[1] Nasson Institute offered a two-year women's program, becoming a four-year school in 1935 and co-educational in 1952.
Nasson offered majors in such fields as biology, English, environmental science, government, history, mathematics, and medical technology.
[4][5] The New Division operated from a separate, newly constructed building located west of the original campus, containing both housing and community facilities.
[2] The failure of the New Division made the college risk-averse, and it struggled to respond to shifting enrollment and mounting financial pressures.
[10][11] A new owner, businessman Edward Mattar III, acquired the site and promised to open a new college there by 1985.
The state seized several buildings in 1996 and auctioned them off to a bidder who turned out to be a proxy for Mattar, which led to further legal troubles.