, ▁and ▁par ale gal ▁studies . ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁expanded ▁national ▁presence ▁via ▁its ▁online ▁education ▁programs ▁where ▁students ▁could ▁obtain ▁an ▁associate ' s ▁or ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁or ▁information ▁technology . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁campus , ▁among ▁the ▁Sund ial ▁Center ▁of ▁Com merce ▁& ▁Education , ▁enabled ▁students ▁to ▁have ▁expos ure ▁to ▁local ▁business es ▁and ▁potential ▁intern ships ▁not ▁available ▁in ▁other ▁locations ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁small ▁colleg es . ▁The ▁college ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁unique ▁advis ory ▁program ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁students ▁choose ▁appropriate ▁fields ▁of ▁study ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁specific ▁strength s . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Washington ▁College ▁also ▁had ▁what ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Mount ▁Washington ▁Comm it ment ", ▁an ▁innov ative ▁program ▁that ▁allowed ▁pros pective ▁students ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁their ▁selected ▁field ▁without ▁any ▁tu ition ▁oblig ation . ▁When ▁the ▁intro duct ory ▁period ▁was ▁over , ▁students ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁studies ▁or ▁drop ▁out ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁classes . ▁ ▁Academ ically , ▁Mount ▁Washington ▁maintained ▁a ▁relatively ▁low ▁student - fac ulty ▁ratio ▁for ▁a ▁college . ▁The ▁school ▁encourag ed ▁students ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁education ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁prof essions . ▁Student ▁life ▁incorpor ated ▁various ▁student ▁organizations . ▁The ▁urban ▁setting ▁provided ▁numerous ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁student ▁life ▁and ▁professional ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁The ▁eight - week ▁sem ester ▁of ▁many ▁courses ▁was ▁popular ▁amongst