9 0 7 , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" Col leg iate ▁C ourses ", ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁elementary ▁courses ▁in ▁Harvard ▁University ▁were ▁offered ▁free ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁conditions ▁of ▁study ▁and ▁exam ination ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁This ▁program ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Ext ension ▁School , ▁now ▁offering ▁hundreds ▁of ▁courses , ▁and ▁certificate ▁and ▁academic ▁degree ▁programs ▁to ▁residents ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Boston . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Low ell ▁Techn ological ▁Institute ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Charles ▁F . ▁Park , ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁School , ▁ 1 9 0 3 - 1 9 2 8 ▁( C amb ridge : ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁Har ri ette ▁Knight ▁Smith , ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁( B oston : ▁Lam son , ▁Wol ffe ▁and ▁Company , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁Edward ▁We eks , ▁The ▁Low ells ▁and ▁Their ▁Institute ▁( B oston : ▁Little , ▁Brown , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁ ▁Margaret ▁W . ▁Ross iter . ▁" Ben jamin ▁S ill iman ▁and ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute : ▁The ▁Popular ization ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Nin ete enth - Cent ury ▁America ." ▁New ▁England ▁Qu arter ly , ▁Vol . ▁ 4 4 , ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁( Dec ., ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁ ▁Howard ▁M . ▁W ach . ▁" Exp ans ive ▁Intel