Education That's More About You
About the Dean Difference
The Dean Difference isn’t any one thing. It’s not a program or a professor. It’s not a single class or a club. It’s the way our academics, support networks and community overlap, interweave and magnify each other. Our difference unites us. It’s our secret formula. It’s the nucleus around which we orbit. It isn’t one thing. It’s everything.
At Dean College, we meet students where they are and help them to achieve their academic goals and career dreams by integrating core knowledge and marketable career skills with real-world learning and internship opportunities. From our small class sizes to personalized attention to our strong emphasis on individualized learning, Dean prides itself on helping to make a positive difference in our students' lives.
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What Does The Dean Difference Mean to You?
We challenged our students to develop persuasive messages to explain how their experiences at Dean College have impacted and transformed them, bringing to life, The Dean Difference with the My Dean, Why Dean? competition sponsored by Axion Business Technologies. Below is the winning video entry created by Emily Wallace '22, with second place honors awarded to Lexi Newton '19 for her video submission.
Dean College Annual Traditions
For over a century and a half, Dean College has energized campus life through annual traditions that connect current students with the College's rich history.
The Dean Difference is that everyone matters. Everyone, despite their differences, race, gender, sexual orientation, political outlooks, major or whatever makes us unique. The people at Dean College, from the President to the facilities crew, faculty, staff - EVERYONE is trying to make your experience at Dean the best it can be. How awesome is that? Our World needs more of that.
The Dean Difference is growing and learning in an environment that is personal, welcoming, and positive.
Having the opportunity to develop my character and to display the qualities I have learned here at Dean to help others is The Dean Difference.
Dean At A Glance
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of Students Live on Campus
Social, Educational, Athletic & Recreational Events Every Year
Dean offers individual attention and customized learning at the Robbins Family Center for Advising and Career Planning.
As a member of the Dean community, you'll pursue your passions, expand your horizons and meet people from around the world.
Explore your academic interests and prepare for a transformational experience at Dean College.
Gain valuable insights from Dean's faculty, who have firsthand business knowledge.
Personalized attention, on and off the field.
In our welcoming community, you'll find a new home.
By combining our dynamic curriculum with unprecedented hands-on experience, you can take what you learn in the classroom and put it to work.
Welcome to your new home.
Located in Franklin, Massachusetts, our 100-acre campus is located conveniently between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island.