Dean started in 1865, with 44 students, so it's steeped in history and tradition--yet up-to-date with wireless internet access on campus, a 24-hour radio station, a smart -technology classroom, and many other modern features.
Dean College is a unique, co-ed private college that's home to 950 full time students, and 500 part time students, and a Full Time Equivalent enrollemnt of 1,048 students from all over the country and the world. They come for the small class size, TLC, state-of-the-art campus, and outstanding academic programs. They leave with Associate degrees in one of ten majors (98% of our graduates areaccepted for transfer to 4-year schools) or a Bachelor's in one of six majors, including Dance.
Franklin is a historic charmer of a town with places to eat, shop, get a pedicure, catch a movie, and more. It's less than an hour from Boston and Providence, with a commuter rail station just a few minutes walk from Dean. Come to campus for a visit, and see for yourself! Or take an on-line tour right now.
Here's proof that good times and great learning can peacefully coexist. With our student clubs & activities, 11 athletic programs, a thriving theater arts scene and a renowned dance school, there's never a dull moment unless you want one. Enjoy dances, concerts comedy nights, provocative speakers, Homecoming weekend, and many other events.
Whether you're into solo work outs, fitness studies or team sports, Dean's serious about athletic fun. We have Varsity League games, intramurals, 9-acres of playing fields, a 900-seat gym, and a 1,500-seat footbal arena.
Dean's heritage, location, activities, and athletics are important, but Dean stands apart from other colleges by providing extraordinary academics and professors who are more involved, more nurturing, more one-on-one. For more success.
The Top Ten List of Ways to Change Your Life
Business Administration*
Business Technology*
Communications*
Criminal Justice*
Dance*
Early Childhood Education
Liberal Arts*
Liberal Studies
Sport/Fitness
Theater Arts
*These programs can be extended into four-year programs completed on Dean's campus.
We're the only college in the Northeast to offer both an A.A. and a B.A. degree. Whether your dream is to perform, to teach, to practice dance therapy, to go into arts management or dance research, or audition for Alvin Ailey's summer Intensive course, Dean will help you get a leg up.
Concentrate in Theater Arts or Musical Theater. Either way, you'll concentrate on performance, technical production and design. Both concentrations also offer opportunities to audition for and participate in a variety of performing arts groups
No two students are alike. So everyone gets their own personal plan for success designed at the Center for Academic Support Services . . . pretty unusual . . . unlike many colleges that claim they provide support and really don't . . . academic support is built into every aspect of our curriculum. See for yourself!
From day one you get a team and a personal advisor for the entire time you're at Dean, to help you with career choices, course changes, transfer options, or just advice when you need it.
Talk about a rare opportunity! Work in an actual Putnam Investment Office, right here on campus at PUTNAM/DEAN Pathway. Get hands-on real world experience through the work-and-learn curriculum and earn some extra money.
It's called the SUFFOLK/DEAN Partnership. It lets our A.A. graduates earn a Suffolk B.S. degree right here on campus. Easy application process, generous scholarships.
Bittersweet times. Goodbye, friends and teachers. Hello, new experiences. A Dean College foundation will serve you well for years. Dean Grads have been advised and prepped on academics, study skills, transfer options and career tracks to make their next step forward into the future a step towards success.
Dean really is the way there. We have formal articulation agreements with over 50 four-year schools, and a strong reputation with nearly all of them.
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Dean Does Dance
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