College Of St Joseph

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

The College of St. Joseph is an institute of higher education located in Rutland, Vermont. The Sisters of St. Joseph established the school in 1956. Its campus is spread across an area of 117 acres. The College of St. Joseph offers associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs in several areas of study, including liberal studies, business, criminal justice, education, psychology and human services. The college is made up of the following academic divisions:

• Division of Arts and Sciences
• Division of Business
• Division of Criminal Justice
• Division of Education
• Division of Psychology and Human Services

The College of St. Joseph has an active Greek life, with chapters of honor societies like Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Delta Omega and Sigma Beta Delta. The college also has a student government organization, while sponsoring clubs like the Business Club, Human Services Club and the Education Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• 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:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• 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 428 in 2009-2010 (706 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 52% of enrolled students and graduate students are 48%.

Students under 25 years old represent 43% of the student body. About 25% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

College Of St Joseph provides on-campus housing for 169 of its 706 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Sunrise Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

College Of St Joseph 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 Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (46 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Resort Management

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling