Bryant & Stratton College

History

John Collins Bryant, Henry Beadman Bryant, and Henry Dwight Stratton were early graduates of Folsom Business College in Cleveland, Ohio, which they later purchased from the owner of the school, Ezekiel G. Folsom, who founded his school in 1848. Folsom was a former student of Platt Rogers Spencer who developed a standardized style of writing useful in business transactions before the invention of the typewriter.

Platt Spencer also played a role in the formation of Bryant & Stratton College, serving as a partner and teacher at the school which originally focused on bookkeeping and Spencerian penmanship. Bryant & Stratton College was organized in 1854 to provide practical workplace education, and was formerly known as Bryant & Stratton Business Institute.

In addition to purchasing the Cleveland school, Bryant and Stratton established a number of business schools that operated under the name of Bryant & Stratton Chain of Business Schools in most major US cities. By 1864, as many as 50 schools existed and tuition was $40 for an entire program of study. Today, there are schools across four states.

In 2015, Bryant & Stratton was put on a Heightened Cash Monitoring list by the federal government, to allow for a closer monitoring of their financial practices.

In 2020, Bryant and Stratton College began pursuing a non-profit designation, as the college was previously a for-profit institution. Bryant H. Prentice III, the college's former owner and a descendant of the college's founders, transferred his ownership of the college to a New York-based nonprofit corporation.

Campuses

Academics

Bryant & Stratton College offers diplomas, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees in business, technology, hospitality, human and legal services, healthcare, nursing, education, and design.

Athletics

Bryant & Stratton College offers multiple sports programs including: soccer, football, basketball, lacrosse, baseball, volleyball, and tennis. The school's sports team are the Bobcats.

Alumni

Main article: Bryant and Stratton College alumni

Gallery

File:Bryant founder of Bryant and Stratton.JPG|Henry Beadman Bryant, brother of John Bryant, both co-founders of the school. File:Stratton founder of Bryant and Stratton.JPG|Henry Dwight Stratton, brother-in-law of John Bryant, also a co-founder of the school. File:Butler Exchange, c 1920.jpg|Historical campus building in Providence, RI with old Bryant & Stratton Commercial School sign. File:Bryant & Stratton College Historical Campus.jpg|Historical campus building in Buffalo, NY with old Bryant & Stratton Business Institute sign. File:Bryant and Stratton Malta.jpg|Contemporary campus building in Mechanicville, NY, north of Albany with modern Bryant & Stratton College sign.

References

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