Bryant & Stratton College is a for-profit college with campuses in New York, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, and an online campus. Founded in 1854, the college offers two-year programs at all campuses and four-year programs at selected campuses. This school began as a business institute, but now is an accredited degree-granting college. Bryant & Stratton College is approved by the New York State Board of Regents and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education - an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. Influenced by nineteenth century educator Platt Spencer, the school became well-known, and notable early students of the school include John D. Rockefeller and Henry Ford.