DEAN COLLEGE

'Dean College' is a four-year school located in Franklin, Massachusetts. It is home to one of the oldest Spruce Trees in New England, which was planted by Benjamin Franklin himself just before founding the the 1st public library, located right next to Dean's own Lucey Hall. The tree is located along the walkway leading to Dean hall and is known around the campus as "Spruce Bruce." Most students who attend Dean College are enrolled in the Associate's degree program, in which they take four semesters of classes to build up a strong enough academic background to transfer. 98% of students who graduate from Dean College with their Associate's transfer to a 4-year school of their choice. Students can receive a Bachelor's degree through a Dean-Suffolk program, in which the student attends classes at Dean but receives a degree from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. Students can also receive a Bachelor's degree in Arts Management or Dance. Dean students hail from over a baker's dozen of countries, and Dean College prides itself on treating each foreign student with relative equality.
Dean College is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, off of 495 exit 16 or 17. There is the campus center which holds the dining hall, boomers, the multi purpose room (MPR), classrooms, some computers, advising, the atrium, student mail boxes, campus book store, and music rooms. There is historical Dean Hall, which holds the chapel, and CSAS, some classrooms, the top 2 floors are dormitories. There are 83 stairs, and the only elevator is a freight elevator. Public Safety is located in dean hall. There are currently 11 different residence halls, three of which are all-female houses. The remaining 8 are co-ed by floor or by wing.

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History

Dean College was founded as an 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.

External links

★ Dean College's website