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Cambridge College maintains regional locations in and Oversight and Communications across the offering undergraduate, graduate and post- The Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs Office maintains over- graduate degrees and certificate programs. sight of the Cambridge College regional locations (sites). Regional site directors represent the College policies and procedures to students • Cambridge College Lawrence — Lawrence, MA and local agencies and act as the local authority in the chain of com- • Cambridge College Springfield — Springfield, MA munications. Administrative, academic and operations offices at the • Cambridge College Puerto Rico — Guaynabo, PR main campus engage with the regional Cambridge College offices • Cambridge College Southern California — Rancho Cucamonga, CA for purposes of strategic planning, information sharing, and problem solving. Regional site directors and faculty are the first choices when students have information needs or concerns. The main campus Cambridge College is accredited by the New England Commission of offices collaborate with the regional offices in supporting the needs of Higher (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher our students throughout the nation. Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc). Additionally, Cambridge College has sought and received state approval to operate in the states in which the regional locations are located. All College programs are evaluated for consistency and quality control Lawrence throughout the main campus and regional locations by the Office of Springfield Academic Affairs and Deans of the Schools. Massachusetts educa- tor licensure degree programs are approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Malden, Massachusetts.

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288 Academic Catalog 2018-2019 • Oct 02, 2018 Cambridge College Lawrence 280 Merrimack Street, 5th Floor, Lawrence, MA 01843 • 617-873-0484 • lawrence.cambridgecollege.edu

Cambridge College is recognized in Lawrence as a member and or store research materials. Live 24/7 reference librarian support supporter of the community, serving to secure the economic prosper- is available via instant messaging; There are tutorials for advanced ity of tomorrow’s workforce by expanding access to quality, flexible searching methods and specialized online guides offering instruc- and affordable higher education to the Lawrence community. The tion and resources for doing research in all programs. For students College equips students with the tools and resources that are critical wishing to visit a traditional physical library, the Traditional Libraries to their success inside and outside of the classroom. tab offers a drop down menu pertaining to each physical campus with information on recommended libraries close to each campus and The College has been a local leader in adult education and symbol of open for public use. access to quality education since 2003, serving Lawrence and com- munities throughout the Merrimack Valley. With academic programs Academic Support chosen to enhance the career advancement of community members, the College is a model for higher education services supporting Academic support is available by appointment and strongly encour- diverse student needs. aged. Specialists can assist with the reading and understanding of texts and assignments. They can also help with planning, organizing, with study skills and with writing. Seeking out support earlier rather Location and Facilities Regional Locations of Cambridge College than later helps ensure academic success. In September 2016 the Lawrence location moved to a larger space at 280 Merrimack Street, on the fifth floor of this newly renovated Computer Lab and IT Support building. Located in the heart of the Riverwalk, the new campus offers students large modern classrooms, improved technology, student- The College supports wireless technology, with a computer lab focused amenities such as a spacious computer lab and a One Stop is available during the day and classroom hours with a computer Resource center, ample complimentary parking, and easy access technician to assist students. The College also makes available to all from major highways. enrolled students an online IT Help Desk which supports students through e-mail and phone contact. Articulation Agreements Disability Support Articulation agreements are partnerships between Cambridge College and community colleges that facilitate the easy transfer of credits from Disability support and education accommodations are provided for other institutions to Cambridge College. When students complete an students through the Office of Student Affairs. The local facilities are associate’s degree at an articulated college, they can transfer in all handicapped-accessible and meet the requirements of the Americans eligible credits earned when they enroll in a related degree program at with Disabilities Act. Cambridge College. Directions and Parking Massachusetts From the South: 495 North toward Lawrence. Take exit 44-45 for • Bunker Hill Community College Merrimack Street. Turn right at Merrimack Street. The Riverwalk will • Greenfield Community College be about 0.2 miles on the right. • Holyoke Community College From the North: 495 South toward Lawrence/North Andover. Take • Jewish Vocational School exit 44-43 toward Merrimack Street/Mass Ave. Take exit 44 for • Mount Wachusett Community College Merrimack Street toward Sutton Street. Turn right at Merrimack • Northern Essex Community College Street. The Riverwalk will be about 0.2 miles on the right. • Parking is available on-site. • Roxbury Community College • Springfield Technical Community College Emergency Contact • Point 2 Point Global Security, Inc., Paul Parent . . . .978.770.8158

Library Services Emergency/Weather Closing www.cambridgecollege.edu/resources/library-services Closings or delays are posted on: The Cambridge College Online Library, often referred to as CCOL, • RAVE text message notifications. (Register to receive Rave Alerts is accessible to all registered students from any internet accessible on the MYCC web portal homepage.) device, from both on or off campus. Registered students use their • The MyCC web portal homepage under ANNOUNCEMENTS. credentials to log in to the MyCC portal and on the Library tab open • Your Cambridge College email. the link labeled: Cambridge College Online Library to access the • Social media: check our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. CCOL site. The online Library provides an extensive database col- lection offering academic and peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, • Local media outlets. EBooks and video databases. All materials are fully indexed and can If you do not have internet access, please call the school at be searched easily via the Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) search box. 1.800.877.4723. The answering service is notified of any campus The system offers tools to print, email, cite, store and share research closings or delays.

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Academic Catalog 2018-2019 • Oct 02, 2018 289 Cambridge College Springfield Tower Square—1500 Main Street, PO Box 15229, Springfield, MA 01115 • 413.747.0204 • springfield.cambridgecollege.edu

Cambridge College Springfield moved in January 2013 to the heart of searching methods and specialized online guides offering instruc- downtown Springfield, convenient for students in western Massa- tion and resources for doing research in all programs. For students chusetts and Connecticut. Cambridge College Springfield has a long wishing to visit a traditional physical library, the Traditional Libraries history of supplying higher education degree and certificate programs tab offers a drop down menu pertaining to each physical campus to meet the needs of Connecticut students. Known for our diverse with information on recommended libraries close to each campus and education environment, experienced faculty, affordable programs and open for public use. flexible scheduling, Cambridge College Springfield focuses on adult learners, and helps them to advance in a changing world. Academic Support Writing Center — Tutorial services are offered on Tuesdays, Location and Facilities Thursdays and Saturdays. Our writing tutor provides assistance to The classrooms and offices have state-of-the-art technology. There undergraduate and graduate students, with all aspects of the writing are study areas, a student lounge and vending machines for student and research process. Students can get help with everything from convenience. Restaurants, public transportation and parking are avail- starting a paper, to library research using the Cambridge College able nearby. Online Library, to the final editing. Call x6610 for an appointment.

Articulation Agreements Computer Lab and IT Support Articulation agreements and partnerships facilitate the easy transfer of The College supports wireless technology within the facility. A credits from other institutions to Cambridge College. When students computer lab is available during the day and classroom hours with a complete an associate’s degree at an articulated college, they can computer technician to assist students. The College also makes avail- transfer in all eligible credits earned when they enroll in a related able to all enrolled students an online IT Help Desk which supports degree program at Cambridge College. students through e-mail and phone contact.

Connecticut Disability Support • Asnuntuck Community College Disability support and education accommodations are provided for • Capital Community College students through the Office of Student Affairs. The local facilities are handicapped-accessible and meet the requirements of the Americans Massachusetts with Disabilities Act. • Bunker Hill Community College • Greenfield Community College Directions and Parking • Holyoke Community College From Mass Pike I-90 (East or West): Take Mass Pike to Exit 4 (South • Jewish Vocational School Springfield/Hartford) onto Rte. 91 South and follow directions below. • Mount Wachusett Community College From the North: Take Rte. 91 South • Northern Essex Community College to Exit 7 (Columbus Ave Down- town Springfield.) Take first left onto Boland Way. Continue under 91, • Quincy College turn onto East Columbus Avenue, and immediately bear to the right • Roxbury Community College up ramp into Tower Square parking garage. • Springfield Technical Community College • Urban College of Boston From the South: Take Rte. 91 North to Exit 6 (Springfield Center) to East Columbus Avenue and continue into center lane. At the intersec- tion of East Columbus and Boland Way stay in middle lane, then Library Services immediately after crossing intersection bear to the right up ramp into www.cambridgecollege.edu/resources/library-services Tower Square parking garage.

The Cambridge College Online Library, often referred to as CCOL, From Interstate 291: Take Exit 2-B (Dwight Street), take a left onto is accessible to all registered students from any internet accessible Dwight Street, drive 0.4 miles then turn right on Bridge Street. After device, from both on or off campus. Registered students use their crossing Main Street, turn left into Tower Square parking garage. credentials to log in to the MyCC portal and on the Library tab open the link labeled: Cambridge College Online Library to access the Tower Square Parking Garage: Take ticket and go up to level A. Park CCOL site. The online Library provides an extensive database col- near north elevators “To the Shops”. Take ticket with you for validation lection offering academic and peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, (visitors) and take elevator to street level. Cambridge College will be EBooks and video databases. All materials are fully indexed and can on your left. be searched easily via the Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) search box. The system offers tools to print, email, cite, store and share research For assistance please call Cambridge College at 413.747.0204 x or store research materials. Live 24/7 reference librarian support 6610. is available via instant messaging; There are tutorials for advanced

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290 Academic Catalog 2018-2019 • Oct 02, 2018 Public Transportation: Cambridge College Springfield, now located Emergency/Weather Closing downtown at Tower Square, is conveniently on many city bus routes. Closings or delays are posted on: Also, the Peter Pan Bus terminal and Amtrak station are just a few • The MyCC web portal homepage under ANNOUNCEMENTS. short blocks from Tower Square. Route information and assistance: • Your Cambridge College email. • Transportation Authority — www.pvta.com • 413.781.7882. • Social media: check our Facebook and Twitter pages. • Peter Pan Bus Lines — www.peterpanbus.com • 800.434.9999 • Local media outlets. • Amtrak — www.amtrak.com If you do not have Internet access, please call the school at 1.800.877.4723. The answering service is notified of any campus Emergency Contact closings or delays. 413.733.6061 Cambridge College Puerto Rico González Giusti Street, #27, Tres Rios Building, Suite 101-A, San Patricio, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 787.296.1101 • puertorico.cambridgecollege.edu

Cambridge College Puerto Rico serves professional adults who come Academic Support from every corner of the islands seeking the flexibility and instructional Spanish writing skills of all new students are supported each term quality that our master’s programs have to offer. Located at the heart by workshops conducted to improve organization, grammar, critical of educational and business activity in the metro area of San Juan, thinking and APA style skills. Tutors are also available for acadeimc Cambridge College provides the best opportunities for contextual and support. practical learning, in a motivating and inclusive environment. Computer Lab and IT Support Location and Facilities The College supports wireless technology within the facility. The Cambridge College Puerto Rico is centrally located in the San Patricio College IT Help Desk supports students through e-mail and phone area of Guaynabo, just across the street from the WAPA TV station. contact. A newly equipped computer lab is available for students and faculty. Accreditation and Authorization Cambridge College is accredited by the New England Commission of Disability Support Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Disability support and education accommodations are provided for Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, students through the Office of Student Affairs. Inc).

The Puerto Rico Council of Education (www.ce.pr.gov) has authorized Directions and Parking Cambridge College to offer selected programs. Take Martinez Nadal Expressway South, turn right at González Giusti Street, then left in front of the WAPA TV station (pass under the Library Services bridge). www.cambridgecollege.edu/resources/library-services Parking — Parking is available to students at a special rate Saturday- Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Cambridge College Online Library, often referred to as CCOL, is accessible to all registered students from any internet accessible device, from both on or off campus. Registered students use their Emergency Contact credentials to log in to the MyCC portal and on the Library tab open front desk security...... 787.641.0099 the link labeled: Cambridge College Online Library to access the CCOL site. The online Library provides an extensive database col- Emergency/Weather Closing lection offering academic and peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, 787.296.1101. If the College is closed when you call, EBooks and video databases. All materials are fully indexed and can information will be available by phone. be searched easily via the Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) search box. The system offers tools to print, email, cite, store and share research Closings or delays are posted on: or store research materials. Live 24/7 reference librarian support • The MyCC web portal homepage under ANNOUNCEMENTS. is available via instant messaging; There are tutorials for advanced searching methods and specialized online guides offering instruc- • Your Cambridge College email. tion and resources for doing research in all programs. For students • Social media: check our Facebook and Twitter pages. wishing to visit a traditional physical library, the Traditional Libraries • Local media outlets. tab offers a drop down menu pertaining to each physical campus If you do not have internet access, please call the school at with information on recommended libraries close to each campus and 1.800.877.4723. The answering service is notified of any campus open for public use. closings or delays.

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Academic Catalog 2018-2019 • Oct 02, 2018 291 Cambridge College Southern California Offices: 9469 Haven Avenue, Suite 210, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730• 909.635.0250 • california.cambridgecollege.edu Classrooms: Chaffey College, 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Cambridge College Southern California, in Rancho Cucamonga has credentials to log in to the MyCC portal and on the Library tab open been serving the diverse population of professional working adults the link labeled: Cambridge College Online Library to access the in Southern California since 2005. The College collaborates and CCOL site. The online Library provides an extensive database col- partners with local community colleges, organizations and agencies to lection offering academic and peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, offer academic programs that meet the educational and professional EBooks and video databases. All materials are fully indexed and can growth needs of students and employees. Students have chosen to be searched easily via the Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS) search box. come to Cambridge College from as far away as Northern California The system offers tools to print, email, cite, store and share research and Nevada for its flexible schedule, affordable tuition and its excep- or store research materials. Live 24/7 reference librarian support tional learning experience. is available via instant messaging; There are tutorials for advanced searching methods and specialized online guides offering instruc- Location and Facilities tion and resources for doing research in all programs. For students wishing to visit a traditional physical library, the Traditional Libraries The Cambridge College location is the Chaffey College campus, tab offers a drop down menu pertaining to each physical campus which provides technology-supported classrooms and learning envi- with information on recommended libraries close to each campus and ronments, study areas, and a café for student convenience. Public open for public use. eating places, bookstores and parking are available nearby.

Housing — Cambridge College is a commuter college and therefore Academic Support does not have dormitories or offer student housing. The College has Writing — Tutorial appointments are available on weekends when no responsibility to find or assist students in finding housing. There classes are in session. Our writing faculty provide assistance to are apartment complexes within a few miles of the campus. As of undergraduate and graduate students, with all aspects of the writing June 2018, one-bedroom apartments in the area served by process. Students can get help with everything from starting a paper Cambridge College rent for an average of $1,766/month. to the final editing and proofreading of a final project.

Accreditation and Authorization Computer Lab and IT Support Regional Accreditation — Cambridge College is accredited by The College supports wireless technology within the facility. A the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the computer lab is available during the day and classroom hours. The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England College IT Help Desk supports students through e-mail and phone Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc). contact.

California — Cambridge College is a private institution, approved Disability Support to operate by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education • P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818 Disability support and education accommodations are provided for • www.bppe.ca.gov • 916-431-6959 • 1-888-370-7589 • fax students through the Office of Student Affairs. The local facilities are 916-263-1897. handicapped-accessible and meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Articulation Agreements Directions and Parking Articulation agreements and partnerships facilitate the easy transfer of credits from other institutions to Cambridge College. When students Offices, from the East: Take I-10 West. Take the Haven Ave. exit. Turn complete an associate’s degree at an articulated college, they can right on Haven Ave. Cambridge College is on the right. Open parking transfer in all eligible credits earned when they enroll in a related is available. degree program at Cambridge College. Offices, from the West: Take I-10 East. Take the Haven Ave. exit. Turn left on Haven Ave. Cambridge College is on the right. Open parking is • Riverside Community College available. • Chaffey College Classrooms, from the East: Take I-10 West. Take the Haven Ave. exit. • San Bernardino Valley College Turn right on Haven Ave. Chaffee College is on the right. Open park- • San Joaquin Valley College (SJVC) ing is available. • UCR Extension Classrooms, from the West: Take I-10 East. Take the Haven Ave. exit. Turn left on Haven Ave. Chaffee College is on the right. Open parking Library Services is available. www.cambridgecollege.edu/resources/library-services Emergency Contact The Cambridge College Online Library, often referred to as CCOL, Chaffey College Police Dept—emergencies only. . . 909.652.6911 is accessible to all registered students from any internet accessible device, from both on or off campus. Registered students use their

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292 Academic Catalog 2018-2019 • Oct 02, 2018 Emergency/Weather Closing • Go to the MyCC web portal homepage (https://mycc.cambridge- college.edu/ics) and look under CAMPUS ADVISORY. • Notices on your Cambridge College email. • Local media outlets. • If you do not have internet access, please call the school at 1.800.877.4723. The answering service is notified of any campus closings or delays.

Student Tuition Recovery Fund The Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) was established by the legislature to protect any California resident who attends a private postsecondary institution from losing money, from having prepaid tuition and suffered a financial loss as a result of the school closing, failing to live up to its enrollment agreement, or refusing to pay a court judgement. See Tuition & Payment.

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