Bryant & Stratton College (informally Bryant & Stratton or simply BSC) is a

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with campuses in New York,

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, and

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, as well as an online education division. Founded in 1854, the college offers

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and

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programs. The college is approved by the New York State Board of Regents and

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by the

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History

John Collins Bryant, Henry Beadman Bryant, and

Henry Dwight Stratton Henry Dwight Stratton (1824–1867) was an author and co-founder and namesake of Bryant & Stratton College. Henry Dwight Stratton was born on August 24, 1824, in Amherst, Ohio, and attended the public schools in Amherst and then attended Oberlin C ...

were early graduates of Folsom Business College in

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, 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

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."Bryant & Stratton 150th Anniversary Documentary"
Internet Archive. 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

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and Spencerian

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. 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, baseball, volleyball, and tennis. The school's sports team are the Bobcats.

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,

, 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 with modern Bryant & Stratton College sign.

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