Western New England College

175 px|Western New England College seal
175 px|Western New England College seal
[source]
Drive By: Western New England College

School Description

Provided by Western New England College

Western New England College facilitates student learning. The College prepares students to bring multiple perspectives of understanding to help them achieve balance and flexibility as proactive solution seekers in the rapidly changing global environment in which they work and live.

Western New England College is committed to being a leader regionally and recognized nationally in providing integrated professional and liberal learning. The College is characterized by a synergy that results internally from the collaboration of its programs in Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Law and externally from the important strategic partnerships and alliances forged with the local and regional business, educational, and civic communities.

The College provides excellence in teaching for all students--full-time, part-time, undergraduate, graduate, and law--in an environment that proactively supports achievement and success in academics for all students and where all activities, curricular and co-curricular, are viewed as educationally purposeful. All students are regarded as a resource in excellence whose special talents and attributes will be challenged by their educational program to assure success in their professional and personal development and lives.

< Collapse

Western New England College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Western New England College is a private, independent, coeducational college founded in 1919. Located on a classical suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, it serves approximately 4,000 students on its main campus and at six satellite sites within Massachusetts. Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered through the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Law. It is commonly known by its acronym, WNEC.

In its America's Best Colleges rankings released August 18, 2007, U.S. News and World Report lists Western New England College in the top tier of its "North" category among colleges and universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's programs.

Western New England College is one of 258 colleges featured in Student Horizons' Colleges of Distinction guide, profiling American colleges that are the "best places to learn, to grow, and to succeed".

History

The Springfield Division of Northeastern College, known as Springfield-Northeastern, was established in 1919. Evening classes, held in the YMCA building on Chestnut Street in Springfield for students studying part-time, were offered in law, business, and accounting. The first 13 graduates were recognized in 1922 with the degree of Bachelor of Commercial Science. In 1923 the first seven law graduates were recognized. In 1951 the Springfield Division of Northeastern University became Western New England College. Western New England College was chartered on July 17, 1951.

On April 26, 1956, 34 acres for the current Wilbraham Road campus were purchased. In that same year the first day program was started; it was in engineering, with 53 students enrolled. The first building, originally known as East Building and later renamed Emerson Hall in recognition of Western New England College’s first trustees chairman, opened in 1959.

The charter was expanded in 1959 to permit the college to grant the bachelor’s degree in any field of business administration, science, engineering, education, and law, and certain master’s degrees. The School of Arts and Sciences was established in 1967, and the college received accreditation as a general purpose institution in 1972.

< Collapse

Read the full entry on Wikipedia

Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Golden Bears

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
3,170
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
> More Students & Campus Life

Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 23,064
Students Receiving Aid:
93%
> More Expenses & Financial Aid

Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 50
Selectivity:
Selective
> More Admissions

Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Men 63%
Women 37%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 81%
Other 11%
Hispanic 3%
African-American 3%
Asian 2%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 59%
In-State 41%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Massachusetts 41%
Connecticut 23%
New York 15%
New Jersey 5%
New Hampshire 4%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 62%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (New England Football Conference)
Basketball (Great Northeast Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Great Northeast Athletic Conference)
Track (Great Northeast Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 23,064    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 21,600    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,464    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,874 19%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,271 14%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 7,444 83%  
Student Loans:
$ 5,593 87%  
Any Aid:
  93%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 75% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 98%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 480, Math: 480
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 570, Math: 600

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 50.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Not Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Western New England College

Associate's Level Majors
Bachelor's Level Majors

Photos

  • 175 px|Western New England College seal
    175 px|Western New England College seal [source]

Videos

  • Drive By: Western New England College
Tell This School You're Interested!
Why is this important?