To realize our country’s earliest aspirations for the education and achievement of our youth, Ben Franklin’s bequest to establish a vocational and technical college made our graduates’ contributions to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts possible. In 2008, one hundred years since its opening in 1908, Benjamin Franklin Institute for Technology celebrated a century of service to the Greater Boston community and beyond. It is one of New England's oldest colleges of engineering and industrial technologies. However, as Dr. Franklin knew, relying on history and past accomplishments is not enough. 

Today, we stand at the dawning of the College’s second century, facing an ever-changing society – one that promises advances in science and technology that will require us to stretch our imaginations, extend our knowledge, and demand new capabilities. At BFIT, we are preparing our students to greet the future’s infinite possibilities with resourcefulness, knowledge, and skill. 

To prepare students for the future, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology requires increasing Annual Fund support to offer a two-year college education to our students who might not otherwise be able to afford higher education. This year, over 90% of our students needed scholarships to attend BFIT. The demand for scholarships and general support is escalating. Annual Fund gifts provide essential support where it is most needed.

By becoming a BFIT supporter you strengthen the potential that our founder envisioned for skilled, educated youth, helping to guarantee that Dr. Franklin’s legacy continues far into the future. Your participation enhances BFIT’s ability to serve our students through providing scholarships, teaching and innovation that responds to the rapidly-changing job market, capital needs, and recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty.

Donors can be assured that their investment is a sound one: BFIT's graduation rate is three times that of other two-year colleges in the State, and over two times the national average. In the words Dr. Franklin expressed more than two hundred years ago, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”