Boston Conservatory at Berklee

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Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Type	Private performing arts conservatory
Established	February 11, 1867
Parent institution	Berklee
President	David Bogen, PhD Interim President of Berklee
Executive Director	Michael Shinn, DMA Interim Executive Director of Boston Conservatory
Students	Approximately 750
Location	Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. 42°20′46″N 71°05′24″W / 42.3462°N 71.0901°W / 42.3462; -71.0901
Campus	Urban
Website	bostonconservatory.berklee.edu

Boston Conservatory at Berklee (formerly The Boston Conservatory) is a private performing arts conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, music, and theater.^[1]

Boston Conservatory was founded on February 11, 1867, as a music conservatory and later expanded to include leading programs in dance, opera, and theater. It currently offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Music degrees, as well as Graduate Performance Diplomas, Artist Diplomas, and Professional Studies Certificates.^[2]

In 2016, Boston Conservatory merged with Berklee College of Music to form "Berklee," an umbrella institution that includes Berklee College of Music, Berklee Online, Berklee Valencia, and Berklee NYC. With this, the conservatory's name was changed to "Boston Conservatory at Berklee."^[3] Boston Conservatory remains a disparate school within Berklee, continuing to offer its signature conservatory programs. Berklee is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and authorized by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.^[4]