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Nichols College is a Private college business college in Dudley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1931 as Nichols Junior College, Nichols College offers both bachelor's and master'
After free state school opened in the surrounding area, enrollment dropped, and Nichols Academy trustees arranged with the town for the school to serve as the Dudley town high school beginning in 1871, an arrangement that lasted until 1909 when the academy closed its doors. 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 1958, the school became known as Nichols College, a four-year college with the authority to grant a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. In 1965, Nichols became accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and became a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the following year. In 1971, the school became co-educational, and the state authorized the college to award the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. In 1974, Nichols received the authority to grant the degree of Master of Business Administration. The college was accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education in 2005. In 2007, the college was granted authority to offer the degree of Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, and in 2017, the degree of Master of Science in Counterterrorism.
Since 1961, Nichols College has run the Alpha Pi chapter of the Delta Mu Delta honor society for business programs. Since 1980, it has also run their local chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma honor society for criminal justice programs.
In 1980, the school established the Institute for American Values, later renamed the Robert C. Fischer Policy and Cultural Institute in 1999, as a space for students to think critically about contemporary world issues.
In 2013, the Institute for Women's Leadership was established with the goal of developing the leadership potential of female students. In that same year, the school hosted the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education Conference.
| Amasa Nichols | 1815–1823 |
| James L. Conrad | 1931–1966 |
| Gordon B. Cross | 1966–1973 |
| Darcy C. Coyle | 1973–1978 |
| Lowell C. Smith | 1978–1996 |
| James J. Darazsdi | 1996–1998 |
| Debra M. Townsley | 1998–2010 |
| Gerald Fels (interim) | 2010–2011 |
| Susan W. Engelkemeyer | 2011–2021 |
| Glenn M. Sulmasy | 2021–2023 |
| Bill Pieczynski | 2023–present |
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. The third year explores refining interviewing and networking skills, and the final year focuses on career and life after college.
Opened in 2012, Fels is centrally located on the Nichols campus. At 30,000 square feet, the center houses the departments of student services, residential life, career services, club meetings spaces, food services, student lounges, a bookstore, and WNRC-LP, the college's campus radio radio station.
North Campus consists of ten college buildings, most of which are academic halls. The southernmost point is marked by Conrad Hall, while the westernmost is Conant Library. Along with Academy Hall, they are the oldest buildings on campus. South Campus consists of twelve buildings. The northernmost structure is the Currier Center, the southernmost is Kuppenheimer Hall, and the easternmost is the Athletic and Recreation Center.
The Bison compete within the NCAA Division III, and since 1995, have been a member of the Conference of New England. The men's volleyball team plays within the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC). In terms of club sports, the club golf team competes in the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA), the men's rugby team is part of the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU). Former memberships include the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC), Commonwealth Coast Football (CCF), Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC), and the Worcester Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL).
Currently, the school offers eleven men's sports: College baseball, basketball, cross country, College football, golf, ice hockey, College lacrosse, College soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. There are also ten women's sports: basketball, cross country, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, College softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Coeducational athletics include cheerleading and esports, which competes within the National Association of Collegiate Esports.
Both men's and women's teams have won numerous CCC championships. The men's tennis squad won eight consecutive titles through the 2011–2012 to 2018–2019 seasons, and the women's team has won four titles in 2010–2011, 2016–2017, 2017–2018, and 2018–2019. The men's basketball team claimed three consecutive titles from 2016 to 2017 through 2018–2019, and the men's hockey team was victorious in 2017–2018. Men's soccer has won two titles in 2010 and 2014, and the women won three times, namely in 1996 and 2002. The women's field hockey team also lifted a trophy in 2009. 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).
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