commuter student, we’ll help you find your niche!

Right on campus you’ll find countless sources of entertainment, action, and challenge. You can unwind at the Colonel’s Corner snack bar over a game of pool, meet friends at a movie night, just listen or take a turn behind the mic at a Coffeehouse or Comedy night. Work out in the weight room or exercise your voice in the Currier Times newspaper or campus chorale. Join one of the many student clubs and organizations or volunteer for community service projects.

Life as a Curry student extends beyond the campus, too. You can hike or ski in the nearby Blue Hills Reservation, and will have easy access to big city excitement and resources just seven miles away in downtown Boston.

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Curry College

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Curry College is a private liberal arts-based institution in Milton, Massachusetts that started as the School of Elocution in 1879.

History

The school was founded as the School of Elocution in 1879 on Boston's Commonwealth Avenue by Anna Baright, who married the school's namesake, Samuel Silas Curry, in 1882. Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell was the school's first chancellor. In 1943, the School of Elocution became Curry College.

Academics

Curry College offers certificates bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees in 20 majors.

Curry is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

The Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps Program (Air Force ROTC) is offered through "a cross-enrolled program with Boston University".

Campus

Its main campus in Milton is near the Blue Hills Reservation and seven miles (11 km) from downtown Boston. It includes the former Joan of Arc Academy.

Curry has satellite campuses in Plymouth and classroom locations at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston and at the Medford Police Academy in Medford which offer classes through the Division of Continuing and Graduate Studies.

Student life

Curry has an enrollment of approximately 3,880 students. 2,000 or so are traditional students from roughly 40 states and 23 countries, 1,500 are continuing education students, and about 380 are graduate students. Approximately 1,400 students reside on the Curry campus.

Athletics

Curry College's athletic teams are nicknamed the "Colonels". Sports include ice hockey, baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, cross-country running, and softball. There is a men's rugby club team and an ultimate club.

Publications

The Curry Arts Journal publishes "the work of student writers, artists and photographers". The student newspaper is the Currier Times, which is "published biweekly." The yearbook is entitled the Amethyst.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Colonels

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
2,501
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 22,600
Students Receiving Aid:
78%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 40
Selectivity:
Selective
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Degree Programs at Curry College

Bachelor's Level Programs

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources

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      • Environmental Science
        A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.
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  • Arts & Humanities

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        A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
        A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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      • General Philosophy
        A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
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    • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
      • Fine/Studio Arts
        A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.
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  • Business

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        Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
      A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.
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  • Education

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        A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social foundations of education.
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      • Special Education and Teaching
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        A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.
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        A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.
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  • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
      Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.
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  • Life Science

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      • Biology/Biological Sciences
        Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
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  • Natural Sciences

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      • General Chemistry
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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    • Physics See more schools with programs in Physics
      • General Physics
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
      A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.
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  • Social Sciences

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      • General Psychology
        A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.
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    • Sociology See more schools with programs in Sociology
      • Other Social Sciences
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      • Sociology
        A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
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  • Technology

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      • Computer and Information Sciences
        A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services.
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Master's Level Programs

  • Education

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      • Curriculum and Instruction
        A program that focuses on the curriculum and related instructional processes and tools, and that may prepare individuals to serve as professional curriculum specialists. Includes instruction in curriculum theory, curriculum design and planning, instructional material design and evaluation, curriculum evaluation, and applications to specific subject matter, programs or educational levels.
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  • Security and Protective Service Careers

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    • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
      A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 54%
Men 46%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 53%
Other 38%
African-American 6%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 69%
Out-of-State 31%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Massachusetts 69%
Connecticut 7%
New York 5%
Rhode Island 4%
New Jersey 2%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 57%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (New England Football Conference)
Basketball (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
Baseball (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
Track (Commonwealth Coast Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 22,600    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 21,900    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 700    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,577 21%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,303 22%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 9,520 69%  
Student Loans:
 $ 6,074 71%  
Any Aid:
   78%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 69% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 71%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 463, Math: 458
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 570, Math: 535

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 40.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Recommended
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice

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K-Lynn

Question: What have you heard about Curry College in Milton, MA?

Whenever I tell people I attend Curry College, they just lose interest. It seems like they think it is a bad college. What do you think?
41 months ago
kyle20005
kyle2...

Best Answer

I wouldn't sweat it. At the undergraduate level it really doesn't matter where you go to school. I think Curry has a pretty decent reputation as a small liberal arts college. Make good grades and keep your head up, in the end you'll be on equal footing with people from the so-called "prestige schools".

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