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Capitalizing on the unique mix of programs, the University also offers students numerous cross-disciplinary, combined, and accelerated degrees. The School of Law has JD, MS, and LLM programs. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences awards the Doctor of Occupational Therapy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. Graduate and doctoral programs are offered in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Engineering. Renowned for personal attention and a culture of genuine student concern, the University offers nearly 50 undergraduate programs through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Engineering. The University's beautifully maintained grounds and 26 major buildings provide an inspiring learning environment for undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and law students from throughout the United States and abroad. The goal of the University's founders was and remains to provide outstanding academic programs with a professional focus that prepares our graduates to become leaders in their fields and in their communities. Along with the change in name of the University, four of our Schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy (now College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) became “Colleges.” Our School of Law retained its name.Ĭlose-knit Yet Comprehensive Today's students benefit from a heritage born of a commitment to providing educational opportunities to men and women of all ages and economic backgrounds. The change to university status better reflects our growth, our diversity, our expanded graduate offerings, and our comprehensive nature. Our Journey to a University Sixty years later on July 1, 2011, Western New England College officially became Western New England University. The present campus on Wilbraham Road was purchased in 1956 with the first building, today's Emerson Hall, opening in 1959. The Springfield Division of Northeastern University was renamed Western New England College. In 1951, an autonomous charter was obtained to grant and confer the degrees of Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws.

Begun as the Springfield Division of Northeastern College, known as Springfield-Northeastern, the University was originally established to offer part-time educational opportunities for adult students in law, business, and accounting. Western New England University was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1919.