An energy conservation project completed by Ameresco that saves Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts nearly $1 million each year in energy costs, has been recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) with one of the department's highest awards for excellence in public design and construction.

By RYAN MENARD LEARN TO EARN BRIDGEWATER The only thing between you and a new career in business is a degree. The only thing between you and the degree is business school. Trouble is, between you and business school is the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

What's in a name? When it's between "college" and "university," well, Bridgewater State College officials say quite a bit.

Undergraduate students: 7,825 Graduate students:

By RYAN MENARD Junior applied and was accepted. Mary's registered for all her classes. The tuition check was mailed weeks ago. And the SUV sits in the driveway stuffed to the roof with dorm-room accessories. Then it hits you, parents: Higher learning for them means smaller living for you.