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Universities_and_SchoolsThe Greater Boston area is home to top American universities, including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wellesley and Boston College Sites:Boston Baptist College Info: Located in a quiet residential neighborhood 7 miles outside central Boston, Boston Baptist College is a noted biblical training center, teaching the relevance of scripture to daily life Boston University Info: Founded to train methodist Ministers, Boston University has grown into a prestigious New England center of academic life, rivaling its better know neighbors to the north Boston College Info: Founded in 1863, Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States. Located on a 116 acre campus six miles from the city center with easy trolley access Berklee College of Music Info: Promotes the study of contemporary music in a liberal arts environment. Founded by MIT engineering alum and pianist/arranger Lawrence Beck in 1945 as the Schillinger House of Music Harvard Info: Established in 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Harvard is named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown. Gibbs College of Boston Info: Located on Newbury street, this 2-year college offers career training emphasizing on business studies, visual communications & design, and IT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Info: Once referred to by England's Prince Charles while speaking at Harvard as "that trade school down the street," the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the undisputed world leader in engineering Tufts Info: Founded in 1852, Tufts is a Research I university. Schools include the Fletcher School for international relations and the only School of Veterinary Medicine in New England Wellesley College Info: Founded in 1870, this all-female college sports the motto "Non Ministrari sed Ministrare" ("not to be ministered unto but to minister"). The 500-acre campus is located in the town of the same name | Top Specialty Search Sites: MetroStart About.com HotelGuide General Search Sites: Yahoo | |
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