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Admissions: Campus Visits

Our office will be closed on Monday February 15, 2010

 


Estimated driving times to Fitchburg State College from:

Worcester, MA
30 min.
25 Miles
Boston, MA
1 hour
50 Miles
Manchester, NH
1 hour
40 Miles
Providence, RI
1.5 hours
65 Miles
Springfield, MA
1.5 hours
70 Miles
Hartford, CT
2 hours
90 Miles
Portland, ME
2 hours
130 Miles
Burlington, VT
3.5 hours
205 Miles
New York, NY
4 hours
205 Miles

The Admissions Staff encourages all applicants to visit Fitchburg State College’s campus. Student-guided campus tours, as well as a variety of other visitation programs, are available to people who are interested in learning more about our campus and/or programs.

Admissions Office Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

 

Student-Guided Campus Tours

Student-guided campus tours are offered Monday - Friday at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm.  It is not necessary to make an appointment for a tour; all tours depart from the Admissions Office, which is located in the Anthony Building.  If you would like to meet with an admissions counselor during your visit, please call the Admissions Office at (800) 705-9692 to schedule an appointment.

The Nursing and Communications Media Department will be offering tours of their labs after our daily tour. Please see below for the schedule:

Nursing

Communications Media

Tuesday's after the 2:30 campus tour Wednesday's after the 11:30 campus tour
Friday's after the 11:30 campus tour Thursday's after the 11:30 campus tour

 

 

Admissions has reserved parking spaces in our Highland Avenue IA lot.

We also encourage guidance counselors and teachers to bring groups to campus. If you are interested in bringing a group to campus, please fill out our Group Tour Request Form.

Fall Open Houses

Our Fall Open House program is our premiere visit opportunity. Open Houses are a comprehensive half-day event comprised of a student and academic fair, Admission and Financial Aid presentations, faculty presentations, a campus tour and lunch.

2009 Open House Schedule

Saturday October 17, 2009

Saturday October 31, 2009

Saturday November 14, 2009

**If you were unable to attend one of our Fall Open Houses, we encourage you to attend one our our Saturday events listed below. **

 

 

Saturday Information Sessions

We encourage you to attend one of our fall open house events, to be held on October 17th, October 31st and November 14th. Our open house programs are our premiere visit opportunities. If you are unable to attend a fall open house, the following Saturday Information Sessions will provide you with a good alternative.

Saturday Information Sessions are offered on select Saturdays from late fall through spring.  This program provides an admission presentation followed by a campus tour.  Our well trained counselors and tour guides will answer all of your questions.

2009/2010 SIS Dates

Saturday, December 5
Saturday, December 12
Saturday, January 23
Saturday, January 30
Saturday, February 6
Saturday, February 20
Saturday, February 27
Saturday, March 6
Saturday, March 27
Saturday, April 3

Register for a 2009/2010 Saturday Information Session

In order to best serve our visitors, we may close registration on a particular date due to large registration numbers. In that event, we encourage you to select another date . If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Office.

Schedule of Events:
11:15 a.m. – Admission Presentation
11:45 a.m. – Campus Tour

 

Graduate and Continuing Education Information Session

(Not intended for students interested in attending the traditional day program. See dates above for Saturday Information Sessions and Open House Events for traditional day programs.)

Fitchburg State College's Division of Graduate and Continuing Education offers more than 35 graduate and undergraduate degree and certificate programs in the evening. Take advantage of our Information Session to visit the campus and take the initial steps to attaining your educational goals.

Graduate and Continuing Education Information Session
When: April 13, 2010, 5-6:30 p.m.
Where: Thompson Hall, Fitchburg State College

SPECIAL INFORMATION SESSIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 5 – 5:30 P.M. FOR GRADUATE SPECIAL EDUCATION and EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL) PROGRAMS.

MEET WITH OUR DISTANCE/ONLINE LEARNING COORDINATOR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ONLINE PROGRAMS. DROP IN ANYTIME!

Register for the Information Session