[5][6] The campus buildings, designed by such architects as Elbridge Boyden and Charles F. Wilcox, were then used by the town and leased to other educational institutions over time.

In 1938, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized Nichols Junior College to award an Associate Degree in Business Administration.

Over time, the college purchased, constructed, and remodeled over forty-four buildings that would shape most of the current campus.

In 1974, Nichols received the authority to grant the degree of Master of Business Administration.

Since 1980, it has also run their local chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma honor society for criminal justice programs.

The college also offers a four-year Professional Development Seminar (PDS) program of single-credit academic courses.

First-year students receive mentoring with the transition to college, and then focus on developing a professional brand in their second year.

North Campus consists of ten college buildings, most of which are academic halls.

Currently, the school offers eleven men's sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Outside of the CCC, men's hockey has won three ECAC Northeast Championships in 2008–2009, 2013–2014, and 2014–2015, as well as the WCHL Tournament in 1971. Notable head coaches of the men's football team include: Hal Chalmers (1947–1958), Harry Gaffney (1959–1961), Michael Vendetti (1962–1985), and Jim Crowley (1993–1995).