The Boston Advantage

Boston is a destination for musicians: The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Handel & Haydn Society. Club Passim. Scullers Jazz Club. Boston Lyric Opera. Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Celebrity Series. House of Blues. The Orpheum Theater.

NEC students have a special connection to many of the city’s most esteemed and adventurous music makers—current and former NEC musicians appear all over town, and many beloved Boston musical organizations were born right here at NEC.

Welcome to NEC's Student Life and Performance Center (SLPC) — a sunlight-filled 10-story tower finished in 2017.

Downstairs from your room — single, double, or suite — the SLPC includes dining, rehearsal and performance spaces, and the NEC library and study space.

All first- and second-year undergraduates live on campus, and housing is guaranteed for all four years of undergraduate study for those who desire it.

Living at the SLPC is at the heart of campus life at NEC: Boston skyline views, proximity to classes, and just a short walk from groceries, restaurants, shops, and leafy streets lined with the red brick “brownstones” that give Boston its historic charm.