College Of Our Lady Of The Elms

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

College of Our Lady of the Elms, now known as Elms College, is a four - year private, Catholic college. It is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts and is about two miles north of downtown Springfield. The college was founded in the year 1928. It was renamed Our Lady of the Elms in the year 1899. The college is spread across an area of around 25 acres. The College of Our Lady of the Elms offers undergraduate and graduate programs in several fields of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Division of Business and Law
• Division of Education
• Division of Health Sciences
• Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
• Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Division of Social Sciences

There are several student organizations at the College of Our Lady of the Elms. The Student Government Association organizes several educational and cultural activities on campus as well, including musical concerts and intramural sports.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, law, and therapy and counseling.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,228 in 2009-2010 (1,051 full-time equivalent).

About 21% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 79% of the class.

Undergrads are 68% of enrolled students and graduate students are 32%.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

College Of Our Lady Of The Elms provides on-campus housing for 369 of its 1,051 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Other for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

College Of Our Lady Of The Elms offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (44 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (17 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (26 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (10 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (70 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Religious Education

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

• Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
• Psychology