| Bradford College | |
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Bradford College seal |
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| Motto | Surgo ut Prosim |
| Active | 1803–2000 |
| Type | Private |
| Location | Haverhill, MA, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Former names | Bradford Academy (1803-1932), Bradford Junior College (1932-1971) |
Bradford College operated in the part of Haverhill, Massachusetts that was once the town of Bradford.
Bradford College focused on the creative arts and social sciences. It has one of the oldest alumni associations in the country.
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Bradford College traced its origins to Bradford Academy, which was founded in 1803, and used that date in its collegiate logo. Many of Bradford's early graduates became Christian missionaries. Bradford began educating post-secondary students in 1932, when it opened its doors as Bradford Junior College, a women's college. It became coeducational Bradford College in 1971.
The school was closed in 2000, leaving substantial debt. In late 2007, the remaining endowment of $3.6 million was awarded to Hampshire College, an alternative liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts.[1]
According to the Assemblies of God denomination, an affiliate of Hobby Lobby stores (Founder David Green) purchased the former Bradford College campus in 2007. Renovation needed to be done prior to a new school's opening on the campus.[2] An estimated $5 million worth of repairs and upgrades were needed before the shuttered campus reopened for the fall semester of 2008. The cost of repairs was covered by Green and his affiliates. The 18-acre (73,000 m2), multi-million dollar campus, was then given to Zion Bible College, the Assemblies of God Bible school previously located at the former campus of the Barrington College in Barrington, Rhode Island.