Bennett College

Bennett College was a women's college founded in 1890 and located in the village of Millbrook, New York. The school closed in 1977. History Bennett College was founded in 1890 at Irvington, New York by May F. Bennett as the Bennett School for Girls, a four-year high school with two extra years of study. In 1907 the college moved to its final home on in Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York. In 1907 the school had an enrollment of 120 students and a faculty of 29. In the early 20th century the school discontinued its high school grades and became a junior college only, changing its name to Bennett College. The two-year curriculum continued through the 1970s. Generations of young women from prominent American families attended Bennett over its 90-year history. Majors of study included art, fashion design, interior design, music, modern languages, literature, history, dance, drama, child development, equine studies, and domestic science. Activities at Bennett included gymnastics, golf, tennis, horseback riding and skiing. The school was home to a full-time teaching Nursery School for 3 and 4 year olds as well as a riding stable. At the time of its closing, enrollment was around 300 students.