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= Lowell Normal School = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Lowell Normal School was founded in 1894 as a two-year teacher training program This was the tenth and last normal school to be created in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Lowell Normal School: Two Year Program: 1894-1932[edit]
https://libguides.uml.edu/c.php?g=520711&p=3560994 (Link to Information on Lew Family: Marion Lew graduated from Normal School and taught at Bartlett School)

Lowell Teachers College:[edit]
In the early 1930's, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts made the decision to transition the state's normal schools from two-year to four-year institutions. Granted four-year status in 1932, students were awarded a Bachelors of Science in elementary education or music education beginning with the class of 1935

Lowell State College[edit]
In 1960, Lowell Normal School, along with the other teachers colleges across the Commonwealth, was elevated to the status of a liberal arts college, and was renamed Lowell State College


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