• Named by The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education for its popular guidebook, The Best 377 Colleges: 2013 Edition.
• Home of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI), a first-in-the-nation, statewide center that creates opportunities for industry-leading game design companies to work with Massachusetts faculty and students on game development projects and curriculum enhancements.
• Recipient of a 2011 Urban Design Appreciation Award from Preservation Worcester, for the College’s adaptive reuse of historical properties on its Worcester Campus. (Leicester and Worcester campus properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.)
• The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Campus Center opened fall 2012 on the Leicester Campus, a striking, $9 million, 35,727-square-foot center that has already had a tremendous impact on student life.
• Becker College was recently recognized by Leading Women of Massachusetts in its Salute to Companies That Are Leading Women to the Top™.

Our Programs

• Nursing:
  • Ranked #1 among private undergraduate nursing programs in Massachusetts, with a 2012 98 percent NCLEX pass rate for prelicensure nursing graduates.
  • In 2012, Becker College launched a new bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program, approved by the Board of Registration in Nursing.

• Game Design:
  • Ranked two consecutive years by the Animation Career Review on its list of the “Top 100 Schools for Animation and Game Design.”
  • Named by The Princeton Review as a top college for video game design for four consecutive years.
  • One of only two institutions in Massachusetts to be recognized in The Princeton Review’s top-15 colleges for video game design for four consecutive years.
  • Called “a popular destination for prospective game designers” by the U.S.News & World Report for two consecutive years.
  • In 2013, four  teams of students in the video game design and development programs earned top spots in a competition with 40 other teams in the MassDiGI Game Challenge, held at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center, March 1-3. This is the second consecutive year Becker teams have earned recognition at the MassDiGI Game Challenge. Play Nimbus is the name of the Becker team —and their fledgling game company—who won the category of Best Student Entertainment Game.
  • “On Call,” a simulation game for the medical field developed by UMass Medical School (UMMS), the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI), and Becker College was voted Best in Show at the Serious Games and Virtual Environments Showcase at the 2013 SSIH International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

• Animal Studies:
  • Becker College is #1 in New England and among the top-15 producers nationally among four-year private institutions in awarding undergraduate animal studies degrees in 2011-2012.
  • Nationally, Becker is one of the 10 largest producers of undergraduate veterinary technology degrees among four-year private institutions.
  • One of only two private colleges in New England to offer AVMA-accredited undergraduate programs in veterinary technology.
  • The College’s fully operational veterinary clinic, open to the public, sees more than 1,000 patients annually and provides students with hands-on experience.
  • Enrollment in animal studies programs has grown 30 percent since May 2008.
  • In 2013, Becker College announced the formation of its new School of Animal Studies and the appointment of veterinary pathologist Richard French, DVM., M.S., Ph.D. as Dean of Animal Studies and newly appointed Allerton Chair of Animal Health Sciences, Becker’s first endowed academic position.

Our Students

• Becker College students participate annually in more than 44,000 hours of practicum, pre-practicum, externship, or internship experiences.
• Becker College students annually perform nearly 80,000 hours of community service.
• The student-led ONE Chapter ranked #1 in the nation for the ONE Campus Challenge for more than a week (March 2012) among more than 110 colleges and universities–some more than 10 times our size. ONE Campus Challenge, an intercollegiate competition, mobilizes students in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable diseases.
• Three animal studies students spent more than 100 hours assisting the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association Charities Mazunte Turtle Project in Oaxaca, Mexico.
• In the spring of 2013, a group of students, faculty, and staff traveled to Haiti for a week of service at the Be Like Brit Orphanage. This was the college’s second trip to Haiti, in partnership with the Be Like Brit Foundation.

Our Athletics

• More than one-third of student-athletes are recognized for completing the fall 2012 semester with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Other highlights include:
  • Men’s basketball: Won 2012 NECC Championship; Coach Brian Gorman ’82 won his 100th career game in just five years and was named NECC Coach of the Year (three consecutive years).
  • Men’s ice hockey: Captured the 2012 Worcester City Championship.
  • Women’s tennis:
    • 2011, unbeaten regular season; third consecutive NECC title.
    • Coach David Bostick named NECC Coach of the Year (second time in four years).
• Equestrian: Eight qualified for 10 spots at Regionals for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.
• Cathy Correia, head athletic trainer and senior women’s administrator at Becker College, has been selected to be the head athletic trainer for the 16- and 17-year-old girls’ USA Soccer Olympic Development Team. This appointment runs from March 1-9, 2013.