bequest of $4 million from Frances Crandall Dyke '25. Although this shift increased enrollment and brought the school praise and admiration, the school's financial endowment declined. In 2011, the college failed to meet the financial benchmarks required by its accreditation agency. Fiscal year 2012 ended with a $1.7 million deficit. In May 2013, the college sold 5.2 acres to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for $4.5 million to build his family home. The school had earlier sold off another acre for a home site. In September 2014, the college welcomed its first co-ed class, admitting men for the first time in its 103-year history. The following year, President E. Joseph Lee stepped down amidst reports of the school's financial difficulties and declining enrollment. In April 2016, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges placed Pine Manor on probation, risking the loss of its accreditation. President Tom O'Reilly took the helm in May 2016. One year later, the town of Brookline informed the college that they would be seeking to seize seven acres of the school's 52 acres under eminent domain for the building of an elementary school. In 2018, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges removed Pine Manor from probation, ensuring the college's continuous accreditation since it began offering degrees. In May 2019, Pine Manor College was recognized by NASPA and the Center for First-Generation Student Success for its commitment to serving first-generation college students. Takeover by Boston College The COVID-19 pandemic cut off most of Pine Manor College's revenue, and in May 2020, Boston College announced it would merge Pine Manor College into Boston College, retaining the campus for some of its existing programs, including Learning to Learn, Options Through Education, and the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center. The Pine Manor College campus became the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success with a $50 million endowment from Boston College. Outgoing Pine Manor College students had the option to stay for two years and then transfer to Boston College's Woods College for Advancing Studies, while some Pine Manor College faculty and staff joined Boston College with the rest receiving severance and outplacement assistance. Academics Pine Manor College offered nine undergraduate majors. Upon graduation, students received the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts, or the Associate of Science. From 2006 to 2021, PMC offered a four-semester Master of Fine Arts in creative writing