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The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
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In early December
Superintendents and Charter School Directors received letters
from Governor Romney for the students of the Class of 2005 who
were awarded John and Abigail Adams Scholarships. Available
for the first time to this year's high school graduating
class, this new scholarship is based on a student's
performance on the grade 10 English language arts and
Mathematics assessments of MCAS.
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Massachusetts public high school
students automatically qualify for the Adams Scholarship when
they:
 | score in the Advanced category in either
the Mathematics or the English language arts section of
the grade 10 MCAS test; |
| score in the Proficient or Advanced
category on the second subject (Mathematics or English
language arts); and |
| have a combined MCAS score on these
assessments that ranks in the top 25% in their school
district.
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The Adams Scholarship provides a
tuition waiver for eight traditional semesters of
undergraduate education at the University of Massachusetts,
the seven state colleges, or fifteen community colleges. In
order to use the tuition waivers students must first apply to
the colleges or universities and be accepted. Students who
receive the Adams Scholarship must complete their college
studies in four years or less and maintain a 3.0 grade point
average.
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Last academic year, the average
tuition per semester was:
| $740 at community colleges, |
| $977 at state colleges and |
| $1,575 at the University of Massachusetts
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Please note that the
Massachusetts College of Art and the Massachusetts Maritime
Academy are special mission institutions that are not included
in this new waiver program.
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| If you have questions about the
John and Abigail Adams Scholarship program, please consult the
Board of Higher Education's Office of Student Financial Aid at
http://www.ofsa.mass.edu.
You may also contact the Massachusetts Department of
Education's Office of Student Assessment at 781-338-3625. |
Beginning with the fall semester of 2005, the John and Abigail
Adams Scholarships may be used at these Massachusetts
community colleges, state colleges, and universities. |
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Community Colleges |
Berkshire Community College
www.cc.berkshire.org
Admissions: (413) 499-4660 x. 242
Financial Aid: (413) 496-9511 |
Bristol Community College
www.bristol.mass.edu
Admissions: (508) 678-2811 x. 2516
Financial Aid: (508) 678-2811 x. 2515 |
Bunker Hill Community College
www.bhcc.mass.edu
Admissions: (617) 228-2101
Financial Aid: (617) 228-2275 |
Cape Cod Community college
www.capecod.mass.edu
Admissions: (508) 362-2131 x. 4311
Financial Aid: (508) 362-2131 x. 4393 |
Greenfield Community College
www.gcc.mass.edu
Admissions: (413) 775-1801
Financial Aid: (413) 775-1109 |
Holyoke Community College
www.hcc.mass.edu
Admissions: (413) 538-7000 x. 2850
Financial Aid: (413) 552-2150 |
Massachusetts Bay Community College
www.massbay.edu
Admissions: (781) 239-2500
Financial Aid: (781) 239-2600 |
Massasoit Community College
www.massasoit.mass.edu
Admissions: (508) 588-9100 x. 1411
Financial Aid: (508) 588-9100 x. 1479 |
Middlesex Community College
www.middlesex.mass.edu
Admissions: (978) 656-3370 x. 3207
Financial Aid: (978) 656-3370 x. 7202 |
Mount Wachusett Community College
www.mwcc.mass.edu
Admissions: (978) 630-9110
Financial Aid: (978) 630-9169 |
North Shore Community College
www.northshore.edu
Admissions: (978) 762-4000 x. 4333
Financial Aid: (978) 762-4000 x. 4471 |
Northern Essex Community College
www.necc.mass.edu
Admissions: (978) 556-3700
Financial Aid: (978)-556-3650 |
Quinsigamond Community College
www.qcc.mass.edu
Admissions: (508) 854-4262
Financial Aid: (508) 854-4261 |
Roxbury Community College
www.rcc.mass.edu
Admissions: (617) 541-5310
Financial Aid: (617) 541-5310 |
Springfield Technical Community College
www.stcc.edu
Admissions: (413) 755-3333
Financial Aid: (413) 755-3333 |
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State Colleges |
Bridgewater State College
www.bridgew.edu
Admissions: (508) 531-1237
Financial Aid: (508) 531-1341 |
Fitchburg State College
www.fsc.edu
Admissions: (978) 665-3144
Financial Aid: (978) 665-3156 |
Framingham State College
www.framingham.edu
Admissions: (508) 626-4500
Financial Aid: (508) 626-4534 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
www.mcla.edu
Admissions: (413) 662-5410
Financial Aid: (413) 662-5219 |
Salem State College
www.salemstate.edu
Admissions: (978) 542-6200
Financial Aid: (978) 542-6112 |
Westfield State College
www.wsc.ma.edu
Admissions: (413) 572-5218
Financial Aid: (413) 572-5218 |
Worcester State College
www.worcester.edu
Admissions: (508) 929-8040
Financial Aid: (508) 929-8056 |
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