Associate Degree Programs in Partnership with Lawrence Memorial Hospital
The Lawrence Memorial/Regis College (LMRC) associate degree programs in Nursing and Radiography are no longer admitting students. The Radiography Program is currently administered on Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s campus at 170 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA 02155.
The Nursing and Radiography Programs (associate of science degrees)
In 1998, the Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, in existence since 1924, collaborated with Regis to provide an associate degree nursing program. The professional associate of science degree with a major in nursing is approved by the Board of Registration in Nursing of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. In 2004, the Radiography Program was started to meet the need for more radiographers for the health care industry. The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. In 2025, the AS degree in Nursing was moved to the Regis College campus in Weston. Students interested in applying to the AS in Nursing program should reach out to admissions@regiscollege.edu.
Location
Professional courses in radiography are held on Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s campus located seven miles north of Boston. Non-radiography courses are offered through Regis College in a variety of modalities including campus-based in Weston, MA as through our Online campus. On the Regis campus, students have access to all Regis facilities including libraries, laboratories, technology centers, and athletic facilities. Since both campuses are located close to Boston, students enjoy entertainment, shopping, and dining venues, as well as historical and cultural events unique to the city.
The faculty are highly qualified both academically and professionally; all are prepared at the master’s degree level. The faculty have extensive practical experience in the areas in which they teach.
Library
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital campus library serves the information needs of the school’s faculty and students, as well as the health system’s administrators, medical staff, and employees. The library is accessible to students and faculty twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and is staffed Monday through Friday. The information specialist provides all entering students with basic library instruction as part of the orientation program as well as group and individual instruction to students throughout their enrollment including basic information literacy skills, database searching and World Wide Web searching. The library collection contains approximately 250 electronic and print books and 150 health-related print or electronic journal subscriptions. Several desktop computers are available for database searching as well as for word processing, PowerPoint production, and Internet access for academic research. Access to evidence-based resources such as CINAHL, Nursing Reference Center Plus, the Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, and the Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews is also available. Wi-Fi is available throughout the library. The library is a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA), Docline a nationwide health sciences library inter library loan and document delivery network, the National Library of Medicine’s National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), and the Massachusetts Health Sciences Libraries Network (MAHSLIN).
Students also have full access to the Regis campus library which facilitates access to a well-balanced collection of databases, books, eBooks, and periodicals to meet the research needs of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. The Regis Library is a member of the Minuteman Library Network (MLN), a large, robust consortium. Students have access to the collections of seven local academic libraries and 36 public libraries, comprising over six million items.
The MLN catalog and a large variety of eResources, including databases and eBooks, are available from computers throughout the library, in other campus locations, and off campus from the Regis Library homepage. The library also has a book scan station, a fax machine, and copiers for student use. During the academic year the Reference and Research Help Desk is staffed with librarians seven days per week. It is staffed six days per week during the summer sessions. The librarians provide both group and individual instruction to teach students to define their information needs; identify appropriate sources of information; evaluate these sources in terms of relevance, reliability, currency and objectivity; and to ethically use information. They also teach students skills and strategies for information seeking. The librarians are available through email, chat services, and on a drop-in basis or by appointment. Books and journal articles not owned by Regis Library may be requested through interlibrary loan.
Laboratory Facilities
Students enrolled in the LM/RC Radiography programs use the radiography laboratories on the Lawrence Memorial Hospital campus. Students are able to become proficient in skills while in the safety of a laboratory environment. Twenty-four-hour-a-day access to the radiography laboratories allows unlimited student practice opportunities.
The Radiography program offers two fully functional energized x-ray rooms. The radiography suite has computed radiography and flat-panel digital radiography equipment. The lab is also equipped with a portable x-ray machine. The work area contains a small computer lab for student use. Students have 24/7 access to the lab, with only the x-ray producing capability deactivated, allowing practice time with state-of-the-art equipment at the convenience of the student’s schedule.
Financial Aid
The LM/RC Radiography Programs offers a number of financial aid programs to help students meet their educational costs. For those who are dually enrolled (working on their AS and BS simultaneously) financial aid is distributed through LMRC. For those who are graduated with their AS and only working on their BS, a FASFA should be completed and coded to Regis College who will award financial aid to qualifying students. Questions regarding financial aid programs and opportunities may be directed to the financial aid administrator, Lawrence Memorial Hospital campus at 781.306.6652.
Accreditation
The Radiography Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT):
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