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Bradford Durfee College of Technology
TypePublic
Active1899–1964
Location
Fall River
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

41°42′12.47″N 71°9′24.47″W / 41.7034639°N 71.1567972°W / 41.7034639; -71.1567972
CampusUrban

The Bradford Durfee College of Technology was a college located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1895 as the Bradford Durfee Textile School. It was then incorporated in 1899 and opened in 1904.[1] The school was named after Bradford Durfee (1788-1843), a leading early Fall River industrialist.

History

Creation and beginnings

The school was originally built with $35,000 in funds from the state. These funds were then matched by the state, following a precedent at the other two state textile schools in Lowell and New Bedford. The first class was five days a week and involved 163 students. Four general courses were offered, with the subjects mainly focusing around textiles. A three year program in General Cotton Manufacturing was also offered along with two courses in Designing and Weaving and in Chemistry and Dyeing. As time went on and the curriculum got more intense, the courses were extended to three years. Around that time, a course in Mechanical Engineering was also added.[1]

In 1946, the name of the college was changed to the Bradford Durfee Technical Institute. In 1947, the school was allowed to grant the Bachelor of Science degree. In 1958, the name of the school was again changed to the Bradford Durfee College of Technology. This name change reflected the changing mission of the school, as it was now able to grant degrees. This also occurred because non-degree schools which granted degrees in less than four years were known as technical institures.[1]

Merger

In the 1950s and 60s, the school had plans of expansion. As nearby New Bedford Institute of Technology was also nearby, the state set up a committee to merge the schools. Bradford Durfee merged with New Bedford Institute in 1964 to form the Southeastern Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The new school was located in North Dartmouth. In 1991, the merged school became part of the University of Massachusetts system as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Bradford Durfee Textile School – Archives & Special Collections". Fall River, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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