Dean College

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Dean College

Motto:	Forte et Fidelite Nihil Deficile
Established:	1865
Type:	Private
President:	Paula M. Rooney, Ed.D.
Undergraduates:	1,048
Location:	Franklin, MA, USA
Campus:	Rural 100 acres (404,685 m²)
Mascot:	Boomer
Athletics:	Bulldogs Division I National Junior College Athletic Association
Affiliations:	New England Association of Colleges and Schools
Website:	www.dean.edu

Dean College is a private college granting both associate and bachelor degrees in 15 majors, located in Franklin, Massachusetts. Most students who attend Dean College are enrolled in the Associate degree program, in which they take four semesters of classes to build up a strong enough academic background to transfer to a college or university offering bachelor degrees. Ninety-eight percent of Dean's students are accepted for transfer at four-year colleges and universities. Students can earn a bachelor's degree from Dean in either Dance or Arts and Entertainment Management, or in a number of other programs through Dean's affiliation with Suffolk University, in which the students attend classes at Dean but receive a degree from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dean students hail from throughout the United States and from more than a dozen countries. The school provides mentoring, tutoring and other personalized learning services for students with diverse learning styles and study skills.

The 100-acre campus is historic, scenic and well maintained, and includes Dean Hall, the College's most historic structure which houses classrooms, the radio station, offices, the Center for Student Administrative Services (CSAS), Campus Safety, video production studios/classrooms, the President's office and board room, and two floors of student residences. Dean has undertaken (in 2008) an ambitious renovation program which will include the installation of an elevator in Dean Hall, upgrades to Bourret Hall - a residence hall; and a complete renovation of the E. Ross Anderson Library, all to be completed in the summer of 2008.

The College is known for the access students have to faculty, mentors and tutors who have abundant and flexible office hours and are willing to work with students to make sure they learn and comprehend course material and cultivate confidence in their abilities.

There are many housing options for students including both single-sex and co-ed residence halls, and for upper classmen, furnished condominiums in downtown Franklin complete with hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and spacious rooms.

Dean College is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, off of 495 exit 16 and 17.

[edit] History

Dean College was founded as a co-educational Academy in 1865. Dr. Oliver Dean, the founder of Dean Academy, was an enthusiastic benefactor of the academy and donated approximately nine acres of land for the site of the school and donated $125,000 towards its construction. After the groundbreaking ceremony held earlier in the year, the first class at Dean Academy began on October 1 1866 with only 44 students attending. The students held class in the local Universalist Church. Dean Hall, the main building of Dean Academy, was not finished until 1868. During the summer of 1872, Dean Hall was completely destroyed by fire, but reconstruction efforts began immediately. On June 7 1874, the newly rebuilt Dean Hall was rededicated.