Becker College is an undergraduate and graduate, career-focused private college. We offer a supportive and inclusive learning community that prepares graduates for their first to last careers. Becker's undergraduate, graduate, and online and evening programs provide students with skills, knowledge, hands-on experience, and agility to adapt to an ever-changing global society.
Becker College is one of the 25 oldest institutions in the U.S., tracing its history from the union of two Massachusetts educational institutions founded in 1784 with a charter signed by American Revolutionaries John Hancock and Samuel Adams, and the other in 1887. Today, the College's nearly 1,800 students live and learn on the College's two distinctively New England campuses, located six miles apart, in Massachusetts's heart.
Becker College will become nationally recognized as an innovative, creative institution renowned for its focus on delivering to the world highly educated students with the ability and agile mindset to be entrepreneurial, socially responsible global citizens. They can navigate the complexities of a rapidly changing world.
Becker College provides transformative learning experiences in a socially responsible, inclusive community—anchored by its Core Values—which promotes academic excellence, inspires innovation and entrepreneurship, fosters an agile mindset, and prepares graduates to contribute to a global society increasingly focused on change.
In an age where students on more than 200 campuses are petitioning their school's trustees to invest in a more environmentally and socially conscious way, including going "fossil-fuel-free," the proactive investment policy adoption from Becker is surprisingly unique. In 2015, the Board of Trustees mandated a 100% social impact goal for its endowment. The journey to a 100% social impact investment goal was completed on June 30, 2017. Becker has taken a proactive step to become one of the first higher education institutions to invest its full endowment toward positively impacting social, environmental, and economic sectors.
Core Values:
- We are committed to providing the best educational experience possible for every student.
- We seek to develop the strengths and talents of all community members so they can achieve their personal best.
- We develop and pursue the highest standards in all that we do and promote a continuous improvement climate.
- We strive for quality in staffing, facilities, programs, and services.
- We promote honesty and transparency in support of student and employee success.
- We encourage responsible decision-making and conflict resolution that respects the dignity of others.
- We believe that differences and diversity strengthen our community.
- We respect and value all people and their perspectives.
- We foster a community of open and honest dialogue that encourages an unfettered exchange of ideas, with civility and respect, to empower all.
- We believe in the value of community service and engagement and being active citizens of the world.
- We are dedicated to developing responsible citizens of the world who are committed to social justice for all by providing opportunities for service, social justice education, and engagement.
- We share a passion for making our community and the world a better place.
- We uphold behaviors that contribute to the development of a lively community.
- We adhere to policies that respect all members of the community.
- We behave ethically toward each other and to those in the communities we serve.
- We provide a range of social, educational, cultural, and recreational programs and events designed to expand and enhance our community's experiences.
- We are committed to developing an interactive, collaborative, and innovative community that encourages working creatively within and across disciplines.
- We believe in the transformational power of dreams and aspirations and foster an environment rooted in creative thought, inquiry, and self-discovery.
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