Long Island University-Rockland Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Long Island University's Rockland Graduate Campus, located in Orangeburg, New York, is a branch of Long Island University, whose main campus is situated in Brookville, New York. The main campus was established in 1926. Commonly abbreviated as LIU Rockland Campus, the college is a private, coeducational institute of higher education.

LIU Rockland Campus offers degree programs and certificates in a number of courses, including business, education, pharmacy, mental health counseling and public administration. The Campus is primarily a teaching campus. The school notes that it reaches out to local residents, business communities, school districts and other organizations to facilitate intellectual growth and career success.

LIU Rockland Campus offers financial aid to its deserving students in the form of a number of institutional scholarship programs. The college also has an extensive library resource facility and an online bookstore. Study options include weekends and evening courses. The school also offers academic advising for its students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Weekend study is an option.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Students

Student enrollment was 486 in 2009-2010 (342 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 25% of the student body. About 24% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Long Island University Rockland offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (112 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Public Administration

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (6 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor