Colleges and Universities

20180405 13300800 FALSE 20240305 12372900 20240305 12372900 COLLEGES_PT 002 44747.961900 322250.285300 783925.512100 954858.348000 1 0.000 Projected GCS_North_American_1983 NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001 <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/10.8'><WKT>PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",200000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",750000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-71.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",41.71666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",42.68333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",41.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",26986]]</WKT><XOrigin>-36530900</XOrigin><YOrigin>-28803200</YOrigin><XYScale>122610652.81195112</XYScale><ZOrigin>-100000</ZOrigin><ZScale>10000</ZScale><MOrigin>-100000</MOrigin><MScale>10000</MScale><XYTolerance>0.001</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>26986</WKID><LatestWKID>26986</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000) 1.0 FGDC CSDGM Metadata 500000 5000 FGDC Colleges and Universities GISDATA.COLLEGES_PT vector digital data -73.398189 -70.002334 42.797075 41.291849 44682.874215 322537.094215 784104.370856 949607.270856 Feature Class Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388 Colleges and Universities 2024-03-05T00:00:00 Daniel Valadas II MassGIS GIS Analyst 1 Ashburton Place, 8th Floor Boston MA 02108 daniel.valadas2@mass.gov (617) 626-5642 Sula Watermulder Sula Watermulder -73.398823 -70.004714 42.844343 41.290252 1 Spatial extent of data and time of update development 2018-03-12T00:00:00 2018-03-26T00:00:00 -73.398189 -70.002334 42.797075 41.291849 1 002 Planning, analysis, and cartographic display. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV>This point datalayer shows the locations of institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Sites appearing in this layer are those normally attended by students after completion of high school. Types are public and private, and categories include co-ed, vocational, technical, religious, medical, and traditional 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. This layer was developed by MassGIS and is primarily based on all Massachusetts colleges listed in the National Center for Education Statistics website as of November 21, 2023. Additional schools were added from lists of professional occupational/vocational institutions compiled by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Division of Professional Licensure.Data sources:<A href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/">https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/</A>https://www.mass.gov/doc/approved-initial-education-providers-for-electriciansIndividual college websites were also consulted to verify locations and other material. MassGIS geocoded site addresses and verfied them using current ortho imagery.A few institutions have multiple campuses, as distinct from satellite locations. For example, Harvard School of Business and Harvard Medical School are campuses within Harvard University, and a point is included in this dataset for each. Some satellite campuses may not be included. For example, Northeastern University conducts classes in satellite locations such as Milford High School. Since Milford High School is a separate educational facility, it is not considered to be a Northeastern University campus, and a point is not included in this layer.The layer is stored in ArcSDE and distributed as COLLEGES_PT.For pre-kindergarten through high school educational facilities, see the SCHOOL_PT layer.</DIV></DIV></DIV> CollegesUniversitiesHigher EducationTechnicalVocationalProfessionalCertificateSchools MassGIS None external ce9f13f3b144adabbefccbe14911057f Daniel Valadas II MassGIS GIS Analyst 1 Ashburton Place, 8th Floor Boston MA 02108 daniel.valadas2@mass.gov (617) 626-5642 Sula Watermulder Sula Watermulder True Daniel Valadas II ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata DIS_ESRI1.0 dataset Shapefile Download from https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-colleges-and-universities Shapefile 0.000 Vector Simple FALSE 0 FALSE FALSE GCS_North_American_1983 NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001 coordinate pair meters 0.000156 0.000156 North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates 1.000000 NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001 EPSG 2.1(3.0.1) 0 Colleges and Universities Feature Class 0 Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ FID FID OID 4 0 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. ZIPCODE ZIPCODE String 5 5-digit ZIP Code http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ 0 0 COLLEGE COLLEGE String 80 0 0 PLUS_FOUR PLUS_FOUR String 4 Last 4 digits of ZIP Code, if available http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ 0 0 CITY CITY String 40 0 0 City in which the school is located, from mailing address http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ ADDRESS ADDRESS String 40 Institution's mailing street address http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ 0 0 TYPE TYPE String 10 Identifies public/private institution type http://nces.ed.gov/ PRI Private MassGIS PUB Public MassGIS 0 0 GEOG_TOWN GEOG_TOWN String 21 0 0 Official municipality name, from a spatial overlay with the Towns from Survey Points polygon feature class. MassGIS MAIN_TEL MAIN_TEL String 20 Institution's main area code and telephone number http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ 0 0 CAMPUS CAMPUS String 40 0 0 A description of the campus when there is more than one campus. http://nces.ed.gov/, MassGIS URL URL String 80 Institution's Uniform Resource Locator (website) http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/ 0 0 NCES_ID NCES_ID String 8 http://nces.ed.gov/ Unique identifier used by NCES. From the field IPEDS_ID in the database file from NCES. Null for schools not from NCES. 0 0 SHAPE Shape Geometry 0 0 0 Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. AWARDSOFFR AWARDSOFFR String 254 0 0 Awards offered by the institution according to NCES http://nces.ed.gov/ DEGREEOFFR DEGREEOFFR String 30 0 0 Coded values for degrees offered, based on the AWARDSOFFR field MassGIS C Certificate MassGIS A Associate's Degree MassGIS B Bachelor's Degree MassGIS PBC Post-Baccalaureate Certificate MassGIS M Master's Degree MassGIS PMC Post-Master's Certificate MassGIS D Doctor's Degree MassGIS CAMPUSSETT CAMPUSSETT String 30 0 0 Description of the campus location, such as city, suburb, rural http://nces.ed.gov/, MassGIS CAMPUSHOUS CAMPUSHOUS String 3 0 0 Indicates whether on campus housing is available (Yes/No) http://nces.ed.gov/, MassGIS LARGEPROG LARGEPROG String 100 0 0 Largest program offered by the institution, where applicable. Not included for most large universities or liberal arts colleges. http://nces.ed.gov/, https://www.mass.gov/, MassGIS NCES_Type NCES_TYPE String 60 0 0 General description of the school from the NCES database, indicating number of years for programs and public/private, for-profit/not-for-profit status http://nces.ed.gov/ L_SRC L_SRC String 40 0 0 Primary source material used to locate the feature MassGIS nces.ed.gov NCES database file MassGIS mass.gov MassGIS Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Division of Professional Licensure. IN-WEBSITE Interpolation based campus maps or other data contained on the institution's website MassGIS CATEGORY CATEGORY String 50 0 0 A general, best-fit classification of the institutions based on the type of education offered MassGIS, https://www.mass.gov/, institution websites Adult Education Programs for continuing education, often certification for working students MassGIS Business School Schools focused on Bachelor's Degrees and higher in business MassGIS Community College Public two-year programs offering certificates and Associate's Degrees MassGIS Divinity School Divinity Schools and Theological Seminaries focusing on religious studies MassGIS Graduate Landscape Program Master's program in Landscape Design MassGIS Graduate Medical Program Graduate programs in medical related fields that are not M.D. MassGIS Law School Doctorate Law programs MassGIS Liberal Arts College Schools emphasizing undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences MassGIS Medical Program 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Replaces the previous dataset from May 2018. NCES data as of November 21, 2023 0 MA Compare new NCES list to previous MassGIS version of this layer to see which schools should be added and removed. Then update and fill in attributes. 2024-03-05T00:00:00 http://nces.ed.gov/ external ce9f13f3b144adabbefccbe14911057f Daniel Valadas II MassGIS GIS Analyst 1 Ashburton Place, 8th Floor Boston MA 02108 daniel.valadas2@mass.gov (617) 626-5642 Sula Watermulder Sula Watermulder True Daniel Valadas II Sites are consistently located on building points, gathered from aerial photography and building footprints. Omitted schools are those without their own building, i.e. programs that operate all their courses across existing college campuses but are not affiliated with any college. Michael Trust MassGIS Sr. GIS Database Administrator 1 Ashburton Place Boston MA 02108 michael.trust@mass.gov US 617-619-5615 external ce9f13f3b144adabbefccbe14911057f Daniel Valadas II MassGIS GIS Analyst 1 Ashburton Place, 8th Floor Boston MA 02108 daniel.valadas2@mass.gov (617) 626-5642 Sula Watermulder Sula Watermulder True Daniel Valadas II