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Briarwood College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1966 as the Briarwood Secretarial School, the institution became Briarwood College in 1979. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the State of Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education.
• Briarwood's 43-acre campus, nestled at the base of Mount Southington, is approximately 20 miles from downtown Hartford, and is easily accessible to Bradley International Airport. The campus setting, while minutes away from the town and Interstate I-84, projects a picturesque and spacious quality. It is only a few miles from Queen Street, a major local thoroughfare offering numerous shops, restaurants, and services. Nearby is a popular amusement park, Lake Compounce, as well as an 18-hole golf course, fitness center, the Mount Southington ski area, and the headquarters of ESPN, the world leader in sports broadcasting.
• Our curriculum is structured and scheduled to encourage and facilitate lifelong learning. We offer part-time opportunities, evening classes, on-line courses, an accelerated Saturday College Flex Express option designed for working adults, and a variety of continuing education offerings through our Division of Lifelong Learning.
• Pool Tournaments, movie nights, International Day, club events, Gold's Gym workouts, holiday festivities and monthly calendars full of on-campus and off-campus activities keep students busy throughout the year.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Candidate Q & A: Southington Town Council (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:29:48 pm
  The New Britain Herald has asked the candidates in the municipal elections questions on the issues facing our communities.
• Wolves Shown Off In Southington (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 09:35:45 pm
  Mission Wolf was in Southington on Friday to spread their message that wolves are not all vicious wild animals.
• Congressmen on board with rail expansion (Connecticut Post)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 09:38:15 pm
  Trains are never far from the mind of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, who traveled to high school daily by rail from her native New Haven to Lauralton Hall in Milford, and who still says the railroad
• Cava offers Old World style in Southington (The New Britain Herald)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 02:32:11 am
  SOUTHINGTON — Although Cava is a relative newcomer to the Southington restaurant scene, it already has a reputation as one of the best and most attractive restaurants in the area.
• MHT Tech Education Directory, Part I (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
  posted on August 14, 2009 at 01:04:52 pm
  The 2009 Mass High Tech New England Tech Education Directory is a compendium of the colleges and universities offering courses and concentrations related to all aspects of technology. This is the first of two parts of the directory.

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