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Catalog September 2019 – June 2020 Published October 2018. NBSS is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). All images by NBSS.
A Good Life, Built by Hand 3
An Education in Craftsmanship 11
Full-Time Programs 12
Meaningful Work and Life 31
Application Information and Procedures 34
Academic Calendar 40
Apply 41
North Bennet Street School’s mission is to train
students for careers in traditional trades that use hand
skills in concert with evolving technology, to preserve
and advance craft traditions, and to promote greater
appreciation of craftsmanship.
The School’s intensive, hands-on training helps students
from around the world to achieve meaningful lives
and livelihoods. We encourage individual growth
and curiosity, along with technical mastery and a
commitment to excellence.
NBSS was founded in 1881 in Boston as North Bennet
Street Industrial School. The School’s original mission
was to assist immigrants as they adjusted to their new
country by providing the training needed for gainful
employment. Pauline Agassiz Shaw, the School’s
founder, was committed to teaching a wide variety of
skills and providing social services such as educating
children in kindergarten programs, recreational activities,
and prevocational and trade training. Vocational training
classes were offered in pottery, printing, sewing,
sheet-metal work, and watch repair as well as the
carpentry, cabinet making, and jewelry making classes
that continue today.
From the start, NBSS implemented a Swedish system of
craftsmanship training known as “Sloyd.” This method
focuses on the development of character, intellectual
capacity, and hand skills, including an understanding
of tools, materials, and processes. It also encourages a
A GOOD LIFE
great sense of care and a commitment to excellence.
Ultimately, the method seeks to teach the “whole
person” how to make a living and how to lead a fuller life.
BUILT BY HAND
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At the School’s core are nine We teach and uphold the
Full-Time, professional programs, principles and practices of the
each of which offer intensive, craftsmanship tradition:
hands-on training:
• Skillful use of hand tools and
• Bookbinding power equipment
• Cabinet & Furniture Making • Informed choice of materials
• Carpentry • Creative problem-solving based
• Jewelry Making & Repair on best practices
• Locksmithing & Security • A dedication to the highest
Technology quality work
• Basic Piano Technology In addition to Full-Time programs,
• Advanced Piano Technology NBSS offers a wide range of
• Preservation Carpentry Continuing Education classes.
They are designed both for
• Violin Making & Repair
amateurs interested in learning a
new skill, for professionals
We offer a supportive and stimulating
who seek to strengthen their
learning environment for those who
technical understanding, and for
share a passion for fine craftsmanship.
those interested in qualifying for
Our faculty are highly experienced
Full-Time programs.
professionals, who instill in students
a sense of care in their work and a Classes are taught by accomplished
commitment to excellence. professionals and master craftspeople,
including many who are graduates
Though we’ve used the same teaching
of the School’s Full-Time programs.
approach for more than a century, our
Lectures, demonstrations, and bench
course design is always evolving. We
exercises are combined in class to
shape our course content around the
provide students with a range of
recommendations of our students,
information and practical experience.
graduates, employers, and artisans.
Our goal is to prepare you for a *Continuing Education courses are not included in the
successful career, where you’ll use School’s institutional accreditation.
AN EDUCATION IN hand skills to build objects that last.
In addition to hands-on work,
you’ll also participate in lectures,
CRAFTSMANSHIP
reading assignments, field trips,
and discussions. This provides
context for the skills and ideas you’ll
learn, making for a well-rounded
learning experience.
10 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 112 YEAR PROGRAM 16 STUDENTS
Bookbinding
This two-year, comprehensive program teaches
students how to make, restore, and preserve books,
archival materials, and other printed matter.
During the first year, you’ll learn the history and FACULTY
development of this traditional craft, as well as Jeffrey Altepeter BB ’99 is an instructor
develop a host of necessary skills. You’ll make and the Department Head. He is also a
a variety of historical and modern binding 2003 graduate of the American Academy
structures, boxes, and other protective of Bookbinding.
enclosures. The repair of cloth and paper
bindings will supplement your understanding Martha Kearsley BB ’95 is a bindery owner,
of the way books function and break down. and has extensive experience in conservation.
Toward the end of the first year and
CAREERS
throughout the second year you will create
and repair leather bindings. During your Our Bookbinding graduates work in a wide
second year, you’ll have the opportunity to variety of careers in binderies and conservation
choose additional projects that reflect your labs. Some employers of students and
personal career goals in conservation, fine graduates have included:
binding, or other areas of the field.
• Universities such as Harvard, Columbia,
Additional learning takes place outside of the Michigan State, Indiana University, Duke,
classroom—through exhibits, conferences, Texas A&M, UCLA, and UC Berkeley
and field trips to binderies, historic collections,
• US National Archives and
private studios, and conservation labs.
Records Administration
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Boston Athenaeum
“Going to NBSS was an
• National Park Service
investment in my future. • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
I now have a unique set • Boston Public Library
of timeless skills that I • Huntington Library
can use to earn a living.” • Rare Book School
AMANDA NELSEN BB ’07 • Winterthur/University of Delaware
12 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 132 YEAR PROGRAM 41 STUDENTS
Cabinet &
Furniture Making
Our two-year program teaches fine craftsmanship through
projects based on 18th- and 19th-century furniture designs.
With these traditional models as a foundation, Matt Wajda CF ‘01 has over 15 years of
you’ll be able to design and build furnishings of experience, is a member of the Guild of New
any era you choose. Hampshire Woodworkers, and contributes to
Fine Woodworking Magazine.
As a custom furniture maker at NBSS, you’ll
learn how to use and maintain both hand In addition to the regular faculty, we have artisans
tools and power equipment. You’ll estimate and historians lead workshops. Recent guests in-
costs, choose materials, and prepare working clude Peter Follansbee, Michael Patrick Wheeler
drawings for each project. You’ll cut various CF ’77, David Wood, Joseph Karagezian, Paula
joints, turn, carve, and bend wood, apply Garbarino CA ’80, CF ’88, Ellen Kaspern CF ’03,
marquetry or veneers. You’ll develop the and Peter Galbert.
knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary
to create thoughtful furniture pieces to CAREERS
exacting standards.
Graduates of our Cabinet & Furniture Making
The expansive program space includes a large program work in a wide variety of careers, from
bench room, demonstration area, library, and running independent custom shops, to conserving
finishing room. Students take regular field trips pieces in historic collections, to working for
to view private and museum collections, and to larger manufacturers, contractors, or designers.
visit the shops of prominent local woodworkers. Alumni write articles and books on furniture
making, present at shows and conferences, and
help educate the next generation as faculty of
FACULTY
woodworking programs and schools. Notably, the
Dan Faia CF ’94 is both an instructor and Society of Period American Furniture Makers has
the Department Head. He has over 20 years presented the prestigious Cartouche Award to
“I would not be where of experience in all aspects of furniture four of our graduates, and to the School as well.
I am today had I not making, and runs a custom furniture shop
in New Hampshire. Through bench exercises and building projects,
attended NBSS. I learned students learn techniques using hand and
that if I do something Steve Brown CF ’90 is a contributor to power tools and gain an understanding of the
Fine Woodworking Magazine and American methods and construction strategies used to
well, the rest will fall Furniture Journal, and has work in museum and create high-quality custom pieces. By drawing
into place.” private collections. from the rich tradition of 18th and early 19th
century American furniture, the program aims
NIKOLAUS MELLER CF ’94 Lance Patterson CF ’79 has designed and
to inform and enhance any design aspirations
built custom furniture for over 35 years. He
by providing a solid foundation in fine furniture
was recently named a 2016 Mentor in Design
making. Graduates enter fields such as cabinet
by Design New England Magazine.
and furniture making, architectural millwork and
furniture repair, restoration, and conservation.
14 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 151 YEAR PROGRAM 26 STUDENTS
Carpentry
Our program encourages a commitment
to excellence and a mastery of the craft.
In nine months, you’ll be able to jump-start FACULTY
your carpentry career and earn a return on Brian Vogt PC ’94 is an instructor and the
your educational investment. A student to Department Head. He’s worked in some of
teacher ratio of 13:1 gives you plenty of the finest cabinetry and architectural millwork
one-on-one time with your instructors, shops in Boston and is an adjunct professor at
who are master carpenters. the Boston Architectural College.
In this program, you’ll learn how to construct Geoffrey Shaw PC ’94 has worked in the
and renovate residential buildings. Both hand construction field for 23 years. He has taught
tool and machine skills are taught, as are the workshops throughout Boston and farther
different practices of current and emerging afield, in northern India.
industry standards. You’ll experience the
importance of working together safely and
CAREERS
efficiently on building sites to meet your
clients’ needs. Graduates of our Carpentry program enjoy
careers like residential remodeling, contractor
Our Carpentry facilities are well-suited work, project management, and many
for lectures, benchwork, and small building others. Some of the jobs our graduates
projects. In addition, you’ll work off-site have held include:
on construction that may include house
additions, garages, or similar projects. • Lead carpenter for high-end remodeling
and cabinetmaking business
• Finish carpenter for a large contractor
“NBSS taught me how • Job supervisor for high-end
to build a house from renovator/remodeler
start to finish, the big • Assistant project manager at a
commercial construction company
picture perspective. • Owner of a residential remodeling company
Everybody should • Carpenter for the State of Massachusetts
learn this way.”
SEAN HARDEO CA ’06
16 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 172 YEAR PROGRAM 13 STUDENTS
Jewelry Making
& Repair
The two-year, comprehensive program prepares
students to become professionals in the industry.
The program attracts students from around FACULTY
the world who share a love of materials, artistic Ann Cahoon JM ’02 is an instructor and the
expression, and working with their hands to Department Head. She is active in the trade
make jewelry that transcends time. and has a BFA in Metalsmithing, Jewelry, and
Ceramics from the Maine College of Art.
Jewelry fabrication and stone setting requires
She has been a finalist in the Saul Bell Design
exceptional hand skills, focus, and a thorough
Awards gold and platinum category, and has
understanding of materials. Throughout your
been recognized by the Santa Fe Symposium
studies, you’ll continuously challenge yourself
on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology for
and fine-tune your skills. You’ll create and
her research. Ann also writes, lectures and
repair jewelry of lasting value using traditional
judges for the MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers
techniques and modern technology.
& Suppliers of America), and has produced a
You’ll work on increasingly complex projects number of instructional videos
to develop proficiency in: for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist.
• Using a full range of jeweler’s hand-tools
CAREERS
• Identification of metals and stones
Graduates of the Jewelry Making & Repair
• Metal forming techniques program work as bench jewelers and designers
• Polishing, soldering, and engraving for companies of all sizes, and are owners of
custom jewelry shops. Our graduates have held
• Laser welding
jobs such as:
• Silver, gold, and platinum fabrication
• Fashion jewelry designers
• Wax model making
“With time and patience, • Goldsmiths
• Jewelry repair
I saw my abilities • Fine jewelry designers
• Advanced jewelry construction
transform by learning • Retail jewelry store owners
• Stone setting
from seasoned, talented • Design directors for jewelry manufacturers
jewelers. I completed • Studio and gallery owners
projects that I never • Hand engravers
thought I could make.” • Stone setters
COLLEEN MATTHEWS JM ’12
18 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 191 YEAR PROGRAM 13 STUDENTS
Locksmithing &
Security Technology
The comprehensive program allows students to
jump-start a locksmithing career and quickly
earn a return on their educational investment.
In the hands-on, nine-month program students The program space includes individual
study with an experienced locksmith in small benches for each student, a room for
classes. The program will give you a firm grasp instruction and demonstration, a resource
of the fundamentals and allows you to do library, and all the major equipment and
high-quality work after graduating. tools you would find in a locksmithing shop.
Classes meet five days a week in the mornings,
You’ll learn locksmithing through a combination and after your second semester, you can
of classroom theory, lectures, demonstrations, work part-time while continuing to learn
hands-on benchwork, surveying, and the trade in class.
installation. You’ll graduate with the ability to
service and repair all types of residential and
FACULTY
commercial door-locking devices. You’ll also
be familiar with security technology such as Barb Baker LK ’04 is both an instructor and
electronic access control systems. the Department Head. She is a Member of
the Associated Locksmiths of America, and
is a Board Member of the Massachusetts
Locksmiths Association.
“Everything was
CAREERS
explained in great
Graduates of our Locksmithing & Security
detail. I was able Technology program work for schools, security
to experience firms, small businesses, and on their own. They
have a variety of career options, such as:
through observation,
problem solving, • Locksmith, safe technician, or safe repairer
and repetitive work • Forensic locksmith
• Certified Master Locksmith (CML)
what I was capable
• Certified Master Safecracker (CMS)
of accomplishing.”
• Certified Master Safe Technician (CMST)
ROMELLO WILLIAMS LK ’17
• Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL)
20 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 211 YEAR PROGRAM BASIC PIANO 16 STUDENTS
1 YEAR PROGRAM ADVANCED PIANO 9 STUDENTS
Piano Technology
Our comprehensive programs give you the skills you need to start
a successful business and pursue a deeply satisfying career.
We offer two nine-month courses—Basic 72-piano service contract with the Boston
Piano Technology (PT) and Advanced Piano Public School system. Each year, PA students
Technology (PA)—both of which provide work in teams of two or three to dismantle,
intensive training with master faculty in a rebuild, and repair grand pianos.
stimulating environment.
FACULTY
Both programs attract students who share
a passion for music, problem solving and David Betts PT ’72 is an instructor and the
mechanics, and the hand skills used to restore Department Head. He is a Registered Piano
and care for beautiful musical instruments. Our Technician and has worked as a self-employed
facilities include two bench rooms and sixteen technician and rebuilder for more than
individual practice rooms, outfitted with a 40 years.
variety of pianos. Combined with business Debbie Cyr PA ’93 is a Registered Piano
instruction, you’ll have the opportunity to Technician with a passion for teaching. She has
develop the skills and knowledge to become an extensive tuning clientele, and is an active
a successful technician. instructor and examiner at conferences around
the nation.
BASIC PIANO TECHNOLOGY Emily Townsend PT ’07, PA ’08 is a
The PT program covers all phases of aural Registered Piano Technician and runs an active
piano tuning, including the concepts on which tuning business. She holds a degree in piano
equal temperament is founded. You’ll learn to performance, and has served as a technician
tune, regulate, and repair the actions of both at prominent music festivals nationwide.
upright and grand pianos. Classes include Louis del Bene PT ’06, PA ’07 is a
“One can’t hands-on work, lectures, and field trips to such Registered Piano Technician. He served as
venues as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, President & Vice President in the Central
overemphasize Mason & Hamlin Factory in Haverhill, the North Carolina chapter of the Piano
the industry Steinway factory in Long Island City, as well as Technicians Guild and later, as Vice
various workshops and collections throughout President for the San Francisco chapter.
respect this school New England.
has. Attending CAREERS
NBSS is a fast ADVANCED PIANO TECHNOLOGY
Graduates of our Piano Technology Program
The PA program focuses on the entire piano
track to a career.” have a variety of successful career choices. In
and comprehensive piano service. This includes addition to being independent entrepreneurs,
BRIAN TURANO PT ’13, PA ’14 advanced tuning and regulation practice, and our graduates hold positions at piano
resolving service problems that occur in the companies, colleges and universities, concert
field—an example of which is the School’s halls, recording studios, and music festivals.
22 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 232 YEAR PROGRAM 26 STUDENTS
Preservation
Carpentry
The comprehensive Preservation Carpentry program teaches
the time-honored skills and values of fine craftsmanship.
Our students share a love of history, materials, FACULTY
quality workmanship, and working with their Steven O’Shaughnessy PC ’99 instructs
hands to build, restore, and preserve beautiful first-year students and is the Department
structures that last. Head. He’s worked for Historic New England,
served as an instructor for Boston YouthBuild’s
The two-year program combines an
preservation carpentry component, and runs
introduction to contemporary residential
his own business making custom doors and
construction with a foundation in pre-20th
restoring historic windows.
century New England home construction.
You’ll learn a broad range of construction Michael Burrey instructs second-year
methods, including stabilizing endangered students. He specializes in timber-frame
buildings, preserving architectural details, and joinery and has researched and re-created
recreating historical design elements. Through 17th century methods of roof thatching,
lectures, hands-on projects, and collaborative interior walls, and paint finishes. He studied
field work, you’ll gain an understanding of how Early American and Colonial Life, later working
current technology compares to traditional as an Interpretive Artisan at Plimoth Plantation.
techniques. You’ll graduate with the skills
needed to work with contractors and CAREERS
institutions specializing in preservation
work, including historical millwork and Graduates of the program go on to be
interior finish carpentry. restoration carpenters, museum conservators,
owners of full-service design/build companies,
The program space includes first and second and more. Some of the notable organizations
year bench rooms, where each student is for which they’ve worked include:
assigned a bench and work space, and a central
machine room. New England’s rich historical • National Park Service “If you want to set
legacy of pre-20th century buildings provides • The Trustees of Reservations yourself apart, NBSS
exceptional field projects. Such site work is
often done in collaboration with non-profit
• Historic Charleston Foundation will give you more
museums and historical sites. • Harvard Museum of Natural History credibility and knowledge
• Historic New England
than you could get with
• Historic Preservation Training Center
10 years in the field.”
• Mount Auburn Cemetery
BRENT HULL PC ’93
• Peabody Essex Museum
• Star Island Builders
24 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 253 YEAR PROGRAM 12 STUDENTS
Violin Making
& Repair
The three-year, comprehensive program is one of the few
full-time instrument making programs in the U.S.
The curriculum provides a solid foundation Roman actively participates in acoustic
to the art and science of stringed instrument research, which includes co-authoring with
making, and an introduction to restoration. scientists from MIT the research paper
“Evolution of Air Resonance Power Efficiency
Violin Making & Repair is learned through in the Violin and Its Ancestors” The paper
hands-on work. The program follows the was published in Royal Society and was the
highest standards of the craft and teaches product of over eight years of collaboration.
repair, restoration, and set-up of stringed
instruments. Over the course of this three-year
program, you’ll build six violins and a viola. GUEST LECTURERS
Students, alumni, and faculty regularly receive In addition, we often have established
international recognition for the craftsmanship artisans visit the School to lead workshops
and tonality of their instruments. and special classes. Some of our guest
lecturers have included:
FACULTY
• Andrew Ryan
Roman Barnas is an instructor and the • Philippe Raynaud
Department Head. He began making his first
violins at age 14, and later went on to study • Paul Wiessmeyer
music and violin making at the Paderewski • David Hawthorne
Academy of Music in Poland. Since then,
• Marco Coppiardi
Roman went on to work as a violin maker and
restorer, working at the highest levels of quality • Kevin Kelly VM ’92
and expertise. In 2010 Roman earned a • Chris Reuning
Certificate of Merit for Tone for his violin
• Ben Ruth
at the Violin Society of America competition.
CAREERS
“It’s rare to find an Graduates of our Violin Making & Repair
institution where great program are often employed by the most
prestigious violin shops as makers and
value is placed upon restorers. Other graduates choose to become
tradition, time-honored self-employed luthiers. Others go on to be
shop owners of full service string instrument
technique, and plain shops. They repair, restore, and build violins
old hard work.” and cellos.
JESS FOX VM ’06
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NBSS students are ambitious, passionate, and diverse.
They are recent high school graduates, former college
students, and white-collar professionals. They are
returning veterans, single parents, and recently married,
starting new families. Students come from Boston,
from surrounding New England states, from across the
country, and around the world.
Training students for careers in traditional trades is at
the very heart of our mission, and we aim to make the
student experience just as rewarding. Our Student Life &
Career Services Office will help you feel comfortable and
connected, gain new experiences, and prepare you for
your future career.
While hands-on focused work is at the core of the NBSS
experience, students are able to relax and socialize away
from their bench. Outside of the classroom, students
attend social events, career workshops, a business
preparation course, and public lectures that enhance
their hands-on instruction. A weekly PB&J lunch, regular
student events, student group meetings, and a host of
other activities offer more opportunities for learning,
fun, and socializing.
NBSS programs are rigorous. Instructors expect students
to perform all required work and to do it to the highest
standard within a supportive, stimulating environment.
Programs are geared towards tangible outcomes and
career training. Small classes allow instructors to provide
MEANINGFUL
individual attention. Equally valuable is the opportunity
for students to help and learn from each other. Students
come from across the country and around the world and
their diverse life and work experiences encourage a lively
WORK AND LIFE
exchange of ideas and perspectives. It is common for
program graduates to remain involved with the School,
offering their insight and expertise as guest lecturers,
instructors, networking contacts, and employers.
30 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 31FACULTY
NBSS instructors have a range of diverse
STUDENT BENEFITS
experience. Many are NBSS graduates and
have taught for more than 10 years. Faculty • Social events like our PB&J Wednesdays,
members often lecture at national meetings, Rally At The Alley bowling tournament,
demonstrate at conferences, and write for Open Mic Night, and other annual/
industry publications. In addition to teaching, holiday parties.
faculty members continue to practice their • Interest groups such as the Student Veterans
craft, work on commissions, and exhibit and Organization and LGBTQ+ Student Group.
sell their work.
• A seven-session Business Fundamentals
Course that builds your knowledge in
FACILITIES everything from contracts to marketing.
Located in Boston’s historic North End, the • Opportunities to display your work at
School’s facility includes workshops and national, regional, and local shows/exhibits.
classrooms that provide the bench space,
• Access to our Jobs & Commissions Board
equipment, and machinery necessary for the
to explore employment opportunities.
highest quality instruction in each program.
The education spaces, admissions, academic, • Housing resources to help you search
student services, and administrative offices for living space.
are located within one facility making it easy • Details on health insurance, local gyms,
for students to connect with peers, faculty, health clinics, hospitals, and wellness services.
and staff. A store and exhibit space provide
• Information about voter registration,
additional resources for students and
transportation, and child care.
the public.
• Discounted rates for Continuing Education
courses at NBSS.
LIVING IN BOSTON
North Bennet Street School is located in
ALUMNI NETWORK
Boston, ranked among the world's top cities
for its history, culture, green space, and Our intimate, close-knit community of
careers. We love our historic North End craftspeople continues even beyond
neighborhood, which is easily accessible graduation. Over 3,000 NBSS alumni live
by transit, and an ideal place for dining, around the world, and many of the School’s
shopping, and more, all within a few walkable instructors are alumni. Our alumni community
blocks. For these reasons and more, Boston provides invaluable insight into the
provides a wonderful backdrop for the training professional lives and careers of graduates.
that occurs in the classroom. Students can gain mentorship from alumni,
and connections with potential employers,
colleagues, and organizations through
HOUSING
this network.
NBSS does not have dorms or residence
halls. What we do have is a central Boston
location in a residential neighborhood,
accessible by public transportation to dozens
of neighborhoods and local communities.
The Student Life & Career Services Office
has created helpful resources for students
research housing options.
32 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 33Application Requirements Bookbinding Carpentry Locksmithing & Basic Piano Technology • Tuition is $25,500* per year totaling $51,000**
with the option of making 18 monthly payments
Security Technology of $2,833.
Please submit all of your required admissions materials ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION
(Word, PDF, or JPG files) through the upload form on • The estimated cost of hand tools is $3,700.
A portfolio of your work of 6–8 images, either digital
A math test. If you provide evidence of achieving a B ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS • Students are admitted in September.
our website, to admissions@nbss.edu, or to our mailing or printed, including your name and brief descriptions. • The estimated cost of books is $250.
grade or better in high school algebra or beyond, you
address. Please include your full name and program of • A scheduled skill test once your application • The maximum enrollment is 16 students.
may be excused from taking the test. • Students are responsible for materials for
interest on all submission materials. is submitted.
PROGRAM INFORMATION • Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday, their projects.
• CORI Report to ensure employability. September through May.
• Students are admitted in September. PROGRAM INFORMATION • Students are responsible for their own
APPLICATION
• The program length is one, nine-month academic transportation to site work and class trips.
A completed application, online or hard copy • The maximum enrollment is 16 students.
• Students are admitted in September. PROGRAM INFORMATION year (36 weeks or 1260 class hours***).
• Classes meets 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, • Students who complete the program receive
• The maximum enrollment is 26 students. • Tuition is $25,500* with the option of making 9 a Diploma of Preservation Carpentry.
TRANSCRIPTS September through May. • Students are admitted in September and February.
• Classes typically meet 7:30 am - 2:30 pm, monthly payments of $2,833.
One of the following is required showing that you • The maximum enrollment 13 students.
• The program length is two, nine-month academic
completed your studies: Monday - Friday, September through May. • The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,500.
years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***). • Classes meet 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Monday - Friday,
When working on-site, four-day work weeks with * The tuition rate is for students entering NBSS
• Official high school transcript or equivalency, September through May. • Estimated cost of transportation for trips is $300.
• Tuition is $25,000* per year totaling $50,000**, longer days (until 4:30pm) are common. between September 2019 and June 2010.
including GED®, HiSet™, or certified homeschool • Students who complete the program receive a
with the option of making 18 monthly payments of • The program length is one, nine-month academic ** NBSS reserves the right to increase tuition in
transcript. • The program length is one, nine-month academic
$2,778. year (36 weeks or 900 class hours***). Certificate of Basic Piano Technology. the second and subsequent years of a program.
year (36 weeks or 1170 class hours***).
• Official post-secondary transcript(s) including See page 36 under Tuition for full details.
• The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,700 • Tuition is $21,000* with the option of making 9
Associate, Bachelor or advanced degree. • Tuition is $25,500* with the option of making 9 *** Class hours equals clock hours.
International students, see #8. • The estimated cost of materials is $1,300. monthly payments of $2,833. monthly payments of $2,333.
• Transcripts should be sent from the school, either • The estimated cost of transportation, room and • The estimated cost of hand tools is $2,500. • The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,900. Advanced Piano Technology
via email or postal mail. board for optional class trips is $100-$3,000.
• Students who complete the program receive a
• The estimated cost of books is $250. • The estimated cost of books is $200.
PROGRAM INFORMATION Additional Requirements for
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Diploma of Bookbinding.
• The cost of materials is $900, billed as monthly
installments of $100.
• The estimated cost of transportation, room and
board for the class trip is $100. • Students are admitted in September International Students
Two letters of recommendation are required, • The maximum enrollment is 9 students.
preferably from an instructor, mentor, employer, or • Students are responsible for their own • Students who complete the program receive a
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
client. Letters should be submitted through the online transportation to site work. Diploma of Locksmithing & Security Technology. • Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday,
form, emailed, or mailed. Letters must include the Cabinet & Furniture Making • Students who complete the program receive a
September through May. Proficiency in the English language is required of
recommender’s contact information and should speak all students. You must complete at least one of the
Diploma of Carpentry. • The program length is one, nine-month academic
following:
to your abilities and potential to succeed in your
program of interest.
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
A portfolio of your work of 6–8 images, either digital
Violin Making & Repair year (36 weeks or 1260 class hours***).
• Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language
• Tuition is $25,500* with the option of making 9
or printed, including your name and brief descriptions. (TOEFL, 525 PBT/70 IBT) or English Language
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Jewelry Making & Repair ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS monthly payments of $2,833.
Testing System (IELTS, 5.5) and submit your score
• A portfolio of your work including 6 – 8 images, • Estimated cost of hand tools is $800. with the application for admission.
A one-page typed, double-spaced essay detailing PROGRAM INFORMATION
your experience, reasons for applying, professional ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS either digital or printed, and labeled with your name • Estimated cost of transportation for trips is $300. • Successfully complete your English as Second
• Students are admitted in September and February. and brief descriptions. The portfolio requirement
goals, and what you can contribute to the program Language (ESL) courses and submit your
• A portfolio of your work of 6–8 images, either • The NBSS Basic Piano Technology program, being
and the industry. • The maximum enrollment is 41 students. may be waived for advanced musicians. transcript/certificate.
digital or printed, including your name and brief a Registered Piano Technician (RPT), or equivalent
• Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, descriptions. • A math test. If you provide evidence of achieving a experience is a prerequisite for this program. • Successfully complete college level English courses
RESUME September through May. B grade or better in high school algebra or beyond, in an US college or university, and submit your
• A scheduled meeting and skill test with faculty once • Students who complete the program receive a
Work and experience history including a list of you may be excused from taking the test. official transcript.
• The program length is two nine-month academic your application is submitted. Diploma of Advanced Piano Technology.
related courses, internships, and other skill-building years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***).
experiences. • CORI Report to ensure employability. ACADEMIC RECORDS
• Tuition is $25,000* per year totaling $50,000**, PROGRAM INFORMATION
VISIT NBSS
with the option of making 18 monthly payments of
$2,778. PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Students are admitted in September and February. Preservation Carpentry • International students are required to submit
an official copy of one terminal secondary or
Contact NBSS Admissions to schedule a visit. • The maximum enrollment is 12 students. postsecondary transcript.
• The estimated cost of hand tools is $4,000. • Students are admitted in September and February.
Information Sessions are held monthly. Interviews ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
• Classes meet 8:00 am- 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, • If the secondary diplomas and/or academic
should be scheduled in advance. Out-of-state/country • The estimated cost of materials is $3,500. • The maximum enrollment is 13 students.
September through June. A math test. If you provide evidence of achieving a certificates are from outside of the U.S. (but not
applicants may schedule an initial phone interview.
• The estimated cost of transportation, room and • Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, B grade or better in high school algebra or beyond, an American school), applicants are required to
• The program length is three, ten-month academic
board for optional class trips is $300. September through May. you may be excused from taking the test. have their credentials evaluated by a professional
years (40 weeks per year, 120 weeks or 3900 class
• Students who complete the program receive a • The program length is two, nine-month academic hours***). evaluation service such as WES or CED.
Apply Anytime Diploma of Cabinet & Furniture Making. years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***).
• The tuition is $26,000* yearly totaling $78,000** PROGRAM INFORMATION
CERTIFICATION OF FINANCES
To be considered in our first round of • Tuition is $25,000* per year totaling $50,000**, with the option of making 30 monthly installments • Students are admitted in September.
decisions, our preferred deadlines are: with the option of making 18 monthly payments of $2,600. • International applicants must submit the
• The maximum enrollment is 26 students.
of $2,778. Confidential Declaration of Finances form and an
• The estimated cost of hand tools is $2,800.
October 1 for February start • Classes typically meet 7:30 am - 2:30 pm, Monday official bank statement to show evidence of their
• The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,900.
January 1 for September start • The estimated cost of materials for violins is $1,000 - Friday, September through May although when ability to pay educational and living expenses while
• The estimated cost of materials is $2,500. per year (totaling $3,000 for the program), billed in working on site, 4-day weeks with longer days are studying in the U.S.
monthly installments of $100. common.
• Students who complete the program receive a • NBSS will provide the form to qualified applicants,
Diploma of Jewelry Making & Repair. • Students who complete the program receive a • The program length is two, nine-month academic which includes the estimate that should be sufficient
Diploma of Violin Making & Repair. years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***). to cover one year expenses, including tuition, cost
of living, tools, and fees.
34 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 35Admissions Criteria Enrollment Applying for financial aid is a worthwhile process
and the NBSS Financial Aid Office provides support
writing, an opportunity to terminate the Enrollment
Agreement with a full refund of all monies paid, less
U.S. Department of RETURN OF TITLE IV FUNDS
If you receive (or NBSS or your parent receive on your
ELIGIBILITY Upon acceptance, the Admissions Office sends during all aspects of the application and financial aid actual reasonable administrative costs as defined Education Title IV behalf) excess Title IV program funds that must be
Applicants who have a high school diploma, or
equivalency (including GED, HiSet test, or Home
applicants an Enrollment Agreement that includes
complete costs, payment plan options, and the terms
disbursement processes. under M.G.L. c. 255, s. 13K. Refund Policy returned, NBSS must return a portion of the excess
equal to the lesser of:
School Diploma) may apply. of enrollment. The Enrollment Agreement must be TREATMENT OF TITLE IV FUNDS
VETERANS 1. Your institutional charges multiplied by the
signed and returned with the $150 Registration Fee WHEN A STUDENT WITHDRAWS
ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH
(see below) and a tuition down payment equal to one
All NBSS Full-Time programs are approved for the
full range of veterans education benefits including
Tuition Refund Policy Federal financial aid (Title IV aid) is posted to your
unearned percentage of your funds, or the entire
amount of excess funds.
DISABILITIES
month’s tuition to reserve a place at the School. account at the start of each enrollment period,
Chapters 30, 31, 33, & 35. Veterans must apply for An enrolled student who withdraws, is dismissed,
2. NBSS must return this amount even if it didn’t keep
Any student who needs special services or academic benefits online at www.ebenefits.va.gov. For assistance, or otherwise terminates their enrollment will be however, your eligibility for those funds is earned as
this amount of your Title IV program funds. If your
adjustment should contact the Provost, who is the REGISTRATION FEE
please contact the NBSS Financial Aid Office or the processed under the following policies: you progress through the enrollment period. If you
school is not required to return all of the excess
504 Academic Adjustment Coordinator, and make a A one-time Registration Fee of $150 is required to Veterans Administration (VA) at 1-888-442-4551. withdraw during your enrollment period, the amount
1. An enrollment period is defined as one-half the funds, you must return the remaining amount.
request. NBSS is committed to work with students to reserve a place at the School and should be sent with Veterans are also encouraged to apply for financial aid of Title IV program assistance that you have earned
academic year. An academic year is ten months (40 up to that point is determined by a U.S. Department
arrive at a workable solution to meet each student’s the Enrollment Agreement. The Registration Fee is in order to determine eligibility for additional grants 3. For any loan funds that you must return, you (or
weeks) long in Violin Making & Repair; therefore an of Education formula specific to Title IV funds. If you
particular needs. not refundable and is in addition to tuition. and scholarships, including The NBSS Yellow Ribbon your parent for a Direct PLUS Loan) repay in
enrollment period for that program is five months received (or NBSS or your parent received on your
Program. accordance with the terms of the promissory note.
(20 weeks). In all other programs, the academic behalf) less assistance than the amount that you
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY TUITION That is, you make scheduled payments to the
Contact Jamie Dergay, Director of Financial Aid, year is nine months (36 weeks) in length, and the earned, you may be able to receive those additional
By signing the Enrollment Agreement and paying the holder of the loan over a period of time.
NBSS admits students without regard for religion, sex, for advice and answers to questions. enrollment period is four and one-half months (18
$150 Registration Fee, students enter into a contract funds. If you received (or NBSS or your parent
sexual orientation, sexual preference, gender identity weeks). Any amount of unearned grant funds that you must
with the School which sets their tuition for the first 617-227-0155 x115 / financialaid@nbss.edu received on your behalf) more assistance than you
and expression, age, race, color, disability, national and return is called an overpayment. The maximum
year of their program. The School reserves the right to 2. NBSS uses the Date of Determination to calculate earned, the excess funds must be returned by NBSS
ethnic origin, military or veteran status or any other amount of a grant overpayment that you must
increase tuition in the second and subsequent years of refunds. The Date of Determination is the date the and/or you.
characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, repay is half of the grant funds you received or
a program. Please see pages 34-35 of this booklet for student’s enrollment was terminated by the School,
Cancellation Policy
or local law, and all students enjoy the rights, privileges, were scheduled to receive. You do not have to
programs, and activities generally accorded or made current tuition information. If the School does increase the date the School was notified by the student that ACCRUAL OF AID ELIGIBILITY repay a grant overpayment if the original amount
available at the School. tuition for a program in subsequent years, that increase they were withdrawing, or the date the student was of the overpayment is $50 or less. You must make
You may terminate this agreement at any time. The amount of assistance that you have earned is
will not exceed 7.5% of the previous year’s tuition. determined by the School to be withdrawn due to arrangements with the NBSS Finance Office or the
The NBSS Cancellation and Tuition Refund Policies determined on a pro rata basis. For example, if you
Should the School exercise its right to increase tuition, absences. Money due the applicant or student will U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to return the
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS comply in all respects with M.G.L. Chapter 255, completed 30% of your enrollment period, you earn
the School must give the student a minimum of ninety be refunded within 30 (thirty) days after the date of unearned grant funds.
NBSS is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Section 13K. 30% of the assistance you were originally scheduled
(90) days written notice prior to the effective date of termination.
Services to accept international students. Applicants Terminations which take place under any of the to receive. Once you have completed 60% of the The requirements for Title IV program funds when
the increase and a Re-Enrollment Agreement will be 3. In cases of prolonged illness, death in the family,
must document their ability to pay for all expenses following scenarios will result in a cancellation of enrollment period, you earn all the assistance that you you withdraw are separate and independent from the
executed. or other circumstances that make it impractical
during training. English is the language of instruction. the Enrollment Agreement: were scheduled to receive for that period. NBSS Cancellation and Refund policies. Therefore,
See the Application Requirements on page 35 of this to complete a program, the School will make a If you did not receive all of the funds that you earned, following the post-withdrawal treatment of Title IV
A down payment equal to one month’s tuition reserves 1. If the student terminates the Enrollment settlement reasonable and fair to both parties.
booklet for details. you may be due a post-withdrawal disbursement. funds, you may still owe funds to NBSS to cover
the student’s place in a program. The balance of Agreement within five (5) days of signing and
4. In the case of a student who completes academic If your post-withdrawal disbursement includes loan unpaid institutional charges. This includes charges to
tuition is due before the first day of the program unless before the first day of the program start date
TRANSFER CREDITS requirements early and within 60% of an enrollment funds, NBSS must get your permission before it can your account that are created when NBSS is required
arrangements are made to make monthly payments. (09/05/18), they will receive a refund of all monies
NBSS programs rely on an organic, iterative learning period, a prorated portion of the tuition for that disburse them. You may choose to decline some or to return Title IV funds previously disbursed to your
paid. all of the loan funds so that you don’t incur additional
experience instead of on individual classes so transfer period will be due, based on the time completed account. Please refer to the NBSS Refund and
Title 38, Section 103 policy statement: NBSS will
of prior credit is usually not applicable. We will review 2. If the student terminates the Enrollment rounded up to the nearest 10%. For early debt. NBSS may automatically use all or a portion Cancellation Policies above.
not charge late fees or impose any other penalties
prior credit on a case-by-case basis. Prior experience Agreement more than five (5) days after signing completion after 60% of the enrollment period, the of your post-withdrawal disbursement of grant
as a result of delayed disbursements of educational
often strengthens an applicant’s portfolio and the Enrollment Agreement and before the first entire period’s tuition will be due. funds for unpaid tuition and fees owed to NBSS in U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
benefits by the Veterans Administration.
application. day of their program (09/05/18), they will be accordance with the NBSS Refund Policy. NBSS REFUND POLICY (STUDENT OVERPAYMENTS)
5. If enrollment is terminated, the student will owe
responsible for the actual reasonable administrative needs your permission to use a post-withdrawal grant
TOOLS AND MATERIALS the actual reasonable administrative costs incurred 1. The Veterans Administration (VA) determines
costs incurred by the School to enroll them and disbursement for all other institutional charges. If you
Tool lists will be available at Orientation and explained by the School to enroll them and process the debts resulting from benefit overpayments and
process the application materials, which shall be do not give your permission, you will be offered the
application materials, which shall be fifty dollars
Preferred Deadlines by instructors at the beginning of the program.
After that, students are expected to provide their
fifty dollars ($50.00). Administrative costs equal:
($50.00), plus tuition and fees based on the
funds. However, it may be in your best interest to allow
NBSS to keep the funds to reduce your debt to NBSS.
the party (School or student) responsible for
repayment. A debt is established on the student for
$50.00.
We welcome applications at any time during the own complete set of hand tools. Some tools may be following schedule: tuition and fees when the student withdraws after
enrollment period, and we use a wait-list system 3. If a student starts their program without a prior visit In certain circumstances, Title IV funds that you were
purchased through the School. Students purchase • Enrollments terminated within the first five (5) the first day of the term or the school submits a
for qualified applicants due to limited bench space. to the School, this Agreement may be terminated scheduled to receive cannot be disbursed to you once
materials and supplies for individual projects done in class days of any enrollment period result in zero change in enrollment to the VA.
NBSS has a February start for four programs and a within the first five (5) days of the student’s you withdraw because of other eligibility requirements.
the program and students own all individual projects (0%) tuition and fees charged for that enrollment 2. When an overpayment is created, a first
September start for all nine programs. The preferred program with a full refund of tuition paid less actual For example, if you are a first-time, full time program
they make. period. demand letter is sent notifying the student of
deadline for the February start is October 1, with reasonable administrative costs incurred by the student and you have not completed the first 30 days
School, as described in paragraph 2 above. • If enrollment is terminated after five (5) class of your program before you withdraw, you will not the overpayment. The School does not receive
decisions made by November 15. The preferred
days but before 4.5 weeks have been completed, receive any Direct Loan funds that you would have copies of demand letters or any other notification
deadline for the September start is January 1, with 4. Pursuant to 230 CMR 15.04, you have the right
decisions made by March 10. Financial Aid Resources to cancel this Enrollment Agreement before the
the student will owe 30% of the period’s tuition. received had you remained enrolled past the 30th day. regarding debts assessed on students. When the
letter is received, the student should immediately
completion of five (5) class days or 5% of the • If enrollment is terminated after 4.5 weeks but
Please visit nbss.edu/financialaid where you will find contact the VA regarding the debt. The response
program, whichever occurs first (09/11/18), and before 9 weeks are completed, the student owes
detailed instructions on applying for financial aid should be sent (in writing) directly to the office
to receive a full refund of monies paid, less actual 50% of the period’s tuition.
at NBSS, as well as information about Federal and sending the letter, unless otherwise stated.
reasonable administrative costs, which shall be fifty • If enrollment is terminated after nine weeks,
State student loans and grants, NBSS scholarships, Responding immediately and reaching a valid
dollars ($50.00). 100% of tuition for the period is due.
alternative financing, and private scholarships. You repayment agreement in a timely manner could
will also find a link to the NBSS net-price calculator, 5. If the School allows a student to begin participation prevent future benefits from being withheld. Due
which will provide you with a detailed summary of in a program while an initial award for financial aid, process (rights to appeal or waiver) as well as time
the expected cost and financial aid eligibility for including student loans, is pending, and the student limits for each step in the process is given in the first
enrollment in your program at NBSS. is subsequently denied some or all of that student demand letter.
loan or financial aid amount, the School shall offer in
36 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 373. A request for waiver must be received no later than
180 days (6 months) from the date of the initial
Information Sessions LEAVE OF ABSENCE
A student is expected to complete the program
Grading and Records period the student must attain satisfactory grades
each month. A student will be reinstated to full status
Employment Assistance
notification of the overpayment. If a waiver request Information Sessions are scheduled regularly and as scheduled. When unusual and unanticipated Students are graded on Performance, Progress, and after they have received satisfactory grades for two NBSS does not guarantee job placement, but does
is received within 30 days of the first demand include a general overview, introduction to the full- circumstances require interruption of the normal Effort each month. The Performance grade is based consecutive months. provide students and graduates assistance in finding
(notification) letter, no benefits will be withheld until time programs, information on the application process schedule, a student may request a leave of absence on assigned practical projects and written tests. The employment. The Director of Student Life & Career
A student may appeal in writing to the Provost for an
the decision is made. If benefits were withheld and and financial aid, and ample time to ask questions. in writing. At the discretion of the School, a student Progress grade is based on overall effort, speed, Services works with students on resumes and job
extension of training: i.) to bring monthly grades to
the waiver request was found to be timely, a refund View the schedule of Information Sessions online: may be granted leave for a period of up to 30 days. and advancement. The Effort grade is based on search plans. The School manages an online Job
“Fair” (70%) for receipt of a diploma; ii.) to make up
will be issued. If a waiver is granted, any funds nbss.edu/admissions. Normally, only one leave is considered during a attendance and commitment to gaining the most Board and Commission referral process for students
training time lost due to absences; or iii.) to complete
that have been applied will be refunded. Note: If a program. If a student must withdraw from a program from the program. Grades are handed out at regular and alumni. Faculty and staff network with potential
required projects. All decisions of the Provost may be
waiver is requested after the first 30 days, but within for a period longer than 30 days they may apply intervals throughout the year. Grades are recorded employers through participation in professional
appealed to the President, whose decision will be final.
180 days, offset of benefits will continue. If a waiver for readmission when an opening is available. Upon monthly on a permanent record card which is retained organizations, trade shows, and other networks. Each
is granted, the amount collected will be refunded. Standards, Procedures, return from a leave longer than 30 days, the tuition in each student’s file. A student may request a copy of program department has an active advisory committee
Contact us at 617-227-0155 x110 or and Student Services rate is adjusted to reflect the rate charged to new this record. Students are graded as follows: that includes professionals in the field. The Program
admissions@nbss.edu with any questions. Contact the Director of Admissions, Provost, or
students entering at that time. Note: If a student
does not return from a leave of absence, the standard
Graduation Requirements Advisory Committee works with the faculty to ensure
the curriculum and teaching methods reflect strong
LETTER GRADE
Director of Student Life & Career Services if you have Cancellation and Refund Policy will apply. Candidates for a diploma or certificate must complete professional practices ensuring our graduates are well
questions about standards, procedures, or student E = Excellent the entire program curriculum and receive at least prepared for work.
Facilities
services. G = Good ‘Fair’ (70%) grades in both Performance and Progress.
MAKE-UP WORK
F = Fair During the course, students must meet this minimum
Any make-up work necessary due to absences or
ACCREDITATION standard: at least Poor (60 or 1.0) by the end of the
SCHOOL FACILITY
Located in Boston’s historic North End, the School’s NBSS is accredited by the Accrediting Commission
leave of absence should be coordinated with the
Department Head.
P = Poor
first 25%, and Poor + (65 or 1.5) by the midpoint. Student Compliant/
facility includes workshops and classrooms that of Career Schools and Colleges. ACCSC is listed
U = Unsatisfactory
The maximum time frame in which a student may Grievance Procedure
provide the bench space, equipment, and machinery with the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally- The monthly letter grades are converted into a GPA earn a diploma or certificate shall not exceed 1.5 times
ADVISING Schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission
necessary for the highest quality instruction in each recognized accrediting agency under the provisions at the end of each enrollment period to be used in the normal duration of the program length. You must
Members of the administrative staff are available to of Career Schools and Colleges must have a
program. The education spaces, admissions, academic, of Chapter 33, Title 38, U.S. Code, and subsequent SAP evaluations. Students must maintain a GPA of speak to your instructor about the possibility and
students needing assistance with personal, academic, procedure and operational plan for handling student
student life and career services, and administrative legislation. Accreditation confirms that NBSS meets 1.70 or higher in each enrollment period to meet the requirements of this extension of time. Any time out of
vocational, and/or financial problems. Instructors offer complaints. If a student does not feel that the School
offices are located within one building making it easy an extensive set of training standards applied to post- qualitative measurement of SAP. class that is the result of withdrawal, leave of absence,
regular, informal advising concerning academic and has adequately addressed a complaint or concern,
for students to connect with peers, faculty, and staff. secondary trade and technical schools throughout the suspension, or termination will not be counted as part
employment issues. Referrals for additional assistance the student may consider contacting the Accrediting
A store and exhibit space provide additional resources United States. The ACCSC has a directory which lists GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) of the maximum time frame. Students must fulfill
provided by professionals outside the School are made Commission. All complaints considered by the
for students and the public. NBSS and other accredited schools and tuition rates. all obligations to the School, including academic,
by the Student Life & Career Services Office. E 4.0 Commission must be in written form, with permission
financial, and attendance requirements to receive
E- 3.7 from the complainant(s) for the Commission to
CLASSROOMS AND BENCHROOMS STUDENT CONDUCT a diploma or certificate.
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP) forward a copy of the complaint to the School for a
Students are expected to behave in a mature, G+ 3.3
The School has one general-purpose classroom with The Provost reviews Satisfactory Academic Progress response. The complainant(s) will be kept informed
a capacity of 60 and a gallery/meeting space with courteous, and considerate fashion at all times. G 3.0 as to the status of the complaint as well as the final
(SAP) for all enrolled students at the end of each
Safety is the principal concern of everyone in the
a capacity of 200. In addition, each program has
dedicated space as follows: School community. If a student fails to meet safety
enrollment period, twice per year. SAP includes a G- 2.7
Housing resolution by the Commission.
quantitative component (attendance) and a qualitative F+ 2.3 Please direct all inquiries to: Accrediting Commission
requirements or behaves inappropriately, suspension The Student Life & Career Services Office provides
• Bookbinding has a benchroom with a capacity of 16 component (grades). As grading is performed on a of Career Schools & Colleges, 2101 Wilson Blvd.,
or termination may result. F 2.0 resources to students seeking housing within the
and two workrooms with a capacity of 10 each. monthly basis, programs with a 9-month academic Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201. You may also contact
year will be assessed for September through January F- 1.7 greater Boston area. NBSS does not provide housing.
703-247-4212 or info@accsc.org. A copy of the
• Carpentry has a flexible benchroom/construction SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION and for February through May. Violin Making & Repair P+ 1.3 Commission’s Complaint Form is available at the
area with capacity of 30 and a machine room with a A student may be terminated or suspended at (a 10-month academic year) will be assessed for P 1.0 School by contacting the Provost or at www.accsc.org.
capacity of 15. the School’s discretion for the following reasons: September through January and for February
• Cabinet & Furniture Making has a benchroom unsatisfactory academic progress, excessive absence, through June.
P- 0.7 Parking The School is licensed by the Massachusetts
Division of Professional Licensure’s Office of Private
with a capacity of 41, two machine rooms, one nonpayment of tuition, failure to comply with School U 0.3 Parking is not available on School property. Occupational School Education. Please direct any
with a capacity of 13 and one with a capacity of rules and regulations, and unacceptable behavior. No The School encourages students to use public comments, questions, or concerns about the School’s
ATTENDANCE
20, a finishing room with a capacity of 15, and a tuition refund is granted for the time when a student transportation (subway, buses, and commuter rail) license to occupational.schools@state.ma.us or 617-
An attendance record is kept for each student and
demonstration room with a capacity of 25. is suspended. The Cancellation and Refund Policy which is easily accessible to the School. Monthly 727-5811.
• Locksmithing & Security Technology has two
applies in the case of terminations. A student may
becomes part of the student’s permanent record. All
absences must be excused. Students are expected to Academic Probation parking at nearby garages is also available.
benchrooms with a capacity of 10 each and a
appeal a suspension or termination in writing to the
President of the School for final determination. After
phone the School on the day of an absence. Students and Appeals
classroom with a capacity of 16. must maintain attendance of 85% or higher for
termination a student may be readmitted to a program
enrollment periods in the first half of their program
A student who receives an “Unsatisfactory” monthly Accreditation & Licensing
• Jewelry Making & Repair has a benchroom with a if there is room in the course and there is evidence of
positive change in the conditions which caused the
(midpoint). After the midpoint, students must
grade or who fails to meet the minimum performance Student Services North Bennet Street School is accredited by the
capacity of 26. grade for graduation (above) will be notified in
maintain cumulative attendance of 90% or higher Students who are interested in leadership Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
termination. writing. A student whose grades are “Unsatisfactory”
• Preservation Carpentry has two benchrooms with through the completion of the program. opportunities, referrals to community, health, and Colleges (ACCSC). ACCSC is a recognized
for more than one month beyond being informed
a capacity of 13 each and two machine rooms, one wellness resources can contact the Director of accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of
WITHDRAWAL Students in Violin Making & Repair must maintain of unsatisfactory performance will be subject to
with a capacity of 8 and one with a capacity of 13. Student Life & Career Services. Education and dedicated to ensuring educational
Students should carefully consider leaving school attendance of 85% or higher for enrollment periods in termination. A student whose grades do not meet the
• Piano Technology has a general classroom with the first academic year. After the first academic year, minimum standard will also be subject to dismissal. quality and integrity in America’s postsecondary
before a program is completed. The School cannot
a capacity of 16, a workroom with a capacity of these students must maintain cumulative attendance A student who is subject to termination for career schools. Visit accsc.org, or contact them by
hold a place for a student who withdraws; therefore,
12, a machine room with a capacity of 12 and 16 of 90% or higher through the completion of the unsatisfactory grades may appeal in writing to the phone at 703.247.4212 or mail at ACCSC, 2101 Wilson
students who withdraw may not be able to return to
individual tuning rooms with a capacity of 2 each. program. Provost for a probationary period during which Boulevard #302, Arlington, VA 22201.
school. A student must inform the School in writing
• Violin Making & Repair has a benchroom with a of their intention to withdraw and will be responsible Attendance is tracked on a daily basis including tardies. they will be allowed to attain passing grades. Such NBSS is licensed by the Massachusetts Division
capacity of 13, a machine room with a capacity of 6 for expenses in accordance with the School’s Refund Excused absences, unexcused absences, and tardies an appeal will be considered on the basis of illness, of Professional Licensure’s Office of Private
and a finishing room with a capacity of 13. Policy. will be included on the Student’s transcript. Tardies are death in the family, or other unusual circumstances Occupational School Education. Contact them at
converted on a 3:1 ratio (3 tardies = 1 absence). beyond the student’s control. During this probationary occupational.schools@state.ma.us or 617-727-5811.
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