Worcester State College

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Worcester State College
Established	1874
Type	Public
President	Janelle C. Ashley
Faculty	168 full-time, 201 part-time
Undergraduates	4,665
Postgraduates	805
Location	Worcester, MA, USA 42°16′03″N 71°50′38″W / 42.267586°N 71.843760°W / 42.267586; -71.843760Coordinates: 42°16′03″N 71°50′38″W / 42.267586°N 71.843760°W / 42.267586; -71.843760
Campus	Urban, 58 acres (0.2 km²)
Colors	Royal Blue      and Gold
Affiliations	NCAA Division III, New England Football Conference
Website	www.worcester.edu/

Worcester State College is a public, four-year college founded in 1874 as Worcester Normal School in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Although WSC traditionally has an emphasis on education, business, and biotechnology, the College offers Bachelors and Masters degrees in over 20 academic disciplines.

It is located at 486 Chandler Street. Janelle C. Ashley, Ph.D is the tenth president and the first female president of the College.

Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 Notable alumni 4 External links

[edit] History

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[edit] Awards

• Worcester State College was the only Massachusetts state college to be placed on the Princeton Review's list of "Best Northeastern Colleges" in 2008. It also made their list in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009.
• WSC was named one of "America's Best Value Colleges" by the Princeton Review in 2007.
• WSC was voted "Best College in Worcester" by Worcester Magazine in 2002, 2006, and 2007.

[edit] Notable alumni

• John J. Binienda, Sr., (B.A.), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1987 - present)
• Mark J. Carron, (attended), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1999 - present)
• Brian Skerry, graduate, B.S. photojournalist who works all over the world, mainly with National Geographic

[edit] External links

• WSC Homepage
• Colleges of Worcester Consortium Homepage

v • d • e Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) Anna Maria • Assumption • Atlantic Union • Becker • Clark • Holy Cross • Cummings • MCPHS • Nichols • Quinsigamond • UMass-Medical School • Worcester State • WPI

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