Springfield College

for more than a century, springfield college has been a leader in providing a broad and balanced educational experience. humanics, the philosophy that has inspired springfield college from its beginning, calls for educating the whole person—spirit, mind and body—for leadership in service to others. springfield college was first located on the second floor of the armory hill ymca in springfield, massachusetts. just a few years after opening its doors to the first 18 students in 1885, springfield college could boast an international reputation as a pioneer in teaching and scholarship related to physical education, wellness, and the training of ymca executives. today, with an undergraduate and graduate student body of more than 5,000, springfield college is proud of its reputation in these fields and throughout the human-helping professions. springfield college's more than 42,000 alumni work in 60 nations. alumni have served in various capacities, such as a university president in chi