Education

Local schools are using accelerated degrees as a pull for new students and a way to give them an edge when entering the job market.

Many of the top 100 employers in Central Massachusetts are from the state's biotech industry.

Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending at the University of Massachusetts may be coming at the expense of the system's mission of serving in-state students, according to a new study.

Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending at the University of Massachusetts may be coming at the expense of the system's mission of serving in-state students.

The Senate's budget chief has touted areas of increased investment, but offered little detail about how her committee kept overall spending in check.

In an effort to close the gender gap in computer science and technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute partnered with Girls Who Code and created a $100,000 scholarship program.

Assumption College students will soon be able to get a master's degree in engineering from Washington University...

Mary T. Dean took over CIO and senior vice president of Clinton Savings Bank earlier this year, heading up the technological operations for the community bank with six branches, two in-school branches and assets totaling $507 million.

The United Parcel Service has signed on to locate a regional driver training and education center at a 15,000 square-foot space in West Boylston.

Worcester has been ranked 33rd in the nation on a list of the 150 best cities in which to start a business, clinching the second highest rank for a New England city behind Boston at 14th.