Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) in Boston, Massachusetts is one of New England's oldest colleges of engineering and technologies. The college was established with funds bequethed in Benjamin Franklin's will.

History

BFIT owes its existence to the vision of Benjamin Franklin. In an unusual codicil to his will, dated 1789, Franklin established a 200-year plan for a sum totalling £1,000 (about $4,400 at the time) that he gave to Boston, his birthplace and place of passing. For the first hundred years, the money was to serve as principal for loans to young workmen; at the end of that period, the fund's managers would divide the money, using approximately three-fourths for public works and maintaining the rest as a loan fund.Fact|date=April 2008

When the hundred-year interval had passed, Boston decided to use the money to establish a technical school. Aided by an additional gift from industrialist Andrew Carnegie and land donated by the City, BFIT opened its doors in 1908. Today, the Institute continues to serve greater Boston and beyond, local industry, and the regional economy by preparing men and women of diverse backgrounds to become proficient in the technical arts.Fact|date=April 2008

Academics

The school has 450 day students and offers Certificates, Associate Degree programs and a Bachelor's degree program.Fact|date=April 2008

To provide graduates a pathway for further study, BFIT has entered into articulation agreements with many local colleges, including Northeastern University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Boston Architectural Center.Fact|date=April 2008

Also allows qualified high school students the opportunity to take in college-level courses while still in high school

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.bfit.edu Benjamin Franklin Institute of Techonology]

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