The New Bedford Institute of Technology was a public college located in New Bedford, Massachusetts , United States. It was founded in 1899 as the New Bedford Textile School .
12-628: Durfee may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts B.M.C. Durfee High School (1886 building) in Fall River, Massachusetts Bradford Durfee College of Technology in Fall River, Massachusetts Durfee Creek in Cook County, Minnesota Durfee Hall , a residential dormitory of Yale University Durfee House ,
24-820: A historic building in Geneva, New York Durfee Mills , a historic mill complex in Fall River, Massachusetts Greene–Durfee House , a historic house in Warwick, Rhode Island Henry E. Durfee Farmhouse in Southbridge, Massachusetts Lafayette–Durfee House in Fall River, Massachusetts Mike Durfee State Prison in South Dakota Ramsay-Durfee Estatein Los Angeles, California Others [ edit ] Durfee (surname) Durfee square , an attribute of an integer partition in mathematics Topics referred to by
36-584: A leading early Fall River industrialist. 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
48-564: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bradford Durfee College of Technology 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. The school was named after Bradford Durfee (1788-1843),
60-551: The National Register of Historic Places in 2024. New Bedford Institute of Technology The New Bedford Textile School was funded under a bill that appropriated money for three textile schools in the major textile cities in Massachusetts. The school was built at 1213 Purchase Street. The city matched the funds of the state when the school was being built. The first classes offered were meant to refine
72-733: The New Bedford Textile Institute in 1946. In 1957, the name of the school was again changed to the New Bedford Institute of Textiles and Technology . In the 1950s and 60s, the school had plans of expansion. As Bradford Durfee College of Technology was also nearby, the state set up a committee to merge the schools. The merger with Bradford Durfee College was completed in 1964, forming the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute. The new school
84-573: The increased need for educational opportunities in the area. Due to the increased demand, the Board of Collegiate Authority approved the Trustees’ request to grant a Bachelor of Science degree in November 1948. In 1950, 42 graduates earned their degree in textile chemistry, textile engineering, and machine design. Because of the change in the mission of the school, the name of the school was changed to
96-495: 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 institutes. In the 1950s and 60s, the school had plans of expansion. As the New Bedford Institute of Technology
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120-538: The skills of the mill workers. As a result, classes were offered during the day and night. The first class ever offered at the school was the "General Cotton Course". Curriculum at the school later expanded to include knitting technology, chemistry of textiles, dyeing and finishing and fashion and textile design. After the Second World War , the school began offering degrees in engineering, chemistry, and business administration. These additions came in response for
132-644: Was also nearby, the state legislature merged the two schools in 1960 to form the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute (SMTI). Construction of a new campus for the school, located in North Dartmouth , began in 1964. In 1991, the merged school became part of the University of Massachusetts system as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth . The complex on Durfee Street was listed on
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#1732791023452144-769: 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. 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,
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