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Size	73 acres (0.3 km²)
Established	1839
School type	Public
Location	Framingham, Mass., USA
Enrollment ¹	3,892 undergraduate 2,264 graduate
Faculty ²	161 full-time 125 part-time
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Black and Gold
Home page	framingham.edu

'Framingham State College' offers small, personalized classes to undergraduate and graduate students on a traditional New England campus. The public college prides itself on its friendly, family-style community.
Student success is central to the mission of the college, which is located in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Many options are available for student support, including programs to help freshmen transition to college. The college also has a well-developed honors program for exceptional students.

When students are asked why they chose to attend Framingham State College, they mention its, interesting course offerings, exciting location, sense of community spirit, and, of course, its affordable cost.

The breadth of programs offered by Framingham State College reflects diverse faculty expertise. Undergraduate programs range from Art to Biology to Communication Arts, while graduate offerings include the MBA, MEd, and MS. The college also has undergraduate degree evening programs along with online courses.

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History

History

As the first secretary of the newly created Board of Education in Massachusetts, Horace Mann instituted sweeping school reforms. A centerpiece of these changes was the creation of an experimental normal school, the first one in the United States, in Lexington, with Cyrus Peirce as its first principal or president.^[1] A companion was opened the next year in Bridgewater. Growth forced the normal school's relocation to West Newton in 1843, followed a decade later by a move to the present site on Bare Hill in Framingham.
In 1922, the Framingham Normal School granted its first Bachelor of Science in Education degrees in conjunction with a four-year study program. Ten years afterward, with degreed teachers becoming the norm, the normal schools were renamed State Teachers Colleges. This was changed again in 1960 to the State College at Framingham when Bachelor of Arts degrees were added. At present, Masters' of Education, Arts, and Science degrees are granted as well.

★ Framingham State College

★ 150th Anniversary pages - includes a history of the college, information on past presidents, photos.

★ Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Education and Teaching Excellence

★ John Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition