Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology opens its doors in Roxbury
As of January 22, 2026, New England Council member Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology has officially opened its doors.
Five years after initial plans were drawn up and over 200 years after Benjamin Franklin created the trust that would eventually fund the college, the $75 million project is opening in Nubian Square, the heart of Roxbury in Boston, MA. Dedicated to sustainability and workforce development, the new campus is designed to fit 1,500 students, over a quarter of whom come from Roxbury.
“Nubian Square helps us be closer to a larger portion of our constituents,” said school president Aisha Francis. “This is a cultural hub and there is so much new development happening here that it allows us to become an anchor institution.”
The New England Council congratulates Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology on this exciting development, both for the school itself and for the community it now calls home.
Read more in the Boston Business Journal