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Massachusetts contains four of the top ten best educated cities in the U.S. as of 2005. The Bay State boasts 121 institutions of higher learning, both public and private. Additionally, state institutions include 15 two-year community colleges, nine four-year state colleges, and five state university campuses.
The country’s first college, Harvard, was founded in 1636 and remains an exalted locale for higher learning, with 43 Nobel laureates having graced its halls and nearly $26 billion in endowments in 2005, among other grand achievements. The state university, University of Massachusetts, is comprised of 60,000 students and has branches in Amherst, Lowell, Boston, Dartmouth, and Worcester.
Other notable institutes for higher learning include Boston University, Tufts University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Massachusetts Community Colleges represent the fastest growing sector of education in the state, with over 200,000 students.
Massachusetts has been named the best state in the nation for preparing students for college by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Additionally, public school profiles for each county are available through the Massachusetts Department of Education.
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