The Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield (CCGS) is a consortium of accredited colleges and universities located in
Hampden County in
Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts, known colloquially as "western Mass," is a region in Massachusetts, one of the six U.S. states that make up the New England region of the United States. Western Massachusetts has diverse topography; 22 colleges and univ ...
, in and around the city of
Springfield. Formed in 1971, the consortium provides various benefits to the students enrolled in its member institutions. It includes four-year public and private institutions as well as two-year community colleges, all of which are non-profit schools accredited by the
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC ) is an American educational organization that accredits private and public secondary schools (high schools and technical/career institutions), primarily in New England. It also ...
.
Benefits
The CCGS members commonly share academic coursework calendars to allow for students from one college to take classes at another, if desired, while paying the same tuition and fees to their home institution. All the member schools share library resources, and jointly promote institutional events. Member institutions may also organize additional initiatives such as the Creative Alternatives to the Textbook workshop, a multi-lecture event organized to aid students in finding reliable sources online as an alternative to traditional textbooks.
Members
The association consists of the following schools:
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American International College
American International College (AIC) is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts.
History
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885 by Calvin E. Amaron who sought to create an institution of higher ...
,
Springfield, MA
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Bay Path University
Bay Path University is a private university in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States. Bay Path offers both all-women bachelor's degree programs (both on-campus and online) and co-educational graduate programs.
Founded in 1897 as the Bay Pa ...
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Longmeadow, MA
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Elms College
The College of Our Lady of the Elms, often called Elms College, is a private Roman Catholic college in Chicopee, Massachusetts in the United States.
History
The Sisters of St. Joseph and the Diocese of Springfield co-founded Elms College as ...
,
Chicopee, MA
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Holyoke Community College,
Holyoke, MA
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Springfield College
Springfield College is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The institution's mission, called the Humanism, Humanics philosophy, calls for educating students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service ...
,
Springfield, MA
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Springfield Technical Community College,
Springfield, MA
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Western New England University,
Springfield, MA
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Westfield State University
Westfield State University (commonly known as Westfield State) is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational college in America.
History
In 1839, Horace Mann founded ...
,
Westfield, MA
See also
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List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts
There are 114 colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include fourteen Carnegie Classification of Institutions of H ...
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Five College Consortium
The Five College Consortium (often referred to as simply the Five Colleges) comprises four Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts colleges and one university in the Connecticut River Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts: Am ...
References
External links
Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield Office of the Registrar, American International College
Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield Academic Support, Springfield College
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Universities and colleges in Springfield, Massachusetts
College and university associations and consortia in the United States
1971 establishments in Massachusetts