11 Facts About Becker College

Becker College was a private college in Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts.

Becker College traced its history from the union of two Massachusetts educational institutions—one founded in 1784 and the other in 1887.

Becker College offered more than 40 undergraduate degree programs including nursing programs, a veterinary science program, and video game design and development programs.

Becker College went on to purchase and manage the Rockford Business College in Rockford, Illinois, and the Freeport Business College in Elgin, Illinois.

In 1907, E C A Becker's wife Mary Charlotte Becker formed a corporation to manage the college, serving as treasurer, with son-in-law Walter S Doud as president, and daughter Eva M as clerk.

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Becker College offered more than 40 degree programs ranging from Animal Sciences and Criminal Justice and Game Design to Nursing and Veterinary Sciences.

The college offers Bachelor, Associate, and Accelerated Degree Programs, in 2014 Becker College launched a Master of Arts in mental health counseling and in 2016 launched a Master of Science in nursing.

Game design program at Becker College has been recognized on The Princeton Review's list of top undergraduate schools to study game design from 2010 to 2016.

Becker College's wife was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as an outspoken proponent for women's suffrage.

Becker College broke ground in the spring 2011 on a new campus center in Leicester.

Becker College once fielded 17 intercollegiate athletic teams that competed in the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .