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981: 130: 261:, the school began offering degrees in engineering, chemistry, and business administration. These additions came in response for the increased need for educational opportunities in the area. Due to the increased demand, the Board of Collegiate Authority approved the Trustees’ request to grant a Bachelor of Science degree in November 1948. In 1950, 42 graduates earned their degree in textile chemistry, textile engineering, and machine design. 33: 256:
The first classes offered were meant to refine the skills of the mill workers. As a result, classes were offered during the day and night. The first class ever offered at the school was the "General Cotton Course". Curriculum at the school later expanded to include knitting technology, chemistry of
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was funded under a bill that appropriated money for three textile schools in the major textile cities in Massachusetts. The school was built at 1213 Purchase Street. The city matched the funds of the state when the school was being built.
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was also nearby, the state set up a committee to merge the schools. The merger with Bradford Durfee College was completed in 1964, forming the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute. The new school was located in
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in 1988. From then until 2001, the building was used by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
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Because of the change in the mission of the school, the name of the school was changed to the
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textiles, dyeing and finishing and fashion and textile design. After the
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From 1985 until 1988, the building on Purchase Street was used by the
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in 1946. In 1957, the name of the school was again changed to the
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New Bedford Textile School/New Bedford Institute of Technology
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Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School
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In the 1950s and 60s, the school had plans of expansion. As
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