Type | Private |
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Active | 1879–1999 |
Founder | Charles A. Burdett Fred H. Burdett |
President | Charles Burdett Fred Burdett Sadie Burdett C. Fred Burdett (c.1935–1970) |
Location | , , United States |
Burdett College, also known as Burdett Business College or Burdett College of Business and Shorthand, was an educational institution primarily located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1879, it focused on business and shorthand and operated as a junior college. It closed in 1999.
The college was founded on August 1, 1879, [1] by brothers Charles A. Burdett (1858–1922) [2] and Fred H. Burdett (1861–1935). [3] They each served as president of the college, followed by Fred's wife, Sadie. [4] Fred and Sadie's son, C. Fred Burdett (c.1905–1988), was then president from the mid-1930s until 1970. [5]
In 1938, the institution was described a junior college of business training, offering one- and two-year courses of study in the areas of business administration, accounting, executive secretarial, stenographic, and general business. [6]
Upon C. Fred Burdett's retirement in 1970, the college was sold to the Bradford School Corporation, a subsidiary of The Life Insurance Company of Virginia. [7] The website for the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education lists the college as having closed in 1999. [8] Bay State College in Boston is the custodian of records for several closed institutions, including Burdett College. [9]
Locations of Burdett College included:
Notable alumni of the college include:
The college fielded teams in several sports, including: [16]
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