Eastern Nazarene College history

In 1901, the institute changed locations in Saratoga Springs, from the Garden View House to the former Kenmore Hotel.

There was a falling out between Pettit and the APCA. The school was moved to Rhode Island, where it re-opened on September 16, 1902, in North Scituate, Rhode Island.

In 1917, it was decided to develop the planned liberal arts college.

On June 14, 1918, the Eastern Nazarene College was chartered with degree-granting authority in the state of Rhode Island.

In 1919, the college moved to its current location in the Wollaston Park area of Quincy, Massachusetts.

The trustees of the college were incorporated by the state in 1920, by which time its liberal arts identity had been "quite firmly established." It did not gain Bachelor of Arts degree-granting power from the commonwealth for another decade, after the curriculum and faculty were established.

On January 28, 1930, President Floyd W. Nease appealed directly to the General Court of Massachusetts for degree-granting authority, defending ed his petition before the Joint Committee on Education and the state House and Senate.

The college seal, designed by alumnus Harold G. Gardner and incorporating the college motto, Via, Veritas, Vita (Way, Truth and Life), was adopted by the trustees on the recommendation of the president and the student body in 1932.

There are vocal and instrumental ensembles, including the A Cappella Choir, which was formed in 1938, and Chamber Singers, Gospel Choir, Symphonic Winds, and Jazz Band, among several others.

On May 8, 1941, Governor Leverett Saltonstall approved Eastern Nazarene to grant Bachelor of Science degrees.

Under President Gideon B. Williamson on December 3, 1943, the Eastern Nazarene College gained accreditation from the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

ENC was admitted to the Association of American Colleges in 1944, and an affiliation with Quincy City Hospital for nurses' training began in that same year.

Originally rectangular in form, the 1953 addition of the then-Nease Library in the rear gave it a T-configuration.

In 1955, a new era began when the College decided to commit itself entirely to higher education.

Starting in 1956, professors Timothy L. Smith and Charles W. Akers began to establish a community college for the city of Quincy.

Intercollegiate athletics at ENC first began in 1959 with wins over Gordon, Curry, and Barrington Colleges in baseball.

The college archives were created in 1963.

Under President Irwin in 1977, plans were made to relocate the college to a 125-acre (510,000 m) parcel of land in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, by purchasing the faltering Charles E. Ellis School for Girls.

In 1981, graduate degree offerings were expanded.

Under President Irwin in 1977, plans were made to relocate the college to a 125-acre (510,000 m) parcel of land in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, by purchasing the faltering Charles E. Ellis School for Girls. It started an accelerated program for working adults in 1990.

In 1991, a report issued by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) determined that the college contributed nearly $10 million to the local economy and brought in an estimated $7 million from outside the state.

Though it makes no religious requirements of its students, Eastern Nazarene has required that its faculty members be Christian since 1993.

In 1995, the college tried relocating once more, this time by purchasing the former 56-acre (230,000 m) campus of the Boston School for the Deaf in Randolph, Massachusetts, from the Sisters of St Joseph, but the deal fell through despite support from the town selectmen.

In 1997, the college expanded beyond the metro Boston area for the first time, establishing a learning annex in central Massachusetts to serve as part of its adult studies division.

The 180 building is the Adams Executive Center, which houses the business department in the Cecil R. Paul Center for Business, established in 1999.

In 2006, students from 21 countries and 31 United States states attended Eastern Nazarene.

The college has historically maintained good town and gown relations with the Quincy community, and the campus has been home to the Anglican Parish of Saint George, established by the Anglican Mission in America, since 2009.

In 2010, Eastern Nazarene College was ranked in the top tier for northern United States regional colleges in United States News & World Report's Best Colleges report.