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Catalog September 2021 – June 2022
Published October 2020. 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 32
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.
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2 YEAR PROGRAM 16 STUDENTS
Bookbinding
This two-year, comprehensive program teaches See page 32 for
students how to make, restore, and preserve books, more details and
archival materials, and other printed matter. how to apply
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
10 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 11
2 YEAR PROGRAM 39 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, Jamey Pope CF '06 is a furniture maker and
you’ll be able to design and build furnishings of former general contractor, who manages a multi-
any era you choose. tenant shop in West Concord, MA where he
builds custom projects and musical instruments.
As a custom furniture maker at NBSS, you’ll
learn how to use and maintain both hand In addition to the regular faculty, we often have
tools and power equipment. You’ll estimate artisans and historians lead workshops. Recent
costs, choose materials, and prepare working guests include Ellen Kaspern CF ’03, Peter
drawings for each project. You’ll cut various Galbert, Paula Garbarino CA ’80, CF ’88, David
See page 32 for joints, turn, carve, and bend wood, and apply Wood, Peter Follansbee, and Michael Patrick
more details and marquetry or veneers. You’ll develop the Wheeler CF ’77.
how to apply knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary
CAREERS
to create thoughtful furniture pieces to
exacting standards. Graduates of our Cabinet & Furniture Making
program work in a wide variety of careers, from
The expansive program space includes a large running independent custom shops, to conserving
bench room, demonstration area, library, and pieces in historic collections, to working for
finishing room. Students take regular field trips larger manufacturers, contractors, or designers.
to view private and museum collections, and to Alumni write articles and books on furniture
visit the shops of prominent local woodworkers. making, present at shows and conferences, and
help educate the next generation as faculty of
FACULTY woodworking programs and schools. Notably, the
Society of Period American Furniture Makers has
Dan Faia CF ’94 is both an instructor and
presented the prestigious Cartouche Award to
the Department Head. He has over 20 years
“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 Through bench exercises and building projects,
in New Hampshire. students learn techniques using hand and
attended NBSS. I learned
power tools and gain an understanding of the
that if I do something Lance Patterson CF ’79 has designed and
methods and construction strategies used to
built custom furniture for over 35 years. He
well, the rest will fall create high-quality custom pieces. By drawing
was recently named a 2016 Mentor in Design
from the rich tradition of 18th- and early 19th-
into place.” by Design New England Magazine.
century American furniture, the program aims
NIKOLAUS MELLER CF ’96 Matt Wajda CF ‘01 has over 15 years of to inform and enhance any design aspirations
experience, is a member of the Guild of by providing a solid foundation in fine furniture
New Hampshire Woodworkers, and regularly making. Graduates enter fields such as cabinet
contributes to Fine Woodworking Magazine. and furniture making, architectural millwork and
furniture repair, restoration, and conservation.
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1 YEAR PROGRAM 26 STUDENTS
See page 32 for
more details and
how to apply
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 Peter Smith PC ’04 is both the Department
your educational investment. A student to Head and an instructor. He has worked in
teacher ratio of 13:1 gives you plenty of custom building and design for 15 years, with
one-on-one time with your instructors, additional experience as a camp counselor,
who are master carpenters. public school teacher, and NBSS Continuing
Education instructor.
In this program, you’ll learn how to construct
and renovate residential buildings. Both hand Brock Leiendecker PC ’16 has worked on a
tool and machine skills are taught, as are the variety of preservation and building projects
different practices of current and emerging throughout New England. He has also taught
industry standards. You’ll experience the Continuing Education courses and served
importance of working together safely and as an assistant in both the Carpentry and
efficiently on building sites to meet your Preservation Carpentry programs.
clients’ needs.
Our Carpentry facilities are well-suited CAREERS
for lectures, benchwork, and small building Graduates of our Carpentry program enjoy
projects. In addition, you’ll work off-site careers like residential remodeling, contractor
on construction that may include house work, project management, and many
additions, garages, or similar projects. others. Some of the jobs our graduates
have held include:
• Lead carpenter for high-end remodeling
“NBSS taught me how and cabinetmaking business
to build a house from • Finish carpenter for a large contractor
start to finish, the big • Job supervisor for high-end
picture perspective. renovator/remodeler
Everybody should • Assistant project manager at a
commercial construction company
learn this way.”
• Owner of a residential remodeling company
SEAN HARDEO CA ’06
• Carpenter for the State of Massachusetts
14 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 152 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
You’ll work on increasingly complex projects a number of instructional videos for Lapidary
to develop proficiency in: Journal Jewelry Artist.
See page 32 for
more details and • Using a full range of jeweler’s hand-tools
CAREERS
how to apply • 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
16 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 171 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. See page 32 for
You’ll learn locksmithing through a combination
Classes meet five days a week in the mornings,
more details and
and after your second semester, you can
of classroom theory, lectures, demonstrations, work part-time while continuing to learn
how to apply
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)
18 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 191 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 Debbie Cyr PA ’93 is the Department Head
mechanics, and the hand skills used to restore and a Registered Piano Technician with a
See page 32 for and care for beautiful musical instruments. Our passion for teaching. She has an extensive
more details and facilities include two bench rooms and sixteen tuning clientele, and is an active instructor and
examiner at conferences around the nation.
how to apply individual practice rooms, outfitted with a
variety of pianos. Combined with business Louis del Bene PT ’06, PA ’07 is a
instruction, you’ll have the opportunity to Registered Piano Technician. He served as
develop the skills and knowledge to become President & Vice President in the Central
a successful technician. North Carolina chapter of the Piano
Technicians Guild and later, as Vice
BASIC PIANO TECHNOLOGY President for the San Francisco chapter.
The PT program covers all phases of aural Emily Townsend PT ’07, PA ’08 is a
piano tuning, including the concepts on which Registered Piano Technician and runs an active
equal temperament is founded. You’ll learn to tuning business. She holds a degree in piano
tune, regulate, and repair the actions of both performance, and has served as a technician
upright and grand pianos. Classes include at prominent music festivals nationwide.
“One can’t hands-on work, lectures, and field trips to such
venues as the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, CAREERS
overemphasize the Mason & Hamlin Factory in Haverhill, the
Graduates of our Piano Technology Program
the industry Steinway factory in Long Island City, as well as
have a variety of successful career choices. In
various workshops and collections throughout
respect this school New England.
addition to being independent entrepreneurs,
our graduates hold positions at piano
has. Attending companies, colleges and universities, concert
NBSS is a fast ADVANCED PIANO TECHNOLOGY halls, recording studios, and music festivals.
The PA program focuses on the entire piano
track to a career.”
and comprehensive piano service. This includes
BRIAN TURANO PT ’13, PA ’14 advanced tuning and regulation practice, and
resolving service problems that occur in the
field—an example of which is the School’s
20 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 212 YEAR PROGRAM 26 STUDENTS
See page 32 for
more details and
how to apply
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
22 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 233 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
in 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 studied music and • Paul Wiessmeyer
violin making at the Paderewski Academy • David Hawthorne
of Music in Poland. Roman went on to work
• Marco Coppiardi
as a violin maker and restorer, working at the
highest levels of quality and expertise. In 2010 • Kevin Kelly VM ’92
Roman earned a Certificate of Merit for Tone • Chris Reuning
See page 32 for for his violin at the Violin Society of America
• Ben Ruth
competition.
more details and
how to apply 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 community lunch
break, 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.
28 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 29FACULTY
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 Lunch Break
members often lecture at national meetings, Wednesdays, Rally At The Alley bowling
demonstrate at conferences, and write for night, 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 and admissions, • Housing resources to help you search
academic, student services, and administrative for living space.
offices are located within one facility, making • Details on health insurance, local gyms,
it easy for students to connect with peers, health clinics, hospitals, and wellness services.
faculty, and staff. A store and exhibit space
• Information about voter registration,
provide 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 entertainment—all within a few instructors are alumni. Our alumni community
walkable blocks. For these reasons and more, provides invaluable insight into the
Boston provides a wonderful backdrop for the professional lives and careers of graduates.
training 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
researching housing options.
30 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 31Application Requirements Bookbinding Carpentry Locksmithing & Basic Piano Technology • The estimated cost of hand tools is $2,800.
Security Technology • The estimated cost of materials for violins is $1,000
Please submit all of your required admissions materials ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION
per year (totaling $3,000 for the program), billed in
(Word, PDF, or JPG files) through the upload form on monthly installments of $100.
A portfolio of your work: 6–8 images, either digital or A skill test administered at the school that includes ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS • Students are admitted in September.
our website, to admissions@nbss.edu, or to our mailing • Students who complete the program receive a
printed, including your name and brief descriptions. mechanical aptitude, tool use, and following directions. • A skill test administered at the school that includes
address. Please include your full name and program of • The maximum enrollment is 16 students. Diploma of Violin Making & Repair.
interest on all submission materials. mechanical aptitude, tool use, and following
directions. • Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday,
PROGRAM INFORMATION
PROGRAM INFORMATION September through May.
• CORI Report to ensure employability.
APPLICATION
A completed application, online or hard copy
• Students are admitted in September.
• Students are admitted in September. • The program length is one, nine-month academic Additional Requirements for
• The maximum enrollment is 16 students.
• The maximum enrollment is 26 students. year (36 weeks or 1260 class hours***). International Students
• Classes meets 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Classes meet 7:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - • Tuition is $25,500* with the option of making 9
TRANSCRIPTS
September through May. • Students are admitted in September and February. monthly payments of $2,833. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
One of the following is required showing that you Thursday, September through May.
completed your studies: • The program length is two, nine-month academic • The maximum enrollment 13 students. • The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,500. Proficiency in the English language is required of
• The program length is one, nine-month academic
years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***). all students. You must complete at least one of the
• Official high school transcript or equivalency, year (36 weeks or 1170 class hours***). • Classes meet 7:30 am - 12:30 pm, Monday - Friday, • Estimated cost of transportation for trips is $300.
including GED®, HiSet™, or certified homeschool • Tuition is $25,000* per year totaling $50,000**, September through May. following:
• Tuition is $25,500* with the option of making 9 • Students who complete the program receive a
transcript. with the option of making 18 monthly payments of • Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language
monthly payments of $2,833. • The program length is one, nine-month academic Certificate of Basic Piano Technology.
$2,778. (TOEFL, 525 PBT/70 IBT) or English Language
• Official post-secondary transcript(s) including • The estimated cost of hand tools is $3,350. year (36 weeks or 900 class hours***).
Associate, Bachelor, or advanced degree. • The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,700. Testing System (IELTS, 5.5) and submit your score
• The estimated cost of books is $250. • Tuition is $21,000* with the option of making 9 with the application for admission.
International students, see page 35. • The estimated cost of materials is $1,300.
• The cost of materials is $900, billed as monthly
monthly payments of $2,333. Advanced Piano Technology • Successfully complete your English as Second
• Transcripts should be sent from the school, either • The estimated cost of transportation, room and
installments of $100. • The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,900. Language (ESL) courses and submit your
via email or postal mail. board for optional class trips is $100-$3,000. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT transcript/certificate.
• Students are responsible for their own • The estimated cost of books is $200.
• Students who complete the program receive a
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION transportation to site work and class trips. • The estimated cost of transportation, room and A skill test administered at the school which may • Successfully complete college-level English courses
Diploma of Bookbinding.
Two letters of recommendation are required, board for the class trip is $100. include tuning, regulation, and repair for applicants in an US college or university, and submit your
• Students who complete the program receive a
preferably from an instructor, mentor, employer, or who have not graduated from Basic Piano Technology. official transcript.
Diploma of Carpentry. • Students who complete the program receive a
client. Letters should be submitted through the online • Provide evidence of having graduated from an
Diploma of Locksmithing & Security Technology.
form, emailed, or mailed. Letters must include the Cabinet & Furniture Making PROGRAM INFORMATION institution that is primarily taught in English.
recommender’s contact information and should speak
to your abilities and potential to succeed in your
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
Jewelry Making & Repair • Students are admitted in September.
Preservation Carpentry
ACADEMIC RECORDS
program of interest. A recommendation from family, • The maximum enrollment is 9 students.
especially if they work in the industry, can be used as A portfolio of your work: 6–8 images, either digital or • International students are required to submit
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS • Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday,
the second recommendation only. printed, including your name and brief descriptions. an official copy of one terminal secondary or
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT September through May.
• A skill test administered at the school that includes postsecondary transcript.
mechanical aptitude, tool use, and following A skill test administered at the school that includes • The program length is one, nine-month academic
PROGRAM INFORMATION • If the secondary diplomas and/or academic
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE directions. mechanical aptitude, tool use, and following directions. year (36 weeks or 1260 class hours***).
A one-page typed, double-spaced essay detailing • Students are admitted in September and February. certificates are from outside of the U.S. (but not
• A portfolio of your work including 6–8 photos, • Tuition is $25,500* with the option of making 9 an American school), applicants are required to
your experience, reasons for applying, professional
• The maximum enrollment is 39 students. either digital or printed, and labeled with your name PROGRAM INFORMATION monthly payments of $2,833. have their credentials evaluated by a professional
goals, and what you can contribute to the program
• Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, and brief descriptions. The portfolio may be waived evaluation service such as WES or CED.
and the industry. • Students are admitted in September. • Estimated cost of hand tools is $800.
September through May. by successful completion of the skill test.
• The maximum enrollment is 26 students. • Estimated cost of transportation for trips is $300.
• The program length is two, nine-month academic • A scheduled meeting with faculty once you submit CERTIFICATION OF FINANCES
RESUME
your application. • Classes meet 7:15 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - • Students who complete the program receive a
Work and experience history including a list of years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***). • International applicants must submit the
Thursday, September through May. Diploma of Advanced Piano Technology.
related courses, internships, and other skill-building • Tuition is $25,000* per year totaling $50,000**, • CORI report to ensure employability. Confidential Declaration of Finances form and an
experiences. with the option of making 18 monthly payments of • The program length is two, nine-month academic official bank statement to show evidence of their
$2,778. years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***). ability to pay educational and living expenses while
VISIT NBSS
• The estimated cost of hand tools is $4,000.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Tuition is $25,500* per year totaling $51,000** Violin Making & Repair studying in the U.S..
Contact NBSS Admissions to schedule a visit. • Students are admitted in September and February. with the option of making 18 monthly payments • NBSS will provide the form to qualified applicants,
Information Sessions are held monthly. Interviews • The estimated cost of materials is $3,500. of $2,833. PROGRAM INFORMATION
• The maximum enrollment is 13 students. which includes the estimate that should be sufficient
should be scheduled in advance. Out-of-state/country • The estimated cost of transportation, room and to cover one year expenses, including tuition, cost
• Classes meet 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday, • The estimated cost of hand tools is $3,700. • Students are admitted in September and February.
applicants may schedule an initial phone interview. board for optional class trips is $300. of living, tools, and fees.
September through May. • The estimated cost of books is $250. • The maximum enrollment is 12 students.
• Students who complete the program receive a
• The program length is two, nine-month academic • Students are responsible for materials for
Diploma of Cabinet & Furniture Making. • Classes meet 8:00 am- 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday,
years (72 weeks or 2340 class hours***).
Apply Anytime their projects. September through June.
* The tuition rate is for students entering NBSS
• Tuition is $25,000* per year totaling $50,000**, • Students are responsible for their own
To be considered in our first round of • The program length is three, ten-month academic
with the option of making 18 monthly payments transportation to site work and class trips. between September 2020 and June 2021.
decisions, our preferred deadlines are: years (40 weeks per year, 120 weeks, or 3900 class
of $2,778.
• Students who complete the program receive hours***).
** NBSS reserves the right to increase tuition in the
October 1 for February start • The estimated cost of hand tools is $1,900. a Diploma of Preservation Carpentry. • The tuition is $26,000* per year totaling $78,000**, second and subsequent years of a program. See
January 1 for September start • The estimated cost of materials is $3,000. with the option of making 30 monthly payments of page 36 under Enrollment: Tuition for full details.
$2,600.
• Students who complete the program receive a
Diploma of Jewelry Making & Repair. *** Class hours equals clock hours.
32 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 33Admissions Criteria REGISTRATION FEE
A one-time Registration Fee of $150 is required to
Applying for financial aid is a worthwhile process
and the NBSS Financial Aid Office provides support
Tuition Refund Policy you progress through the enrollment period. If you
withdraw during your enrollment period, the amount
Any amount of unearned grant funds that you must
return is called an overpayment. The maximum
ELIGIBILITY reserve a place at the School and should be sent with during all aspects of the application and financial aid An enrolled student who withdraws, is dismissed, of Title IV program assistance that you have earned amount of a grant overpayment that you must
Applicants who have a high school diploma, or the Enrollment Agreement. The Registration Fee is disbursement processes. or otherwise terminates their enrollment will be up to that point is determined by a U.S. Department repay is half of the grant funds you received or
equivalency (including GED, HiSet test, or Home not refundable and is in addition to tuition. processed under the following policies: of Education formula specific to Title IV funds. If you were scheduled to receive. You do not have to
School Diploma) may apply. VETERANS 1. An enrollment period is defined as one-half the received (or NBSS or your parent received on your repay a grant overpayment if the original amount
TUITION All NBSS Full-Time programs are approved for the academic year. An academic year is ten months behalf) less assistance than the amount that you of the overpayment is $50 or less. You must make
ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH By signing the Enrollment Agreement and paying the full range of veterans’ education benefits including (40 weeks) long in Violin Making & Repair; earned, you may be able to receive those additional arrangements with the NBSS Finance Office or the
DISABILITIES $150 Registration Fee, students enter into a contract Chapters 30, 31, 33, & 35. Veterans must apply for therefore an enrollment period for that program is funds. If you received (or NBSS or your parent U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to return the
Any student who needs special services or academic with the School which sets their tuition for the first benefits online at ebenefits.va.gov. For assistance, five months (20 weeks). In all other programs, the received on your behalf) more assistance than you unearned grant funds.
adjustment should contact the Provost, who is the year of their program. The School reserves the right to please contact the NBSS Financial Aid Office or the academic year is nine months (36 weeks) in length, earned, the excess funds must be returned by NBSS
The requirements for Title IV program funds when
504 Academic Adjustment Coordinator, and make a increase tuition in the second and subsequent years of Veterans Administration (VA) at 1-888-442-4551. and the enrollment period is four and one-half and/or you.
you withdraw are separate and independent from the
request. NBSS is committed to work with students to a program. Please see pages 34-35 of this booklet for Veterans are also encouraged to apply for financial aid months (18 weeks). NBSS Cancellation and Refund policies. Therefore,
arrive at a workable solution to meet each student’s current tuition information. If the School does increase in order to determine eligibility for additional grants ACCRUAL OF AID ELIGIBILITY following the post-withdrawal treatment of Title IV
2. NBSS uses the Date of Determination to calculate
particular needs. tuition for a program in subsequent years, that increase and scholarships, including The NBSS Yellow Ribbon funds, you may still owe funds to NBSS to cover
refunds. The Date of Determination is the date the The amount of assistance that you have earned is
will not exceed 7.5% of the previous year’s tuition. Program. unpaid institutional charges. This includes charges to
student’s enrollment was terminated by the School, determined on a pro rata basis. For example, if you
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY Should the School exercise its right to increase tuition, your account that are created when NBSS is required
Contact Jamie Dergay, Director of Financial Aid, the date the School was notified by the student that completed 30% of your enrollment period, you earn
NBSS admits students without regard for religion, sex, the School must give the student a minimum of ninety to return Title IV funds previously disbursed to your
for advice and answers to questions. they were withdrawing, or the date the student was 30% of the assistance you were originally scheduled
sexual orientation, sexual preference, gender identity (90) days written notice prior to the effective date of account. Please refer to the NBSS Refund and
determined by the School to be withdrawn due to to receive. Once you have completed 60% of the
the increase and a Re-enrollment Agreement will be 617-227-0155 x115 / financialaid@nbss.edu Cancellation Policies above.
and expression, age, race, color, disability, national and absences. Money due the applicant or student will enrollment period, you earn all the assistance that you
ethnic origin, military or veteran status, or any other executed.
be refunded within 30 (thirty) days after the date of were scheduled to receive for that period.
characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, determination. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
A down payment equal to one month’s tuition reserves
or local law, and all students enjoy the rights, privileges,
programs, and activities generally accorded or made the student’s place in a program. The balance of Cancellation Policy 3. In cases of prolonged illness, death in the family,
If you did not receive all of the funds that you earned, REFUND POLICY (STUDENT OVERPAYMENTS)
you may be due a post-withdrawal disbursement.
tuition is due before the first day of the program unless You may terminate the agreement at any time. or other circumstances that make it impractical 1. The Veterans Administration (VA) determines
available at the School. If your post-withdrawal disbursement includes loan
arrangements are made to make monthly payments. The NBSS Cancellation and Tuition Refund Policies to complete a program, the School will make a debts resulting from benefit overpayments and
funds, NBSS must get your permission before it can
comply in all respects with M.G.L. Chapter 255, settlement reasonable and fair to both parties. the party (School or student) responsible for
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS disburse them. You may choose to decline some or
Title 38, Section 103 policy statement: NBSS will Section 13K. repayment. A debt is established on the student for
4. In the case of a student who completes academic all of the loan funds so that you don’t incur additional
NBSS is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration not charge late fees or impose any other penalties tuition and fees when the student withdraws after
Terminations which take place under any of the requirements early and within 60% of an enrollment debt. NBSS may automatically use all or a portion
Services to accept international students. Applicants as a result of delayed disbursements of educational the first day of the term or the school submits a
following scenarios will result in a cancellation of period, a prorated portion of the tuition for that of your post-withdrawal disbursement of grant
must document their ability to pay for all expenses benefits by the Veterans Administration. change in enrollment to the VA.
the Enrollment Agreement: period will be due, based on the time completed funds for unpaid tuition and fees owed to NBSS in
during training. English is the language of instruction.
rounded up to the nearest 10%. For early accordance with the NBSS Refund Policy. NBSS 2. When an overpayment is created, a first
See the Application Requirements on page 35 of this 1. If the student terminates the Enrollment
TOOLS AND MATERIALS completion after 60% of the enrollment period, the needs your permission to use a post-withdrawal grant demand letter is sent notifying the student of
booklet for details. Agreement within five (5) days of signing and
Students are expected to provide their own complete entire period’s tuition will be due. disbursement for all other institutional charges. If you the overpayment. The School does not receive
set of hand tools. Being without the correct tool before the first day of the program start date, they copies of demand letters or any other notification
5. If enrollment is terminated, the student will owe do not give your permission, you will be offered the
TRANSFER CREDITS
during a lesson can delay progress for even the most will receive a refund of all monies paid. regarding debts assessed on students. When the
the actual reasonable administrative costs incurred funds. However, it may be in your best interest to allow
NBSS programs rely on an organic, iterative learning advanced student. Although you may see a tool list 2. If the student terminates the Enrollment letter is received, the student should immediately
by the School to enroll them and process the NBSS to keep the funds to reduce your debt to NBSS.
experience instead of on individual classes so transfer in advance, we strongly suggest you wait to acquire Agreement more than five (5) days after signing contact the VA regarding the debt. The response
of prior credit is usually not applicable. We will review application materials, which shall be fifty dollars In certain circumstances, Title IV funds that you were
new tools until after you have been accepted and the Enrollment Agreement and before the first should be sent (in writing) directly to the office
prior credit on a case-by-case basis. Prior experience ($50.00), plus tuition and fees based on the scheduled to receive cannot be disbursed to you once
receive more information about your program. Your day of their program, they will be responsible for sending the letter, unless otherwise stated.
often strengthens an applicant’s portfolio and following schedule: you withdraw because of other eligibility requirements.
instructor(s) will review a full tool list during the first the actual reasonable administrative costs incurred Responding immediately and reaching a valid
application. • Enrollments terminated within the first five (5) For example, if you are a first-time, full-time program
week of class. by the School to enroll them and process the repayment agreement in a timely manner could
class days of any enrollment period result in zero student and you have not completed the first 30 days
application materials, which shall be fifty dollars prevent future benefits from being withheld. Due
(0%) tuition and fees charged for that enrollment of your program before you withdraw, you will not
The NBSS Store offers Starter Tool Kits for first ($50.00). Administrative costs equal: $50.00. process (rights to appeal or waiver) as well as time
period. receive any Direct Loan funds that you would have
Preferred Deadlines semester students, and we recommend not purchasing
any tools beyond the Starter Tool Kit before your
3. If a student starts their program without a prior visit received had you remained enrolled past the 30th day.
limits for each step in the process is given in the first
demand letter.
to the School, this Agreement may be terminated • If enrollment is terminated after five (5) class
We welcome applications at any time during the program begins. If you already own tools, you will be days but before 4.5 weeks have been completed,
within the first five (5) days of the student’s 3. A request for waiver must be received no later than
enrollment period, and we use a wait-list system able to bring them to class to reconcile them with the RETURN OF TITLE IV FUNDS
program with a full refund of tuition paid less actual the student will owe 30% of the period’s tuition. 180 days (6 months) from the date of the initial
for qualified applicants due to limited bench space. full tool list. Students purchase materials for individual If you receive (or NBSS or your parent receive on your
reasonable administrative costs incurred by the • If enrollment is terminated after 4.5 weeks but notification of the overpayment. If a waiver request
NBSS has a February start for four programs and a projects done in the program, and students own all behalf) excess Title IV program funds that must be
School, as described in paragraph 2 above. before 9 weeks are completed, the student owes is received within 30 days of the first demand
September start for all nine programs. The preferred individual projects they make. returned, NBSS must return a portion of the excess
50% of the period’s tuition. (notification) letter, no benefits will be withheld until
deadline for the February start is October 1, with 4. Pursuant to 230 CMR 15.04, you have the right equal to the lesser of:
the decision is made. If benefits were withheld and
decisions made by November 15. The preferred to cancel this Enrollment Agreement before the • If enrollment is terminated after nine weeks, 1. Your institutional charges multiplied by the the waiver request was found to be timely, a refund
deadline for the September start is January 1, with completion of five (5) class days or 5% of the 100% of tuition for the period is due.
decisions made by March 10. Financial Aid Resources program, whichever occurs first, and to receive a
unearned percentage of your funds, or the entire
amount of excess funds.
will be issued. If a waiver is granted, any funds that
have been applied will be refunded.
Please visit nbss.edu/financialaid where you will find full refund of monies paid, less actual reasonable
administrative costs, which shall be fifty dollars 2. NBSS must return this amount even if it didn’t keep
detailed instructions on applying for financial aid
($50.00). U.S. Department of this amount of your Title IV program funds. If your Note: If a waiver is requested after the first 30 days,
Enrollment at NBSS, as well as information about Federal and
State student loans and grants, NBSS scholarships, 5. If the School allows a student to begin participation Education Title IV Refund school is not required to return all of the excess but within 180 days, offset of benefits will continue.
If a waiver is granted, the amount collected will be
Upon acceptance, the Admissions Office sends alternative financing, and private scholarships. in a program while an initial award for financial aid, Policy funds, you must return the remaining amount.
refunded.
applicants an Enrollment Agreement that includes You will also find a link to the NBSS net-price including student loans, is pending, and the student 3. For any loan funds that you must return, you (or
complete costs, payment plan options, and the terms your parent for a Direct PLUS Loan) repay in Contact us at 617-227-0155 x110 or
calculator, which will provide you with a detailed is subsequently denied some or all of that student TREATMENT OF TITLE IV FUNDS
of enrollment. The Enrollment Agreement must be accordance with the terms of the promissory note. admissions@nbss.edu with any questions.
summary of the expected cost and financial aid loan or financial aid amount, the School shall offer in WHEN A STUDENT WITHDRAWS
signed and returned with the $150 Registration Fee eligibility for enrollment in your program at NBSS. writing, an opportunity to terminate the Enrollment Federal financial aid (Title IV aid) is posted to your That is, you make scheduled payments to the
(see below) and a tuition down payment equal to one Agreement with a full refund of all monies paid, less account at the start of each enrollment period, holder of the loan over a period of time.
month’s tuition to reserve a place at the School. actual reasonable administrative costs as defined however, your eligibility for those funds is earned as
under M.G.L. c. 255, s. 13K.
34 n o r th b e n n e t s tr e e t sc h oo l 35Facilities Standards, Procedures, Upon return from a leave longer than 30 days, the
tuition rate is adjusted to reflect the rate charged to
from the program. Grades are handed out at regular
intervals throughout the year. Grades are recorded
training time lost due to absences; or iii.) to complete
required projects. All decisions of the Provost may be
the faculty to ensure the curriculum and teaching
methods reflect strong professional practices ensuring
SCHOOL FACILITY
and Student Services new students entering at that time. Note: If a student monthly on a permanent record card which is retained appealed to the President, whose decision will be final. our graduates are well prepared for work.
Contact the Director of Admissions, Provost, or does not return from a leave of absence, the standard in each student’s file. A student may request a copy of
Located in Boston’s historic North End, the School’s
Director of Student Life & Career Services if you have Cancellation and Refund Policy will apply. this record. Students are graded as follows:
facility includes workshops and classrooms that provide
Graduation Requirements Student Compliant/
the bench space, equipment, and machinery necessary questions about standards, procedures, or student
services.
for the highest quality instruction in each program. The
Grievance Procedure
MAKE-UP WORK LETTER GRADE
education spaces and admissions, academic, student Any make-up work necessary due to absences or Candidates for a diploma or certificate must complete
E = Excellent
life, career services, and administrative offices are ACCREDITATION leave of absence should be coordinated with the the entire program curriculum and receive at least Schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission
G = Good ‘Fair’ (70%) grades in both Performance and Progress.
located within one building making it easy for students NBSS is accredited by the Accrediting Commission Department Head. of Career Schools and Colleges must have a
to connect with peers, faculty, and staff. A store and of Career Schools and Colleges. ACCSC is listed F = Fair During the course, students must meet this minimum procedure and operational plan for handling student
exhibit space provide additional resources for students with the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally- P = Poor standard: at least Poor (60 or 1.0) by the end of the complaints. If a student does not feel that the School
ADVISING
and the public. recognized accrediting agency under the provisions first 25%, and Poor + (65 or 1.5) by the midpoint. has adequately addressed a complaint or concern,
Members of the administrative staff are available to U = Unsatisfactory
of Chapter 33, Title 38, U.S. Code, and subsequent students needing assistance with personal, academic, The maximum time frame in which a student may the student may consider contacting the Accrediting
legislation. Accreditation confirms that NBSS meets The monthly letter grades are converted into a GPA Commission. All complaints considered by the
CLASSROOMS AND BENCHROOMS vocational, and/or financial problems. Instructors offer earn a diploma or certificate shall not exceed 1.5 times
an extensive set of training standards applied to post- at the end of each enrollment period to be used in Commission must be in written form, with permission
The School has one general-purpose classroom with regular, informal advising concerning academic and the normal duration of the program length. You must
secondary trade and technical schools throughout the SAP evaluations. Students must maintain a GPA of from the complainant(s) for the Commission to
a capacity of 60 and a gallery/meeting space with employment issues. Referrals for additional assistance speak to your instructor about the possibility and
United States. The ACCSC has a directory which lists 1.70 or higher in each enrollment period to meet the forward a copy of the complaint to the School for a
a capacity of 200. In addition, each program has provided by professionals outside the School are made requirements of this extension of time. Any time out of
NBSS and other accredited schools and tuition rates. qualitative measurement of SAP. response. The complainant(s) will be kept informed
dedicated space as follows: by the Student Life & Career Services Office. class that is the result of withdrawal, leave of absence,
suspension, or termination will not be counted as part as to the status of the complaint as well as the final
• Bookbinding has a benchroom with a capacity of 16 GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) resolution by the Commission.
STUDENT CONDUCT SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP)
of the maximum time frame. Students must fulfill
and two workrooms with a capacity of 10 each.
Students are expected to behave in a mature, E 4.0 all obligations to the School, including academic, Please direct all inquiries to: Accrediting Commission
The Provost reviews Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Carpentry has a flexible benchroom/construction courteous, and considerate fashion at all times. financial, and attendance requirements to receive of Career Schools & Colleges, 2101 Wilson Blvd.,
(SAP) for all enrolled students at the end of each E- 3.7
area with capacity of 30 and a machine room with a Safety is the principal concern of everyone in the a diploma or certificate. Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201. You may also contact
enrollment period, twice per year. SAP includes a G+ 3.3
capacity of 15. School community. If a student fails to meet safety 703-247-4212 or info@accsc.org. A copy of the
quantitative component (attendance) and a qualitative
• Cabinet & Furniture Making has a benchroom requirements or behaves inappropriately, suspension component (grades). As grading is performed on a G 3.0 Commission’s Complaint Form is available at the
with a capacity of 41, two machine rooms, one
with a capacity of 13 and one with a capacity of
or termination may result. monthly basis, programs with a 9-month academic
year will be assessed for September through January
G- 2.7
Housing School by contacting the Provost or at www.accsc.org.
F+ 2.3 The School is licensed by the Massachusetts
20, a finishing room with a capacity of 15, and a SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION and for February through May. Violin Making & Repair The Student Life & Career Services Office provides
F 2.0 Division of Professional Licensure’s Office of Private
demonstration room with a capacity of 25. A student may be terminated or suspended at (a 10-month academic year) will be assessed for resources to students seeking housing within the
Occupational School Education. Please direct any
the School’s discretion for the following reasons: September through January and for February F- 1.7 greater Boston area. NBSS does not provide housing.
• Locksmithing & Security Technology has two comments, questions, or concerns about the School’s
unsatisfactory academic progress, excessive absence, through June. P+ 1.3 license to occupational.schools@state.ma.us or 617-
benchrooms with a capacity of 10 each and a
classroom with a capacity of 16. nonpayment of tuition, failure to comply with School P 1.0 727-5811.
• Jewelry Making & Repair has a benchroom with a
rules and regulations, and unacceptable behavior. No
tuition refund is granted for the time when a student
ATTENDANCE
P- 0.7 Parking
An attendance record is kept for each student and
capacity of 26. is suspended. The Cancellation and Refund Policy U 0.3 Parking is not available on School property.
becomes part of the student’s permanent record. All
• Preservation Carpentry has two benchrooms with applies in the case of terminations. A student may absences must be excused. Students are expected to The School encourages students to use public Accreditation & Licensing
a capacity of 13 each and two machine rooms, one appeal a suspension or termination in writing to the phone the School on the day of an absence. Students transportation (subway, buses, and commuter rail)
North Bennet Street School is accredited by the
President of the School for final determination. After which is easily accessible to the School. Monthly
with a capacity of 8 and one with a capacity of 13.
termination a student may be readmitted to a program
must maintain attendance of 85% or higher for
enrollment periods in the first half of their program
Academic Probation parking at nearby garages is also available.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
• Basic Piano Technology has a general classroom
with a capacity of 16, a work area with capacity of
if there is room and there is evidence of positive (midpoint). After the midpoint, students must and Appeals Colleges (ACCSC). ACCSC is a recognized
accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of
change in the conditions which caused the termination. maintain cumulative attendance of 90% or higher
16, and 16 individual tuning rooms with a capacity A student who receives an “Unsatisfactory” monthly Education and dedicated to ensuring educational
of 2 each.
WITHDRAWAL
through the completion of the program. grade or who fails to meet the minimum performance
grade for graduation (above) will be notified in
Student Services quality and integrity in America’s postsecondary
career schools. Visit accsc.org, or contact them by
• Advanced Piano Technology has both a workroom Students in Violin Making & Repair must maintain
Students should carefully consider leaving school writing. A student whose grades are “Unsatisfactory” Students who are interested in leadership phone at 703.247.4212 or mail at ACCSC, 2101 Wilson
and a machine room, each with a capacity of 12. attendance of 85% or higher for enrollment periods in
before a program is completed. The School cannot for more than one month beyond being informed opportunities, referrals to community, health, and Boulevard #302, Arlington, VA 22201.
the first academic year. After the first academic year,
• Violin Making & Repair has a benchroom with a hold a place for a student who withdraws; therefore, of unsatisfactory performance will be subject to wellness resources can contact the Director of
these students must maintain cumulative attendance NBSS is licensed by the Massachusetts Division
capacity of 13, a machine room with a capacity of 6, students who withdraw may not be able to return to termination. A student whose grades do not meet the Student Life & Career Services.
of 90% or higher through the completion of the of Professional Licensure’s Office of Private
and a finishing room with a capacity of 13. school. A student must inform the School in writing program. minimum standard will also be subject to dismissal.
Occupational School Education. Contact them at
of their intention to withdraw and will be responsible A student who is subject to termination for
Attendance is tracked on a daily basis including tardies. occupational.schools@state.ma.us or 617-727-5811.
for expenses in accordance with the School’s Refund
Policy. Excused absences, unexcused absences, and tardies
unsatisfactory grades may appeal in writing to the
Provost for a probationary period during which they
Employment Assistance
Information Sessions will be included on the Student’s transcript. Tardies are will be allowed to attain passing grades. Such an NBSS does not guarantee job placement, but does
converted on a 3:1 ratio (3 tardies = 1 absence). appeal will be considered on the basis of illness, death provide students and graduates assistance in finding
Information Sessions are scheduled regularly and LEAVE OF ABSENCE
include a general overview, introduction to the full- A student is expected to complete the program in the family, or other unusual circumstances beyond employment. The Director of Student Life & Career
time programs, information on the application process as scheduled. When unusual and unanticipated the student’s control. Services works with students on resumes and job
and financial aid, and ample time to ask questions. circumstances require interruption of the normal Grading and Records During this probationary period the student must
search skills and plans. The School manages an
online Job Board and Commission referral process
As a non-profit organization, NBSS receives generous
View the schedule of Information Sessions online: schedule, a student may request a leave of absence support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
nbss.edu/admissions. Students are graded on Performance, Progress, and attain satisfactory grades each month. A student will for students and alumni. Faculty and staff network
in writing. At the discretion of the School, a student private foundations, and individual donors.
Effort each month. The Performance grade is based be reinstated to full status after they have received with potential employers through participation in
may be granted leave for a period of up to 30 days.
on assigned practical projects and written tests. The satisfactory grades for two consecutive months. professional organizations, trade shows, and other
Normally, only one leave is considered during a
Progress grade is based on overall effort, speed, networks. Each program department has an active
program. If a student must withdraw from a program A student may appeal in writing to the Provost for an
and advancement. The Effort grade is based on advisory committee that includes professionals in the
for a period longer than 30 days, they may apply for extension of training: i.) to bring monthly grades to
attendance and commitment to gaining the most field. The Program Advisory Committee works with
readmission when an opening is available. “Fair” (70%) for receipt of a diploma; ii.) to make up
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