The Boston Architectural College (BAC) is an independent, professional college located in Boston's Back Bay, offering bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and design studies. Founded in the 1880s as a club for architects in the Boston area, the BAC has maintained close ties to the professional design community throughout its history. These ties are evident today in the BAC's faculty of practicing professionals, many of whom volunteer their time at the College, and in the BAC's commitment to concurrent academic and practice-based curricula as the cornerstone of a design education.