Massachusetts community colleges
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Massachusetts community colleges are a network of public two-year institutions in Massachusetts that provide accessible, affordable higher education and workforce training across the state.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts public higher education system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
network of community colleges
ⓘ
public higher education system ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts state universities
University of Massachusetts system ⓘ regional employers ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Massachusetts Department of Higher Education ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationLevel | two-year college ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
transfer pathways to four-year institutions
ⓘ
workforce alignment ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
federal financial aid
ⓘ
state appropriations ⓘ tuition and fees ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
|
| hasCharacteristic |
campuses distributed across the state
ⓘ
lower tuition than four-year public institutions in Massachusetts ⓘ open-access mission ⓘ open-admissions policies ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| offers |
English as a Second Language programs
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associate degrees ⓘ certificate programs ⓘ continuing education ⓘ dual enrollment opportunities for high school students ⓘ noncredit workforce training ⓘ remedial education ⓘ transfer programs ⓘ workforce development programs ⓘ |
| policyArea | public higher education in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
closing equity gaps in higher education
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improving degree completion ⓘ increasing college participation rates ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
accessible higher education
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affordable higher education ⓘ workforce training ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Massachusetts communities
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | Massachusetts General Laws on public higher education ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| supports |
economic development in Massachusetts
ⓘ
workforce development in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
adult learners
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first-generation college students ⓘ local residents ⓘ low-income students ⓘ workforce retraining participants ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | community college system ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Massachusetts public higher education system