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38-428: In February 2024, Bay Path University announced its acquisition of Cambridge College effective June 2024. The merged institution will operate as Bay Path University and serve over 5000 students. Cambridge College had its beginnings as an innovative graduate program created by Eileen Moran Brown and Joan Goldsmith in the newly created Institute of Open Education (IOE) in 1971 formed by John Bremer at Newton College of

76-616: A 114% increase. In 2015, president Carol A. Leary and Bay Path were ranked #25 in The Boston Globe and The Commonwealth Institute annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. 42°3′19.9″N 72°34′59.45″W  /  42.055528°N 72.5831806°W  / 42.055528; -72.5831806 Longmeadow, Massachusetts Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts , United States. The population

114-627: A Select Board with five members, elected by the town. The public school system is governed by the School Committee. The School Committee is made up of seven voting members elected by the town, the superintendent of schools, two assistant-superintendents, a secretary, and a student representative. The Longmeadow public school system operates six schools. Blueberry Hill School, Center School, and Wolf Swamp Road School are K−5 elementary schools. Williams Middle School and Glenbrook Middle School serve grades 6–8. Longmeadow High School serves all students in

152-666: A bachelors' and masters' granting institution. In February 2024, Bay Path University announced its planned acquisition of Cambridge College , a private college based in Boston. Bay Path University offers bachelor's, master's degrees, the Occupational Therapy doctorate, and the EdD. Degree programs are balanced between those with an arts and science focus and those with professional focus. The university has 30 major programs for bachelor's degrees and 30+ degree and certification programs at

190-456: A four-year degree-granting institution, and its name was changed to Bay Path College. In 1999, Bay Path established an accelerated program for women to earn their bachelor's degree through a Saturday only program. In 2000, Bay Path began offering Master of Science degrees. After 14 years of offering master's degree programs, reaching 20 master's degree offerings in 2014, Bay Path changed its name to Bay Path University to reflect its status as both

228-468: A list of the fastest growing colleges in America over a ten-year period from 2002 to 2012. During that time, in the category of private, baccalaureate institutions, Bay Path's growth was the eighth highest in the nation, ranking higher than any other college in the knowledge corridor . Over the ten-year period surveyed, Bay Path grew from a 2002 enrollment of 1,107 students to a 2012 enrollment of 2,370 students:

266-464: A peak enrollment of 1,200 students taking classes. The institution struggled, however, during the Great Depression and World War II: by 1944, the institute was nearly bankrupt. In 1945, the college moved to Longmeadow, Massachusetts , was renamed Bay Path Secretarial School, and became a women's only college. Four years later, the institution became Bay Path Junior College. In 1988 Bay Path became

304-889: A single campus in the Hood Office Park in Charlestown , a neighborhood of Boston. In March 2020, Cambridge College acquired the New England College of Business and Finance , renaming it the New England Institute of Business at Cambridge College. In 2021, this branch of the College was rebranded as Cambridge College Global. Cambridge College Global offers fully online Associate of Science , Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science , Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Business Administration degrees in addition to various certificates. Cambridge College

342-583: Is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges . It is also authorized to operate by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education and the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico. 42°22′8.0″N 71°6′39.2″W  /  42.368889°N 71.110889°W  / 42.368889; -71.110889 Bay Path University Bay Path University

380-633: Is a private university in Longmeadow, Massachusetts . Bay Path offers both all-women bachelor's degree programs (both on-campus and online) and co-educational graduate programs. Founded in 1897 as the Bay Path Institute, the college has gone through several name changes. From 1988 to 2014 it was known as Bay Path College. Bay Path University is a member of the Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield , an eight-college consortium. Bay Path

418-485: Is an area called "The Longmeadow Shops" , including restaurants and clothing stores. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.0 km ), of which 9.1 square miles (23.6 km ) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km ), or 5.34%, are water. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,633 people, 5,734 households, and 4,432 families residing in

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456-694: Is in the suburban town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts , located in Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River in New England . The 46-acre (190,000 m ) campus is adjacent to the Longmeadow Historic District , notable for having over 100 homes built before the 1900s, and the college owns a number of historic homes in town. The heart of the Longmeadow campus started with the 1945 purchase of

494-750: Is located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts and houses graduate programs in Education, Healthcare and Psychology . Bay Path has 27 clubs and organizations for students over a wide range of interests. Bay Path University teams are known as the Wildcats. The college is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and competes at the Division I ranks in the USCAA since

532-428: The Connecticut River and Agawam , to the east by East Longmeadow, and to the south by Enfield, Connecticut . It extends approximately 3 miles (5 km) north to south and 4 miles (6.4 km) east to west. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Hartford . More than 30% of the town is permanent open space . Conservation areas on the west side of town include more than 750 acres (3.0 km ) bordering

570-820: The Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) and St. Mary's Academy . LYA was established in 1946 in response to the Greater Springfield Jewish community's need for a quality Jewish day school. In 1999, LYA became the first Jewish day school to be accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The more than 90 students that the school serves each year from across the spectrum of Jewish life include orthodox, conservative, reform, and unaffiliated families. St. Mary's Academy, located behind St. Mary's Church, serves Catholic students grades Pre-K through Grade 8. Approximately 50% of

608-463: The 19th and early 20th centuries, Longmeadow was best known as the site from which Longmeadow brownstone was mined. Several famous American buildings, including Princeton University 's Neo-Gothic library, are made of Longmeadow brownstone. In 1894, the more populous and industrialized "East Village" portion of the town containing the brownstone quarries split off to become East Longmeadow . Designed by famed golf course architect Donald Ross in 1922,

646-759: The 2021–22 academic year. Bay Path fields volleyball, softball and soccer as varsity sports. The Wildcats previously competed as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III ranks, primarily as a member of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) from 2008–09 to 2020–21; and before that a charter member of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) from 1996–97 to 2007–08. In 2014, The Chronicle of Higher Education compiled

684-578: The Connecticut River. The area supports a wide range of wildlife including deer, beaver, wild turkeys, foxes, and eagles. Springfield's Forest Park , which at 735 acres (2.97 km ) is the largest city park in New England , forms the northern border of the town. The private Twin Hills and public Franconia golf courses, plus town athletic fields and conservation land, cover nearly 2/3 of the eastern border of

722-520: The Longmeadow Country Club was the proving ground for golf equipment designed and manufactured by the Spalding Co. of Chicopee . Bobby Jones , a consultant for Spalding, was a member in standing at LCC and made a number of his instructional films at LCC in the 1930s. Longmeadow is located in the western part of the state, just south of the city of Springfield, and is bordered on the west by

760-500: The National Register of Historic Places is domestic and landscape. The current sub-function as listed by the National Register of Historic Places is park and single dwelling. Houses along the photogenic main street (Longmeadow Street) are set back farther than in most towns of similar residential density. The town has three recently remodeled elementary schools, two secondary schools, and one high school. The commercial center of town

798-532: The Sacred Heart . Students in education programs were given individual attention: for example, through critiques of videotaped student performance on the job. Within two years, Brown and Goldsmith were directing the IOE, and later affiliated the IOE with Antioch College , where Brown was named Dean. In 1979, Brown began the 18-month process of elevating the graduate program to an independent, fully accredited institution that

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836-457: The Wallace estate. The 18-acre estate had three buildings in 1945: a Georgian American colonial mansion (now Leary Hall), a large garage with turntable for parking cars (Glen Hall), and a cottage (Annex). After decades of growth and expansion, the campus now holds 14 academic and administrative buildings and six homes principally used for faculty offices. The Philip H. Ryan Health Science Center

874-407: The average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males. The median income for a household in the town

912-525: The graduate level. Bay Path has a student to faculty ratio of 12:1 in its undergraduate programs, and its freshmen retention rate is 74.3%. While the master's degree programs are co-educational, the bachelor's degree programs are women-focused, meaning they accentuate research on local and global issues that affect women. Bay Path University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . The primary campus for Bay Path University

950-553: The honor of performing in Indianapolis, Boston (Boston Symphony Hall), and New York (Carnegie Hall). In 2010, Longmeadow was awarded The American Prize in Orchestral Performance. The music program's crowning achievement has been receiving three national Grammy Awards based on the high level of excellence maintained throughout all groups in the music program. Longmeadow is home to the primary campus of Bay Path University ,

988-488: The new construction The new High School was completed and opened to students on February 26, 2013. After students and faculty had moved into the new school, the demolition of the old school was begun. The demolition was completed by June 2013. The school had its grand opening in September 2013 with both the brand new school and renovated business & administration wing open. Longmeadow also hosts two private parochial schools,

1026-406: The population. There were 5,734 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and

1064-677: The program as areas of concern. John Bremer was invited to Cambridge College (2005–08), where he was appointed to the Elizabeth J. McCormack Chair in the Humanities. As of 2011, the college was one of 1,900 "military-friendly" institutions belonging to the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) consortium. The college was no longer listed as of 2017. In 2017, Cambridge College consolidated its four locations in Cambridge into

1102-460: The students at Longmeadow High School participate in the music program. The choruses have won numerous gold medals at the MICCA competition. The jazz ensemble has won numerous gold medals as well, but no longer competes. The honors chorus "Lyrics" has won numerous awards and has traveled to many places around the world on tours, such as Italy and Sweden . The wind ensemble and symphony orchestra have had

1140-540: The town between grades 9 and 12. The town's elementary schools have been recently rebuilt, statements of interest for improvements to the two middle schools and Longmeadow High School were filed with the Massachusetts School Building Authority in 2007. In 2010, the voters of Longmeadow approved a 2.5% budget override to support the construction of a new $ 78 million high school. The town received an estimated $ 34 million in state funds to be used towards

1178-427: The town. The population density was 1,732.5 inhabitants per square mile (668.9/km ). There were 5,879 housing units at an average density of 651.5 per square mile (251.5/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.42% White , 0.69% African American , 0.05% Native American , 2.90% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.26% from other races , and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of

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1216-433: The town. Two large public parks, the Longmeadow Country Club, and three conservation areas account for the bulk of the remaining formal open space. Almost 20% of the houses in town are in proximity to a "dingle", a tree-lined steep-sided sandy ravine with a wetland at the bottom that provides a privacy barrier between yards . Longmeadow has a town common , commonly referred to as "The Green" , located along U.S. Route 5 on

1254-524: The west side of town. It is approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long. Roughly 100 houses date back before 1900, most of which are in the historic district, are located near the town green. Longmeadow's Town Green is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is surrounded by a number of buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Longmeadow is unique as the town green has maintained its residential purpose and has resisted commercial pressure. The current function as listed by

1292-434: Was $ 109,586, and the median income for a family was $ 115,578. Males had a median income of $ 68,238 versus $ 40,890 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 48,949. About 1.0% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over . The town is chartered as an Open Town Meeting form of government. The town government also consists of

1330-463: Was 15,853 at the 2020 census . Longmeadow was first settled in 1644, and officially incorporated October 17, 1783. The town was originally farmland within the limits of Springfield . It remained relatively pastoral until the street railway was built c.  1910 , when the population tripled over a fifteen-year period. After Interstate 91 was built in the wetlands on the west side of town, population tripled again between 1960 and 1975. During

1368-646: Was 30 students, but Bay Path grew rapidly in its first few decades. In 1920, Bay Path bought the Clawson-Hamilton Business School of Brattleboro, Vermont, and renamed it the Brattleboro Business Institute. In the same year the competitor Griffin Business School was also purchased and integrated into Bay Path. Bay Path was one of the largest and most successful business schools in the highly competitive Northeast during this time, with

1406-570: Was founded in 1897 as Bay Path Institute in Springfield, Massachusetts . Bay Path started as an urban, coeducational institute offering business teacher training, secretarial science, business administration and accounting degrees. The name Bay Path was derived from its location on the old Bay Path (a part of Boston Post Road ), which united the western part of the state with what was once the Massachusetts Bay Colony . The first class in 1897

1444-504: Was named Cambridge College. A 2003 article in The Wall Street Journal reported that in 1996, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges had cited "quality control of academic achievement" as an "issue of overriding concern which is central to the academic credibility of the college" with reference to the graduate program in education. The article discussed the lack of rigorous entrance requirements and grade inflation in

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