Fisher College

 
 


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  Fisher College
118 Beacon St
Boston, MA 02116
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(866) 266-6007 Ext.
(617) 236-8821 Ext.
(617) 236-8818 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Associate degree, Bachelor degree
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges
Number of students: 1,121 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$50.00

About this School
Fisher College, known to its students as "The Fish" or "The Fishbowl" is a two-year college located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1903 as a business college. It is located on Beacon Street, steps from the Boston Public Garden. Although it was founded as a business college, its biggest major now is fashion design, which accounts for nearly seventy percent of students.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$21,015$19,280$18,450
Out of State$21,015$19,280$18,450
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200$1,200
On-Campus
Room and board$11,550$11,000$10,475
Other Expenses$2,042$2,042$2,042
Off Campus
Room and board$7,650$7,650$7,650
Other Expenses$2,192$2,192$2,192
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$2,192$2,192$2,192

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 53% $2,919
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 43% $1,509
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 95% $6,008
Loans to students 99% $3,403
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Web Page
Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design: A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Tourism and Travel Services Management
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Tourism and Travel Services Management: A program that prepares individuals to manage travel-related enterprises and related convention and/or tour services. Includes instruction in travel agency management, tour arranging and planning, convention and event planning, travel...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist + Coder
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Medical Insurance Coding Specialist + Coder: A program that prepares individuals to perform specialized data entry, classification, and record-keeping procedures related to medical diagnostic, treatment, billing, and insurance documentation. Includes instruction in medical ...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Medical + Clinical Assistant
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Medical + Clinical Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examinati...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Legal Assistant + Paralegal
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Legal Assistant + Paralegal: A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Early Childhood Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be co...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Less-than-2-year certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, wor...

Associate degree
Tourism and Travel Services Management
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Tourism and Travel Services Management: A program that prepares individuals to manage travel-related enterprises and related convention and/or tour services. Includes instruction in travel agency management, tour arranging and planning, convention and event planning, travel industry op...

Associate degree
Psychology
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various ...

Associate degree
Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care pr...

Associate degree
Medical + Clinical Assistant
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Medical + Clinical Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and exami...

Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Associate degree
Legal Assistant + Paralegal
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Legal Assistant + Paralegal: A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising...

Associate degree
Health Services + Allied Health + Health Sciences
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Health Services + Allied Health + Health Sciences, General: A general, introductory, undifferentiated, or joint program in health services occupations that prepares individuals for either entry into specialized training programs or for a variety of concentrations in the allied health ar...

Associate degree
Health Information + Medical Records Technology + Technician
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Health Information + Medical Records Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control th...

Associate degree
General Studies
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree General Studies: An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

Associate degree
Fashion Merchandising
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Fashion Merchandising: A program that prepares individuals to promote product lines/brands, and organize promotional campaigns, at the wholesale level to attract retailer interest, wholesale purchasing, and supply contracts. Includes instruction in wholesaling, wholesale advertising, s...

Associate degree
Executive Assistant + Executive Secretary
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Executive Assistant + Executive Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relatio...

Associate degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

Associate degree
Criminal Justice + Safety Studies
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administra...

Associate degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with ...

Associate degree
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services
Other
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other: Any instructional program in administrative and secretarial services not listed in the Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, General category.

Associate degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting an...

Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing...

Associate degree
Accounting
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Associate degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, le...

Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Fisher College

General Description for:
Fisher College Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and...

 
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