College & University

Western New England University

Name: The College Tour | Western New England University
Uploaded: 2022-10-11
Duration: 30 min
Channel: Western New England University
Description: Video featuring Western New England University, a college & university in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Springfield · Hampden County

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About this site

Western New England University is a college & university in Springfield, Hampden County. It is one of 8 colleges & universities documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.1148, -72.5205 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is American International College (college & university), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include New Bay Diner - Route 66 Diner, Springfield College, and Indian Motorcycle Company.

This record is drawn from MassRoam. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Western New England University began in 1919 as the Springfield division of Northeastern College, offering part-time evening classes in law, business, and accounting to working adults in rented rooms at the Springfield YMCA. In 1951 it received an independent charter and was renamed Western New England College, and it purchased its present campus on Wilbraham Road in Springfield in 1956. The institution became Western New England University in 2011.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org wne.edu

📍 42.1148, -72.5205 · Springfield, Hampden County

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