US-based Bentley University has started accepting Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) for tuition payments.
The university said in an announcement that it is offering crypto payment options to students because of its “long-standing commitment to pioneering the early adoption of business-changing technologies.”
The university also announced that it has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for crypto payments.
Bentley University will also accept payments in stablecoin USDC, in addition to Bitcoin and Ethereum.
A former Bentley University graduate student founded the Bentley Blockchain Association.
President of the University, E. LaBrent Chrite, said in a statement:
“Bentley University is at the forefront of educating leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a changing world economy.
We are proud to embrace this technology that will change the global business environment our students are learning and are about to enter.”
