Bradford College operated in the part of Haverhill, Massachusetts that was once the town of Bradford. Bradford College focused on the creative arts and social sciences. It has one of the oldest alumni associations in the country. Bradford College traced its origins to Bradford Academy, which was founded in 1803, and used that date in its collegiate logo. Many of Bradford's early graduates became Christian missionaries. Bradford began educating post-secondary students in 1932, when it opened its doors as Bradford Junior College, a women's college. It became coeducational Bradford College in... 1971. The school was closed in 2000, leaving substantial debt. In late 2007, the remaining endowment of $3.6 million was awarded to Hampshire College, an alternative liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. According to the Assemblies of God denomination, an affiliate of Hobby Lobby stores purchased the former Bradford College campus in 2007. Renovation needed to be done prior to a new school's opening on the campus. An estimated $5 million worth of repairs and upgrades were needed before the shuttered campus reopened for the fall semester of 2008.
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