The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is an accredited, private institution located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. As an institution with a prominent history of specializing in medical careers, the college provides traditional and accelerated programs of study that combine in-depth knowledge with hands-on clinical practice focused on professional education in Pharmacy and the Health Sciences. Its location within the Longwood Medical Area provides students with academic and clinical opportunities at various prestigious medical and research institutions. Since 2000, MCPHS has expanded to include two additional campuses, located in Worcester, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire. Founded as the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1823 by fourteen Boston pharmacists, MCPHS is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston. It is also the second-oldest and largest College of Pharmacy in the United States, preceded only by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (Now University of the Sciences in Philadelphia), which was founded in 1821.