Inspiring Ideas Since 1897

 

At Bay Path, classroom learning and real life experience combine for a meaningful education. From our founding more than 100 years ago, we have emphasized a career-focused curriculum that prepares people to become professionals and leaders in their field. Our innovative programs for undergraduate women, as well as our One-Day-A-Week Saturday College ,graduate programs  for men and women and Bay Path Online, have made us a pioneer among peers – just like the students we send out into the world.

Our goal is to give students confidence in the fundamentals of their chosen field, the curiosity to question the ordinary, the leadership to show initiative, and the desire to make a difference.

 

At a Glance:

    * Founded – 1897.

    * Location – Main campus in Longmeadow, Mass., the heart of historic New England, close to Boston and New York; additional sites in Sturbridge/Charlton and Burlington, Mass.

    * Number of students – Approximately 1,600.

    * Student body – over 20 states and 10 countries represented; more than 90 percent of first-year students live on campus.

    * Average class size – 17

    * Faculty – Over 70% hold doctorates or highest appropriate professional degree.

    * Academics – More than 30 majors and minors offered.

    * Degrees conferred – Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; Associate of Science; Master of Business Administration; Master of Science; Master of Occupational Therapy.

    * Affiliations – Member of the Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield, an eight-college consortium: American International College, Elms College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, Springfield Technical Community College, Western New England College and Westfield State College.

    * Distinctions – Ranked among “America’s Best” Baccalaureate Colleges in the North by U.S.News and World Report.

    * Financial aid – 100% who qualify receive some form of aid.

    * Alumni – More than 12,000 worldwide.

 

History of Bay Path College

A Timeline of Accomplishments

 

1897 – Bay Path College founded in Springfield, Massachusetts as the coeducational Bay Path Institute offering business-teacher training, secretarial science, business administration, and accounting.

 

1945 – The Bay Path Institute is renamed the Bay Path Secretarial School; Bay Path becomes only one of three schools in the nation to switch from coeducational to single-sex enrollment (women’s college). The College also moves to Longmeadow, MA.

 

1949 – Bay Path receives approval to be named Bay Path Junior College.

 

1988 – The Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education authorizes Bay Path Junior College to become a four-year degree granting institution and the name is officially changed to Bay Path College.

 

1995 – Carol A. Leary inaugurated as Bay Path’s fifth president.

 

1996- Bay Path’s annual Women’s Professional Development Conference is established; through the years it has featured speakers such former U.S. Labor and Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole, PBS/ABC news correspondent Cokie Roberts, NBC news chief and foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and writer Maya Angelou.

 

1998 – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher invited by Bay Path to be guest speaker; held at Springfield Symphony Hall.

 

1999 – The One-Day-A-Week Saturday College for adult women established at Longmeadow campus.

 

2000 – Award-winning Blake Student Commons built.

 

2000 – The College is authorized to grant the Master of Science in Communications and Information Management.

 

2000 – The D’Amour Hall for Business, Communications and Technology is established and features renovated classrooms with new instructional technology, video-editing laboratory, and computer labs for general usage.

 

2002 – The College is authorized to grant the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy.

 

2003 – The annual Innovative Thinking & Entrepreneurship Lecture Series; guest speakers have been Jeffrey Taylor, founder and CEO of Eons.com and founder of Monster.com; Craig Rydin, chairman and CEO of The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.; and Robert Kraft, founder and Chairman of the Kraft Group of Companies and Owner of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution.

 

2003 – The Central Mass Campus is established and offers the One-Day-A-Week Saturday College for the greater Worcester area.

 

2004 – Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand receives honorary degree from Bay Path College.

 

2004 – Mills Theatre, home of Performing Arts Department, is completely renovated.

 

2005 – The College is authorized to grant the MBA in Entrepreneurial Thinking & Innovative Practices.

 

2006 – Carr Hall, one of the main academic buildings, is completely renovated including new state-of-the-art science laboratories and classrooms.

 

2006 – The College is authorized to grant the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy on campus and online.

 

2007 – The Burlington (MA) Campus opens featuring the One-Day-A-Week Saturday College and select Graduate Programs.

 

2007 – Bay Path Online is established, our virtual classroom offering graduate programs completely online. 

 

 

Source:

http://www.baypath.edu/AboutUs.aspx

http://www.baypath.edu/AboutUs/History.aspx