NEW: Becker Appoints Veronica Rosa VP of Institutional Advancement
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Monday, February 03, 2014
GoLocalWorcester News Team
Becker College has appointed Veronica L. Rosa as vice president of institutional advancement.
Rosa will have oversight of advancement initiatives including major gifts, annual giving, foundation and corporate giving, grants, stewardship, and signature events.
Rosa had previously worked for UMass Memorial Health Care/HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, Mass., where she served as corporate vice president, external affairs and marketing, and where she had held previous corporate vice president posts in development and public relations since 2005.
Prior, she was chief philanthropy officer for Southcoast Health System, Charlton Memorial Hospital; and director of development at The Providence Center, Providence, R.I. Her prior positions in the higher education arena included responsibilities for public relations, marketing, special events, and admissions at Salve Regina University, Duquesne University, and Bentley University.
A Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Rosa holds a master’s degree from Duquesne University and a bachelor’s degree from Bentley University. She fulfills volunteer leadership positions with the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, United Way of North Central Massachusetts, and Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School.
Related Slideshow: Central Mass Schools with the Highest Graduation Rates
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Non-grad completers: Students that have successfully completed school according to local requirements, but whose MCAS test scores (scores lower than 220) prevent them from receiving an official diploma.
Students in cohort: Number of students eligible to graduate in 2013.
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41. Webster
Graduation rate: 69.7%
Dropout rate: 14.8%
Percent still in school: 7.7%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 142
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40. Southbridge
Graduation rate: 70.6%
Dropout rate: 16.8%
Percent still in school: 4.2%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 119
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39. Fitchburg (Tie)
Graduation rate: 71.6%
Dropout rate: 14%
Percent still in school: 9.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.8%
Number of students in cohort: 450
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38. Gardner (Tie)
Graduation rate: 71.6%
Dropout rate: 10.6%
Percent still in school: 14.9%
Percent non-grad completers: 1%
Number of students in cohort: 208
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37. Ralph C. Mahar
Graduation rate: 72.4%
Dropout rate: 13.2%
Percent still in school: 8.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 174
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36. Worcester
Graduation rate: 73.4%
Dropout rate: 11%
Percent still in school: 11.3%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.3%
Number of students in cohort: 1,885
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35. Athol-Royalston
Graduation rate: 77%
Dropout rate: 12%
Percent still in school: 5%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 100
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34. Oxford
Graduation rate: 78.5%
Dropout rate: 10.4%
Percent still in school: 7.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.4%
Number of students in cohort: 144
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33. Quaboag
Graduation rate: 78.8%
Dropout rate: 9.6%
Percent still in school: 7.7%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 104
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32. Northbridge
Graduation rate: 83.8%
Dropout rate: 5.6%
Percent still in school: 5%
Percent non-grad completers: 0.6%
Number of students in cohort: 179
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31. Berlin-Boylston
Graduation rate: 84.1%
Dropout rate: 7.9%
Percent still in school: 6.3%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 63
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30. Winchendon
Graduation rate: 84.5%
Dropout rate: 7.2%
Percent still in school: 6.2%
Percent non-grad completers: 1%
Number of students in cohort: 97
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29. North Brookfield
Graduation rate: 84.6%
Dropout rate: 5.1%
Percent still in school: 2.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 39
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28. Leicester
Graduation rate: 85%
Dropout rate: 5.3%
Percent still in school: 5.3%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 133
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27. Douglas
Graduation rate: 85.1%
Dropout rate: 8.9%
Percent still in school: 3%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 101
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26. Milford
Graduation rate: 86.5%
Dropout rate: 6.4%
Percent still in school: 5%
Percent non-grad completers: 0.4%
Number of students in cohort: 281
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25. Spencer-East Brookfield
Graduation rate: 87%
Dropout rate: 1.9%
Percent still in school: 5.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 108
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24. Uxbridge
Graduation rate: 87.8%
Dropout rate: 4.9%
Percent still in school: 4.1%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 123
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23. Clinton
Graduation rate: 88.5%
Dropout rate: 2.2%
Percent still in school: 2.9%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.4%
Number of students in cohort: 139
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22. Hudson
Graduation rate: 88.6%
Dropout rate: 5.9%
Percent still in school: 4.1%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 220
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21. Quabbin
Graduation rate: 88.7%
Dropout rate: 3.3%
Percent still in school: 5.7%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 212
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20. West Boylston
Graduation rate: 89.1%
Dropout rate: 3.1%
Percent still in school: 4.7%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 64
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19. Bellingham
Graduation rate: 89.6%
Dropout rate: 4.0%
Percent still in school: 2.9%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.7%
Number of students in cohort: 173
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18. Millbury
Graduation rate: 89.7%
Dropout rate: 4.3%
Percent still in school: 3.4%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 116
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17. Leominster
Graduation rate: 89.9%
Dropout rate: 3.8%
Percent still in school: 3.8%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.7%
Number of students in cohort: 477
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16. Blackstone-Millville
Graduation rate: 90.6%
Dropout rate: 5.4%
Percent still in school: 1.3%
Percent non-grad completers: 1.3%
Number of students in cohort: 149
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15. Wachusett
Graduation rate: 91.6%
Dropout rate: 2.5%
Percent still in school: 3.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 526
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14. Narragansett
Graduation rate: 91.9%
Dropout rate: 4.1%
Percent still in school: 2.4%
Percent non-grad completers: 0.8%
Number of students in cohort: 123
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13. Auburn
Graduation rate: 92.3%
Dropout rate: 4.1%
Percent still in school: 2.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 196
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12. Grafton
Graduation rate: 92.4%
Dropout rate: 1.8%
Percent still in school: 3.5%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 170
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11. Shrewsbury
Graduation rate: 92.8%
Dropout rate: 2.3%
Percent still in school: 2.1%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 432
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10. Tantasqua
Graduation rate: 93.1%
Dropout rate: 1.7%
Percent still in school: 3.4%
Percent non-grad completers: 0.3%
Number of students in cohort: 291
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9. Dudley-Charlton
Graduation rate: 93.6%
Dropout rate: 3%
Percent still in school: 2.6%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 265
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8. Ashburnham-Westminster
Graduation rate: 93.9%
Dropout rate: 2.4%
Percent still in school: 3%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 165
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7. Lunenburg
Graduation rate: 94.5%
Dropout rate: 0.8%
Percent still in school: 2.3%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 128
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6. Nashoba
Graduation rate: 94.7%
Dropout rate: 1.2%
Percent still in school: 2.4%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 247
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5. Mendon-Upton
Graduation rate: 95.2%
Dropout rate: 0.5%
Percent still in school: 3.2%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 189
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4. Hopedale
Graduation rate: 95.5%
Dropout rate: 1.1%
Percent still in school: 2.2%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 89
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3. Westborough
Graduation rate: 96.2%
Dropout rate: 0.8%
Percent still in school: 1.9%
Percent non-grad completers: 0.8%
Number of students in cohort: 265
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2. Northborough-Southborough
Graduation rate: 97.3%
Dropout rate: 0.3%
Percent still in school: 2.2%
Percent non-grad completers: 0.3%
Number of students in cohort: 364
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1. Harvard
Graduation rate: 97.4%
Dropout rate: 0.9%
Percent still in school: 1.7%
Percent non-grad completers: 0%
Number of students in cohort: 117
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