The Pine Manor Institute for Student Success听builds on the Boston College and Pine Manor College legacies of providing academic support and personal attention to first-generation college students through听a cost-free summer enrichment program for students in grades 8鈥�12 and a two-year residential college that will grant associate degrees.
The Pine Manor Institute for Student Success includes four components:
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The Academy
Designed for students in grades 8鈥�12, the Academy is a cost-free, post-secondary readiness program that begins after 7th grade and continues through high school.
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Messina College
A two-year college of Boston College named after the first Jesuit school founded in Sicily in 1548, Messina College will begin an associate degree program in 2024鈥�2025.
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Mentoring and Academic Achievement
Boston College鈥檚 existing academic support and mentoring initiatives will be placed under the umbrella of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success. The Institute will also coordinate outreach to Academy students from AV研究所 student tutors, mentors, and trained success coaches.听
Alumni Outreach
The Institute will provide support for graduates of the Academy and Messina College for up to two years after graduation.
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Through participation in Pine Manor Institute programs, students develop a sense of self, practice self-advocacy, and acquire the resources necessary to pursue their academic and social goals. In tandem, students build a network of community support as they discern post-secondary and post-collegiate pathways.
From middle school through the first professional years, we听closely guide, mentor, and encourage program participants鈥� personal development and realization of their life goals.听We are committed to embracing the formation of the whole person as set forth in the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis.听
We foster and inspire academic growth, social development, and personal enrichment through听educational and individual support programs for qualified first-generation, underrepresented and underserved pre-college and college students鈥攈elping them obtain high school and post-secondary education and job training, and to lay foundations for successful, productive lives.
Founded in 1863 to help educate Boston鈥檚 immigrant community, Boston College has evolved into one of the nation鈥檚 best and most respected universities, emphasizing formative undergraduate education and the liberal arts.听
Pine Manor College was established in 1911 as a school for young women, and became an increasingly popular destination for first-generation college students in Massachusetts, attracting one of the most diverse student bodies in the state. In 2020, Pine Manor College and Boston College signed an integration agreement that included the establishment of the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success, with a $50 million commitment from Boston College that has grown to $100 million through investment returns and a $25 million anonymous gift.听听