Academics

Academics

We educate and mentor our students for high-paying jobs in technical fields while partnering with industry to ensure that our curriculum is strategically aligned to employers’ hiring needs.

Majors and Concentrations

Technical fields offer impressive starting salaries and great long-term career potential. At Franklin Cummings Tech, we work closely with industry partners to ensure that we teach the skills our students need to thrive in a variety of high-growth technology fields—whether you’re interested in a short-term certificate or an associate or bachelor’s degree.

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Automotive

In our full-service working garage, using state-of-the art equipment, our Automotive students learn how to diagnose and repair all areas of the modern automobile—including hybrid, electric, and autonomous vehicles.

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Engineering

Whether you choose our ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering bachelor’s degree, one of our clean tech Engineering Technology associate degree concentrations, or our Industrial Electronics certificate, you will get hands-on training for some of the region’s fastest growing careers.

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Construction and the Trades

Our programs train construction professionals and tradespeople who are as skilled with technology as they are with tools. Choose our associate degree in Construction Management or certificates in HVAC Technology or Practical Electricity.

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Biotechnology

Our  Biotechnology associate degree program will give you a solid foundation in the science that underlies the biotechnology industry, as well as hands-on laboratory experience and two in-company internships.

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Information Technology

With the surge in use of work-from-home technology and online services, there is a growing need for entry-level programmers, web developers, PC repair technicians, IT support professionals, database managers, and systems analysts.

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Eye Care

In our associate degree program in Opticianry, you’ll get hands-on training as you learn how to design, fit, and dispense glasses and contact lenses as well as operate all forms of ophthalmic tools and instruments.

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Continuing Education and Workforce Programs

We provide accessible on-ramps to education that allow adults to upskill or become career-ready in the tech and trade industries. Covering a range of foundational and advanced skills, our programs (for-credit and non-credit) give individuals from all walks of life a chance at entering or being promoted within a tech or trade career.

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Prison Education and Reentry Programs

The Prison Education Program goal is to create sustainable pathways to employment for justice-impacted individuals, with a special focus on clean energy careers.

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Center for Energy Efficiency and the Trades

The affordable, high-quality programs offered through the Center for Energy Efficiency and the Trades (CEET) expertly train untapped and diverse talent for well-paying roles in sustainability areas where hiring demand far outstrips supply, including: solar and wind energy technology; electric and autonomous vehicle technology; heat pump technology; green building technology; electric power generation technology; and much more.

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Library Services

The online library offers access to collections, services and programming that meet the needs of the college’s educational programs and facilitates effective use of information and acquisition of information literacy skills for all students, faculty and staff, regardless of where they are physically located or the modality by which they take their courses.

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Textbook List

See the full list of textbooks that will be used for all of your classes, listed by semester. Once you know what books you’ll need, use the Ordering Textbooks link to purchase books or e-books online.

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Registrar

The Registrar’s Office is responsible for maintaining a student’s permanent academic record as well as ensuring that a potential graduate has completed all the degree requirements.

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Academic Calendar

See all the important dates on our yearlong academic calendar, including holidays, drop/add deadlines, midterm and final schedules, and much more. Click to go directly to each year's calendar:

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Course Catalog

Current and past Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology academic catalogs provide all you need to know about our degree programs, course offerings, policies and procedures, available student services, academic calendars, and much more.

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Meet the Academic Affairs Team

The Office of Academic Affairs oversees all academic departments, academic planning, program development, research and creative work, excellence in teaching and academic innovation.
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