10.16.2003
Some schools stop offering Quinn Bill degrees
"Nearly half the schools that offered programs to help police officers earn a degree and boost their pay are not seeking to remain in the program as it moves ahead with new standards.
Faced with a list of stricter mandates from the state Board of Higher Education, 36 New England schools have applied to become certified by the board to serve and instruct officers under the 1970 law known as the Quinn Bill...
Board-approved programs will be required to submit an annual report to the state board and will need to be re-approved every five years. The board will review and vote on all applications and the committee's recommendations at its Dec. 2 meeting. New England schools seeking board approval to offer Quinn Bill programs include:
American International College, Anna Maria College, Becker College, Berkshire Community College, Boston University, Bridgewater State College, Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, Cape Cod Community College, Curry College, Dean College, Endicott College, Fitchburg State College, Greenfield Community College, Holyoke Community College, Marian Court College, Massasoit Community College, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Middlesex Community College, Mount Wachusett Community College, Northeastern University, Northern Essex Community College, North Shore Community College, Norwich University, Quincy College, Quinsigamond Community College, Roger Williams University, Roxbury Community College, Salem State College, Springfield Technical Community College, Stonehill College, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, Western New England College, Westfield State College, Westfield/Worcester State Colleges Joint Program..."
Faced with a list of stricter mandates from the state Board of Higher Education, 36 New England schools have applied to become certified by the board to serve and instruct officers under the 1970 law known as the Quinn Bill...
Board-approved programs will be required to submit an annual report to the state board and will need to be re-approved every five years. The board will review and vote on all applications and the committee's recommendations at its Dec. 2 meeting. New England schools seeking board approval to offer Quinn Bill programs include:
American International College, Anna Maria College, Becker College, Berkshire Community College, Boston University, Bridgewater State College, Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, Cape Cod Community College, Curry College, Dean College, Endicott College, Fitchburg State College, Greenfield Community College, Holyoke Community College, Marian Court College, Massasoit Community College, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Middlesex Community College, Mount Wachusett Community College, Northeastern University, Northern Essex Community College, North Shore Community College, Norwich University, Quincy College, Quinsigamond Community College, Roger Williams University, Roxbury Community College, Salem State College, Springfield Technical Community College, Stonehill College, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, Western New England College, Westfield State College, Westfield/Worcester State Colleges Joint Program..."
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