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55-448: The college offered more than 40 undergraduate degree programs including nursing programs, a veterinary science program, and video game design and development programs. The college's 2016–17 enrollment was 1,892. Becker College has more than 21,000 alumni. The institution comprised two separate campuses located six miles apart, each with its own residence halls, library, dining hall and academic facilities. Becker's Leicester campus

110-580: A Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria . During the Industrial Revolution , successive housing booms resulted in the building of many millions of Victorian houses which are now a defining feature of most British towns and cities. In the United Kingdom , Victorian houses follow a wide range of architectural styles. Starting from the early classicism inherited from Regency architecture ,

165-485: A laurea , the student must complete a thesis, but a less demanding one than required for the old laurea (typically, a non-research thesis). There is not necessarily a laurea course for every discipline. For instance, for disciplines as Medicine or Jurisprudence only laurea magistrale courses are provided. First professional degrees sometimes contain the word Doctor , but are still considered undergraduate degrees in most countries, including Canada . For example,

220-684: A Postgraduate degree course. In the Postgrad, only students graduating from Stricto Sensu courses, that is, academic or professional master's and doctoral degrees and are given the titles of Master or Doctor, respectively. For students of the Lato Sensu – specializations, MBA programs and Post-MBA programs – is given certificates of completion and the title Specialist. Graduate degrees in Brazil are called "postgraduate" degrees. Education in Uruguay

275-629: A competitive equestrian team for Becker College students, boarding, and lessons for the public at the Becker College Equestrian Center, located in Paxton, Massachusetts . A teaching facility which includes a veterinary clinic that can see clients for wellness care and non-urgent medical and surgical care for dogs, cats, other small mammals, and birds, located on the Leicester campus. A teaching facility that gives students

330-475: A new home at the nearby Worcester Polytechnic Institute . Both campuses occupy historic districts with buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Worcester campus was located on Sever Street in the residential Elm Park neighborhood, not far from downtown Worcester, which is about 40 miles west of Boston. Purchased in 1854 using public funds, Elm Park is recognized as one of

385-679: A result of their close cooperation, the two were formally consolidated in 1977 as the Worcester campus and Leicester campus of Becker College. In April 2011, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts designated Becker as the home of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI). The Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI) was a statewide center, designated by the Commonwealth, for academic cooperation, entrepreneurship, and economic development across

440-542: A total of 419 faculty and staff, representing a 17:1 student/faculty ratio. The college offers Bachelor, Associate, and Accelerated Degree Programs, in 2014 Becker College launched a Master of Arts in mental health counseling and in 2016 launched a Master of Science in nursing. The Master of Science degrees in International Business and Organisational Psychology were discontinued at the end of the academic year 2019/20. All programs were fully accredited through

495-530: Is a colloquial term for an academic degree earned by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. In the United States, it is usually offered at an institution of higher education , such as a college or university . The most common type of these undergraduate degrees are associate degree and bachelor's degree . Bachelor's degree typically takes at least three or four years to complete. In some other educational systems, undergraduate education

550-506: Is a membership charity which campaigns for Victorian architecture. In the United States, Victorian house styles include Second Empire , Queen Anne , Stick (and Eastlake Stick ), Shingle , Richardsonian Romanesque , and others. Early in the Victorian era (up to the 1840s) houses were still influenced by the classicism of Regency styles . However the simplicity of Regency classicism fell out of favour as affluence increased and by

605-462: Is compulsory for a total of nine years, beginning at the primary level, and is free from the pre-primary through the university level. In 1996, the gross primary enrollment rate was 111.7 percent, and the net primary enrollment rate was 92.9 percent. Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for Uruguay as of 2001. There are three levels of postsecondary education: Victorian house In Great Britain and former British colonies ,

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660-1002: Is post-secondary education up to the level of a master's degree; this is the case for some science courses in Britain and some long-cycle medicine courses in other European countries. These degrees can be categorised as basic or first professional degrees. In the United Kingdom , a bachelor's degree is the most common type of undergraduate degree. Some master's degrees , known as integrated master's degrees, can be undertaken immediately after finishing secondary education ; these courses are usually extended versions of bachelor's degree programs, taking an additional year to complete. Most bachelor's degrees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take three years to complete, with some notable exceptions, such as Medicine taking five years (these, like integrated master's degrees, are master's-level qualifications that include study at bachelor's level). In Italy ,

715-545: The laurea (formerly laurea triennale , meaning "three-year laurea ") is the most common type of "undergraduate degree". It is equivalent to a bachelor's degree and its normative time to completion is three years (note that in Italy scuola secondaria superiore or Lyceum [secondary or grammar school], takes five years, so it ends at 19 years of age). Not to be confused with the old laurea —now called laurea magistrale —which typically used to last five or six years. To earn

770-490: The Edwardian era was the last sustained period in which great houses were built in large numbers. Many of these harked back to earlier periods of English architecture , for example: Victorian-era homes in eastern American cities tend to be three stories those in western American cities tend to be two-story houses or one-story cottages. This is not representative of a typical Victorian-era home in all regions. Although

825-678: The Industrial Revolution which saw a migration of workers from the countryside to the cities, resulted in successive housing booms in the 1850s and 1870s that saw the creation of millions of houses. These catered not only for the rich and the new "middling-classes" but also for the poor. In deprived areas, Victorian houses were often very small, for example, back-to-back houses built in extremely cramped conditions. Some of these areas became slums or 'rookeries', and were later cleared. Some smaller, two-up two-down houses still survive, for example in Salford, Greater Manchester . Victorian houses for

880-877: The Italianate style gained influence in the 1840s and 1850s, and the Gothic Revival style became prevalent by the 1880s. Later in the Victorian era , the Queen Anne style and the Arts and Crafts movement increased in influence, resulting in the transition to styles typically seen in Edwardian houses. Victorian houses are also found in many former British colonies where the style might be adapted to local building materials or customs, for example in Sydney , Australia and Melaka , Malaysia . The Victorian Society

935-533: The Medical Secretarial course was introduced and became a national model that attracted a number of students. With a critical need for student housing in the area, in 1939 the college purchased a late- Victorian house , built in 1893 on Cedar Street. This home became the first Becker dormitory. In 1974, Becker and Leicester began working together to expand academic offerings and provide broader social and recreational opportunities for their students. As

990-598: The University Reform of 1918 , a series of reforms that took place in the Universidad de Córdoba that further changed the Argentine educational system. Currently there are three levels: For a better understanding of education levels in Brazil, it is necessary to understand the structure of the higher education in the country. The present Brazilian system is organized according to the law that establishes

1045-837: The Washburn Square-Leicester Common Historic District . Classes are held in the Arnold C. Weller Academic Building (former site of the Bancroft School ) and the Health Science Center on the Sever Street Quad, as well as in the Design Center (Graphic, Interior and Game) on Cedar Street, which also houses a Mac Lab and motion-capture suite. A multi-purpose gymnasium and dining hall are features of

1100-431: The 1850s the Italianate style influenced domestic architecture which now incorporated varying quantities of stucco . From the 1850s domestic buildings also became increasingly influenced by the Gothic Revival , incorporating features such as pointed, projecting porches, bay windows , and grey slate. In addition to general architectural influences, this progressive change in style resulted from several other factors. In

1155-434: The 1850s, the abolition of tax on glass and bricks made these items cheaper yet a suitable material and the coming of the railway allowed them to be manufactured elsewhere, at low cost and to standard sizes and methods, and brought to site. There was also progressive introduction from the 1850s of various building regulations. There are a number of common themes in Victorian housing: In Victorian times, population growth, and

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1210-527: The 23 community colleges with a transfer associate degree and a minimum grade point average to obtain guaranteed admission to more than 20 of the Commonwealth's four-year colleges and universities. Argentine higher education system is based on the Spanish higher education system , which is basically a Continental education system (in contrast to the model in the English-speaking world). During

1265-594: The Collaborative Learning Center, in former homes and typical "three-deckers" for which Worcester is famous. On Worcester's quad is a monument commemorating the pitching of the first perfect game in professional baseball, on June 12, 1880, by Lee Richmond of Worcester, against Cleveland, in a National League game. The game took place on the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds , where the college, and much of

1320-682: The Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program in Canada is considered an "undergraduate degree". However, in the United States, most first professional degrees are considered graduate programs by the U.S. Department of Education and require students to already possess an "undergraduate degree" before admission. These degrees are not research doctorates and are therefore not equivalent to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Many countries offer bachelor's degrees that are equivalent to American graduate degrees. For example,

1375-626: The Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees offered in the U.S. are equivalent to the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS or MBChB) degree. In the United States and sometimes in Canada, an associate degree is a two-year degree. It is occasionally undertaken as the beginning of a four-year degree. Some two-year college systems have articulation agreements with four-year institutions in their state, which specify which courses transfer without problems. The Arizona General Education Curriculum certification (AGEC), awarded for

1430-544: The Gilbert R. Boutin Student Center, and within three blocks on Cedar Street are six of the 11 residence halls found on the Worcester campus, Merrill, Davis, Lincoln, Colton (Becker's first residence hall in Worcester, purchased in 1939), Cedar, and Willow Hall, a brick apartment-style building. Beeches, Miller, Maple, and Bullock Halls also serve dormitories. Lining Roxbury Street are office buildings, campus police and

1485-698: The Leicester Student Center. The Leicester campus was also home to many of the college's athletic teams that play home games on Alumni Field. The equestrian team practice and host competitions at the Becker Equestrian Center in nearby Paxton, Massachusetts , and the hockey team host home games at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts . One of the most prominent buildings on

1540-729: The Leicester gymnasium and the Lenfest Animal Health Center, the college's veterinary teaching clinic, which was open to the public for appointments during the academic year. Around "the grove" are the Borger Academic Center which houses classrooms, laboratories and the Daniels Hall auditorium, Marsh Hall (classrooms, offices and the Collaborative Learning Center); Susan E. Knight Hall (dining hall, rooms and offices) and

1595-922: The Massachusetts digital and video games ecosystem. In 2014, the college launched its first master's degree, a Master of Arts in mental health counseling. The following year, the college signed a memorandum of understanding with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus to establish the Yunus Social Business Centre @ Becker College. The centre was established in partnership with the Seven Hills Foundation and will focus on identifying real-world social problems and creating innovative, self-sustaining solutions to transform lives and communities. In May 2017, Becker College welcomed its 11th president, Nancy P. Crimmin. In March 2021, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education said

1650-480: The May House included Ralph Waldo Emerson , William Lloyd Garrison , Booker T. Washington , George Hoar , May's brother-in-law, Bronson Alcott , and his daughter Louisa May Alcott . It is known that the young author spent summers at the May House and it has been reported that she wrote some of her works from her room on the third floor. The house currently serves as a residence hall. The college broke ground in

1705-482: The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). In 2016, 100% of Becker nursing students passed their Registered Nurses examination. The game design program at Becker has been recognized on The Princeton Review's list of top undergraduate schools to study game design from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, the program was ranked at number five. The Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI)

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1760-465: The college would have had to severely curtail its programs, sell assets and take on additional debt to stay open past the end of the spring 2021 semester. In May 2021, the college announced plans to lay off 329 employees at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year, at which point it closed permanently. Becker offered more than 40 degree programs ranging from Animal Sciences and Criminal Justice and Game Design to Nursing and Veterinary Sciences. Becker had

1815-463: The college's financial situation had become "sufficiently uncertain" to threaten its long-term viability. The statement added that the department "believes that the institution is unlikely to sustain full operations through the next academic year". A few weeks later, college trustees announced that the school would, indeed, close. They said that because of losses sustained during the COVID-19 pandemic ,

1870-973: The college. He went on to purchase and manage the Rockford Business College in Rockford, Illinois , and the Freeport Business College in Elgin, Illinois . After Becker's successes in the Midwest, he moved east, managing a school in Pottsville, Pennsylvania , before arriving in Worcester to lead the business department at Hinman College. In 1887 he established Becker's Business College in the Clark building at 492 Main Street in Worcester. On opening day, one student showed up. By

1925-402: The completion of an Associate of Arts , Associate of Science , or Associate of Business degree, indicates the completion of all bachelor's degree lower-level course work and permits the student to transfer to any of the three state universities and several private universities as a third-year student or "junior". To obtain an AGEC certification, one must: Although an AGEC certification meets

1980-651: The end of the week 30 were in attendance. The college offered courses in bookkeeping, penmanship, arithmetic, shorthand and typing for both men and women. E.C.A. Becker was a member of the Worcester Board of Trade and the Worcester Economic Club. In his free time he enjoyed hunting in Maine, a hobby showcased by two large moose heads that adorned the Becker reception office until the early 1930s. He

2035-594: The first purchases of land for a public park in the United States. The campus area belonged to the Lincoln family (noted for governors Levi Lincoln Sr. and Levi Lincoln Jr. , and much of it is in the Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District , which includes some historic properties owned by the college. The Leicester campus was adjacent to the historic center of that town, and a number of buildings on that campus are included in

2090-763: The former Leicester campus was the Rev. Samuel May House, built in 1835 and officially recognized in 2008 as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Rev. Samuel May was a leading anti-slavery figure for over three decades and a prominent individual in the New England literary community during the mid-1800s. His wife was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as well as an outspoken proponent for women's suffrage. Frequent visitors to

2145-584: The founder, Ephraim Allen of Sturbridge and Samuel Swan of Leicester were members of the inaugural class. All three later graduated from Harvard College . The Leicester Academy became defunct in 1917. According to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Leicester Academy existed until 1952, when it became Leicester Junior College. Three years after the Leicester Academy centennial, in 1887, Becker's Business College

2200-464: The general public often incorrectly refers to a Victorian-era house as a Victorian- style house, Victorian era refers to a time period and not to a style. Although architectural historians generally agree that about eight primary architectural styles were prominent in the United States and Canada during the Victorian era, Victorian-era residential architecture in the United States and Canada

2255-812: The guidelines and bases for national education – Law n. 9.394 of 20 December 1996. The classification of institutions of higher education happens according to their academic organization, and the following names are possible: Universities, University Centers, Colleges and Integrated Schools, Colleges and Institutes and Centers of Technological Education. The higher education courses have two different academic levels, known as Undergraduate or Post Graduation. These degrees, have subdivisions in which are distributed programs of higher education in Brazil, and they may be bachelors, licentiates, and associates, for Undergraduate levels. As for specializations, there are MBAs, Post-MBAs programs and for Post-graduation there are academic master's, professional master's degrees and doctorates. At

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2310-413: The middle classes and upwards tended to have accommodation for servants, often employed to carry out the considerable labour required to keep the house, including its fireplaces, clean and well stocked. Victorian houses of the middle and upper classes aspired to follow the purest forms of contemporary architecture, for example, the Gothic Revival or Queen Anne styles. The Victorian era , together with

2365-452: The neighborhood, now stands. The Leicester campus was in a traditional, rural setting, located six miles west of Worcester. Students are shuttled between Leicester and Worcester for classes and events. The historic Leicester Common was a centerpiece to the campus, which includes three historic buildings, once stately homes that the college transitioned into residence halls, Lane, Winslow and Hitchcock. Behind those halls, on Old Main Street, are

2420-596: The opportunity to assess a crime scene, in terms of understanding the nature of physical evidence, located on the Worcester campus. Becker College once fielded 17 intercollegiate athletic teams that competed in the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to becoming an NCAA institution in the fall of 1998, Becker competed in junior college athletics. The 2007–08 women's basketball team

2475-436: The requirements for the bachelor's degree Lower Level it may or may not meet any prerequisite requirements for any given degree program. Associate degrees with an AGEC certification are often custom tailored with electives to meet the prerequisite requirements for the program and university the student wishes to transfer to. Virginia's community college has signed system-wide agreements, allowing students who graduate from one of

2530-516: The spring 2011 on a new campus center in Leicester. The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Campus Center was opened in September 2012. The new building was adjacent to the previous student center and houses a dining hall and fitness center as well as academic, office, and social spaces. Becker has two campus libraries with a combined collection of 73,467 cataloged items as well as periodicals and newspapers Becker College offered equine academic programs,

2585-417: The undergraduate level, there are still community colleges and further education courses. At the undergraduate level, the bachelor's degrees, licentiates and technologist, provide undergraduation diplomas, while colleges and Extension courses provide certificates of completion. The law formalizes a B.A., B.S., Licentiate or Technologist degrees, according to the student's education, and is prerequisite to begin

2640-472: Was a procession of styles borrowed from countries and historical styles. One feature that became popular in the Victorian era was the use of wooden gingerbread trims to create ornate embellishments to decorate their homes. This was a reinterpretation of European Gothic Revival architecture using timber that was abundantly available in North America. With the invention of steam-powered scroll saw ,

2695-473: Was a statewide center, designated by the Commonwealth, for academic cooperation, entrepreneurship and economic development across the Massachusetts digital and video games ecosystem. Established in 2011 and based at Becker College, MassDiGI was the result of creative collaboration among academia, industry and government, aimed at fostering the growth of the game industry and innovation economy. After Becker College closed in 2021, MassDigi continued to operate, from

2750-487: Was also known to have had a pleasant sense of humor. Upon his death in 1907, the college had an average annual enrollment of 200 students. Graduates excelled in the counting rooms of Worcester's manufacturing and mercantile establishments and on their civil service examinations. In 1907, E.C.A. Becker's wife Mary Charlotte Becker formed a corporation to manage the college, serving as treasurer, with son-in-law Walter S. Doud as president, and daughter Eva M. as clerk. In 1938

2805-739: Was an associate member of the NECC. The equestrian team was a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA/ Zone 1, Region 1). The women's ice hockey team, which was introduced in the fall of 2014, was a member of Eastern College Athletic Conference Northeast (ECAC). Their website has been archived by d3archive.com at beckerhawks.com.d3archive.com 42°16′07″N 71°48′43″W  /  42.2685°N 71.8119°W  / 42.2685; -71.8119 Undergraduate degree An undergraduate degree (also called first degree or simply degree )

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2860-514: Was founded. Edward Carl Anton (E.C.A.) Becker founded Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts , in 1887 and served as its president from 1887 through 1907. Becker was born in Peoria, Illinois , on April 30, 1855. He attended Peoria Bryant & Stratton Business College , graduating from both the business and telegraph departments. Following graduation, he served as a teacher and principal at

2915-499: Was home to Leicester Academy , founded in 1784. The campus was situated within the town common, which in the 18th century, consisted of a tavern, a meetinghouse and the first home built in Leicester, now known as the May House. Colonel Ebenezer Crafts of Sturbridge and Jacob Davis of Charlton saw a need to provide schooling for children of modest families who lived in Central Massachusetts. The state legislature

2970-561: Was petitioned, funds were raised and, in 1784, Leicester Academy was founded. The charter was signed by Governor John Hancock , and Samuel Adams , President of the Massachusetts State Senate ; major benefactors included Moses Gill , a future lieutenant governor. It was the third academy founded in post-independence Massachusetts, after the founding of Governor Dummer Academy at Byfield in 1782 and of Phillips Academy at Andover in 1778. Samuel C. Crafts , son of

3025-789: Was the first team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The soccer, tennis, field hockey, golf, basketball, baseball, volleyball and softball teams competed in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC). The football team was a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). Men's ice hockey was an associate member of the CCC. Women's lacrosse was a member of the New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA). Men's lacrosse

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