Colleges in Northampton MA for women: Liberal arts school in Springfield area, bachelor's degrees & masters programs in Hampshire County. Undergraduate & graduate education in New England, 2 hours from Boston & 3 hours from NYC.
Smith College: Smith College, situated just two hours from Boston, in Northampton, Massachusetts, is a private, independent women's liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Overwhelmingly, women choose Smith for its outstanding academic reputation. If you want intellectual challenge, you are free to choose from more than 1,000 course offerings in more than 50 areas of study in the social sciences and history, the arts, languages, literature, mathematics and the natural sciences.
Boston is two hours away, and New York City is within a three-hour drive. And Hartford's Bradley International Airport is just 45 minutes from Smith. Overwhelmingly, women choose Smith for its outstanding academic reputation. That’s as it should be; as one of the nation’s top liberal-arts colleges, Smith exists to promote the life of the mind. If you want intellectual challenge, you are free to choose from more than 1,000 course offerings in more than 50 areas of study in the social sciences and history, the arts, languages, literature, mathematics and the natural sciences.
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England College (WNEC) is a private institution offering Undergraduate and Graduate Degree programs in the career fields of Arts and Science, Business, Engineering, and Law. At WNEC, there are a wide-range undergraduate majors, while Graduate studies range from certificates to master degrees programs, including a Master of Business Administration.
There are about 2,550 full-time undergraduates. When the part-time undergraduates, law students, and graduate students are included, the total enrollment is about 3,700. Our faculty members have world-class credentials, with advanced degrees from top universities around the globe.
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) regionally accredits Western New England College and all of its programs. The School of Business is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Hampshire College in Amherst, Western Massachusetts, is a private liberal arts college offering Bachelor of Arts degree & Certificate programs in a variety of career fields, from microbiology to filmmaking, social entrepreneurship to quantum physics. Hampshire College draws on the resources of four other nearby institutions —Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst—which together form the Five College consortium, one of the oldest and largest in the country.
At Hampshire, your education focuses on personalized, independent work, close collaboration with faculty, and hands-on experience through study abroad, short-term field studies, internships, volunteer work, advanced independent projects, and much more. Hampshire’s exceptionally rich, intellectually demanding academic program allows students to develop diverse courses of study reflecting their interests.
The College supports a number of programs and centers that focus on new, emerging areas of study that aim to establish novel combinations of disciplines or to integrate learning with community-based or socially conscious endeavors internal and external to the college. Many of these centers and programs become established as ongoing activities at the college, while others emphasize issues of current interest.
Hampshire College is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
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Based in Baltimore MD, Behavioral Health & Leadership Dynamics (BHLD) provides organizational training, management training, individual & executive coaching services to professionals, supervisors, managers, senior personnel, executive directors, board members, and CEOs.
Our certification programs are taught onsite and online to individuals & corporations in Massachusetts, and across the U.S.
Aligned with best practices in the field of coaching and human services, BHLD life coaching and leadership training programs are highly-regarded by governmental agencies, the private sector, and the healthcare community.
Distance education offers a flexible & convenient way to learn, and allows you to schedule your study around your work & family life.
BHLD’s coach training is accredited by the Centers for Credentialing and Education (CCE).
In addition, BHLD is approved as an authorized sponsor of continuing education by the following organizations: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC); American Psychological Association (APA); and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).
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Fast-Track Certification Programs for Individuals: CEUs available for some professionals
- Life/Spiritual Mentor
- Life Coach
- Master Life Coach
- Health & Wellness Practitioner
- Corporate Life Coach
- "Start Your Business" - Online Course as a Add-on to the certification programs
Fast-Track Corporate Training for Businesses & Organizations:
- Corporate Life Coach
- Leadership Coach
- Executive Coach
- Organizational Consultant
We also provide Continuing Education for coaches, professional counselors, psychologists & social workers.
Located in Amherst MA, just 90-minutes drive from Boston, Amherst College is an undergraduate, residential, liberal arts college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree program in 37 fields of study. Majors include Biology, Classics, Economics, Environmental Studies, and more. Amherst is widely regarded as one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling a diverse group of approximately 1,600 young men and women. We are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
Special features include the open curriculum; opportunities for collaborative faculty-student research, community-based learning, and participation in colloquial and special seminars throughout the year
Amherst brings together the most promising students, whatever their financial need, in order to promote diversity of experience and ideas within a purposefully small residential community. Working with faculty, staff, and administrators dedicated to intellectual freedom and the highest standards of instruction in the liberal arts, Amherst undergraduates assume substantial responsibility for undertaking inquiry and for shaping their education within and beyond the curriculum.
Amherst College is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, a town of 35,000 people in the western part of the state. The college’s 1,000-acre campus is adjacent to downtown Amherst.
Bachelor of Arts Degree Majors include:
- American Studies
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Asian Languages and Civilizations
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- European Studies
- Film and Video
- Geology
- History
- Mathematics
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Psychology, and more....
Located just 90 minutes west of Boston in South Hadley MA, Mount Holyoke College is a premier research liberal arts college for women, offering the Bachelor of Arts degree with 50 majors, dual-degree programs, 2 Masters Degrees, and other certificate programs. Course categories include Computer Science, Economics, Chemistry, Sociology, and more.
Renowned for its academic rigor and internationalism, the first of the Seven Sisters (the female equivalent of the once predominantly male Ivy League), Mount Holyoke established higher education for women as a serious endeavor. With outstanding support services, and access to the Five College Consortium, Mount Holyoke students enjoy a rich intellectual life with far-reaching rewards.
Our 2,200 students hail from 48 states and nearly 70 countries. One in three students is an international citizen or African American, Asian American, Latina, Native American, or multiracial. Thirty-six percent of incoming first-year students were in the top 5 percent of their high school classes.
Mount Holyoke College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
Bachelor of Arts Degree programs for women:
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Chinese (minor)
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Studies
- History
- International Relations
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sociology, and more...
Further studies include:
- Dual Degree Programs
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Arts in Psychology
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