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College Of St Catherine

The College of St. Catherine is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The institution is a private Roman Catholic college for women and was established in 1905. Enrolling more than 5,000 students annually, CSC is the largest women's college in the US. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet founded the college and named it after Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The college offers bachelors degrees for women in several fields of study.

The school sponsors basketball, hockey, tennis, volleyball and swimming teams. The Best Buddies Program, Asian Women’s Association and FCNS club are some of the student clubs and organizations ar CSC.

Campus Location

2004 Randolph Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105
USA
Main Tel: (651) 690-6000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, nursing and emergency medicine, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Large number of students.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor51847
Master3468
Associate1917
Postbaccalaureate certificate10011
1-2 year certificate274
251
< 1 year certificate212

Students

Student enrollment was 5,238 in 2007-2008 (3,992 full-time equivalent).

About 4% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 96% of the class.

Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students and graduate students are 28%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 27,414
Room$ 3,950
Board$ 3,140
Books and supplies$ 800
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid: College Of St Catherine participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

College Of St Catherine provides on-campus housing for 910 of its 3,992 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men72%
Women77%
All77%

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (126 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Selling Skills and Sales Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

  • Information Science/Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (10 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textiles

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (195 awarded)

  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Montessori Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (136 awarded)

  • Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (113 awarded)

  • Applied Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • History
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Economics
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Assistant/Technician
  • Library Science/Librarianship
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (20 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
  • Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (62 awarded)

  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
  • Hematology Technology/Technician
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (294 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (102 awarded)

  • Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (31 awarded)

  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling
  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (29 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (67 awarded)

  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology

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