Personal secretaries typed the students' assignments and correspondence in an effort to accurately reflect the business world. Roger Babson aimed to "prepare his students to enter their chosen careers as executives, not anonymous members of the work force."
In 1969, Babson converted its three-year Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree into a four-year Bachelor of Science degree. That same year, the institute became a college, and women were admitted for the first time.
=== 21st century ===
Babson is involved in a three-college collaboration with Olin College and Wellesley College, often called BOW.
== Campus ==
=== Pre-1950 ===
Roger Babson purchased farmland in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1921 to establish the permanent campus. This land became the foundation for the college's growth and development. The campus has grown to over 350 acres (1.4 km2) and is located in the "Babson Park" section of Wellesley, Massachusetts, fifteen miles west of Boston.
Babson began building its quadrangle …
