Urban College of Boston is a private junior college

Junior college

The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...

 located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

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History

UCB was founded by ABCD as "a non-traditional, multicultural college" in 1993. It was fully accredited in 2001. UCB is "a 'feeder system' for students from literacy, GED, adult education, Head Start (parents and staff) and youth programs into higher education" while its founder, ABCD, serves as a "feeder system" for the college, "with many ABCD employees studying at the college or providing referrals to it."

Academics

The college is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...

(NEASC) and offers Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Services Administration and General Studies in addition to certificate programs and continuing education courses.