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John Collins Bryant and Henry Beadman established the institution in 1863 as a branch of a national school. The founders taught bookkeeping and business communication methods to students seeking practical skills.
Earl S. Tupper donated his hillside estate to Bryant College in October 1967 for the new campus location. This land previously housed the Emin Homestead and Captain Joseph Mowry homestead where farmers worked the soil between the late 19th century and mid-20th century.
Isaac Gifford Ladd constructed the one million dollar building with an iron arch on Young Orchard Avenue in 1875 before taking his own life following personal rejection. Thomas Marsden later transformed the unoccupied structure into Hope Hospital which became part of Bryant College after workers transported the wrought-iron arch to the new campus four years prior to the move from Providence to Smithfield.
Ronald K. Machtley arrived as president in 1996 after serving as a former Navy captain and U.S. Representative. In 2017, Machtley earned $6,283,616 making him the highest paid college president in the United States at that time.
Suite Village houses fourteen residence halls with thirteen housing 90 students each while Hall seventeen known as Newport House accommodates approximately 200 students. Every suite contains three double bedrooms, a living area, and private bathroom with multiple stalls and showers across four floors holding four suites per floor separated by gender.