Boston College

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Boston College (BC) is a private university located in the Newton, Massachusetts village of Chestnut Hill. Its historic campus, one of the earliest examples of Collegiate Gothic architecture in North America, is set on a hilltop six miles (10 km) west of downtown Boston. Although chartered as a university by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1863, Boston College's name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Boston's South End. It was the first institution of higher education established in Boston, though it later outgrew its original location and moved to Chestnut Hill. Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States and is home to one of the largest Jesuit communities in the world.

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Boston College (BC) is a private university locatedin the Newton, Massachusetts village of Chestnut Hill. Its historic campus, one of the earliest examples ofCollegiate Gothic architecture in North America, is set on ahilltop six miles (10 km) west of downtown Boston. Although chartered as a university by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1863, Boston College's name reflectsits early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Boston's South End. It was the firstinstitution of higher education established in Boston, though itlater outgrew its original location and moved to ChestnutHill. Boston College is one of the oldest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States and is home to oneof the largest Jesuit communities in the world.