Bay State College

Bay State College
TypePrivate for-profit college
Active1946–2023
AccreditationNECHE
Students215
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban, 1.50 acres (0.61 ha)
ColorsRed and White
  
Websitebaystate.edu

Bay State College (Bay State or BSC) was a private for-profit college[1] in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1946 and was accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. In 2021, after several years of financial challenges and claims of fraud, the accreditor began to issue formal warnings and demand further information from the college; it closed two years later.[2]

Bay State College specialized in business, information technology, and healthcare. The college offered associate and bachelor's degree programs.[3] The college had three divisions: Day, Evening and Online. It had an additional campus in Taunton, Massachusetts.[4] At the time of its closure, it was owned by Ambow Education Holding Ltd. of the Cayman Islands and Beijing, People's Republic of China.[5]

  1. ^ "Governance". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Carapezza, Kirk (January 17, 2023). "Commission rescinds Bay State College's accreditation following claims of fraud". www.wgbh.org. WGBH. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bay State College Programs". Bay State College. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bay State College to Open New Campus in Taunton". Bay State College. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chinese company adds US college to higher-ed portfolio". www.chinadaily.com. China Daily. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.