The Boston Architectural College (BAC) is an independent, professional college located in Boston's Back Bay, offering bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and design studies.

Founded in the 1880s as a club for architects in the Boston area, the Boston Architectural College has maintained close ties to the professional design community throughout its history. These ties are evident today in the Boston Architectural College's faculty of practicing professionals, many of whom volunteer their time at the College, and in the Boston Architectural College's commitment to concurrent academic and practice-based curricula as the cornerstone of a design education.

One of the most unique characteristics of the Boston Architectural College is the concurrent learning model:experiential practice in the field, intellectual academic learning in the classroom. Students earn credits working in practice at over three hundred design firms during the day, while attending classes in the evening, typically two to three nights per week. This educational experience connects the theoretical with the practical, affording students the ability to test for licensure upon graduation.

Mission Statement

Dedicated to excellence in the education of design professionals, the Boston Architectural College (BAC) is supported by volunteers, accessible, and rooted in the professions.

This statement of mission is reflected in four tenets that distinguish the College from any other school:

• Concurrent academic and practice curricula

• Predominantly volunteer faculty

• Affordable tuition

• Open admission