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Bridgewater State College

131 Summer Street
Bridgewater, Massachusetts 02325

Phone: 508.531.1335
Email: egaffney@bridgew.edu
Website: http://www.bridgew.edu

Bridgewater State College is the largest state college in the Massachusetts Public Higher Education system and the fourth largest campus overall in the system, which comprises 15 community colleges, nine state colleges and a university with five campuses. Founded in 1840 by Horace Mann, Bridgewater State College is one of America's first teacher preparation institutions. Today, Bridgewater provides a broad range of graduate and undergraduate degrees through its School of Graduate Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and School of Education and Allied Studies. Bridgewater is the largest preparer of new math and science teachers in the commonwealth and has introduced accelerated postbaccalaureate programs for mid-careeer professionals seeking to become teachers. Bridgewater's students and faculty propel industries that are critical to the long-term economic health of Massachusetts, including green chemistry, molecular biology, astrophysics, genetics, biochemistry and geographic information systems.