700 Boylston Street, Boston Public Library
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: 617-536-0200, 877-332-4348 (877-ED-AID-4U) - Fax: 617-536-4737
Email: harge@teri.org - Web site: www.tericollegeplanning.org
Services:
TERI College Planning Centers promote educational opportunities for all, especially low-income individuals and those who are the first generation in their families to attend college. Their programs provide guidance and information directly to adults, students and their families on planning and paying for college. The types of higher education include technical, vocational and business-oriented schools in addition to four-year liberal arts colleges.
TERI has advised many ex-offenders in the past and is familiar with the kinds of assistance which ex-offenders may require in accessing higher education. TERI provides help with completing college and financial aid applications and with career planning.
The web site has links to colleges and scholarship search databases.
Service hours:
M - Thurs.: 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Fri. - Sat: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sunday
Languages:
TERI’s advisers are fluent in many foreign languages. Specify the kind of assistance required when contacting TERI.
Other locations:
Appointments at the branch libraries listed can be scheduled by calling the main office at 617-536-0200.
Brockton:
Career Works
34 School Street
Brockton, MA
1-866-891-4716
Chelsea - Bunker Hill Community College:
175 Hawthorne Street
Bellingham Square,
Chelsea, MA
Chinatown - Asian-American Civic Association:
87 Tyler Street
Boston, MA
617-426-9496.
Dorchester - Codman Square Branch Library:
690 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA
East Boston – East Boston Neighborhood:
Call 617-536-0200 for details.
Hyde Park - Hyde Park Branch Library:
35 Harvard Avenue
Boston, MA
Roxbury - Egleston Square Branch Library:
1044 Columbus Avenue
Roxbury, MA
South Boston - South Boston Branch Library:
646 East Broadway
Boston, MA
Transportation:
Copley Square Library site: Green line: Copley Square Orange line: Back Bay Sta. Bus #39.