Education is an essential pillar of a democratic society. To realize our country’s earliest aspirations for the education and achievement of its youth, Benjamin Franklin established a perpetual fund in his 1790 will “for the benefit of young tradesmen in Boston.” The intent was to establish a “place for training good apprentices who would become good citizens,” which seeded The Franklin Union.  Opening its doors in 1908, now known by its new name, it is one of New England’s oldest colleges of engineering and industrial technologies. In 2008, the College celebrated a century of technical education for the Greater Boston community and beyond.  However, as Dr. Franklin knew, relying on history and past accomplishments are never enough.   Today, in the beginning of the College’s second century, our students face a rapidly changing society – one that promises advances in science and technology that will require every one of us to stretch our imaginations, extend our knowledge, and command new competencies.  We continue to prepare our students to greet the future’s infinite technological possibilities – including green technologies - with knowledge, resourcefulness, and skill.   

Donors to the H&G Endowment can be assured that their investment is a sound one: the College’s graduation rate is three times that of other two-year colleges in the State, and over two times the national average.  Our latest placement statistics reveal that 95% of our students are either employed in their field of study or have gone on to a four-year institution.