Maria College Of Albany

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Maria College of Albany is a two-year college in Albany, New York that was established as a Sister Formation and liberal arts institute by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1958. It started with a student body of fifty two. The administration building was erected in 1959. The college offers degrees which include the Associate in Applied Science, the Associate in Arts, and the Associate in Science. It also provides certificate programs in teaching assistance, practical nursing, paralegal, gerontology, and bereavement studies.

Maria College of Albany offers career and academic guidance to students. The college library has roughly 59,000 books, 20 newspapers and 225 periodicals.

The college provides scholarships to students on the basis of academic achievement and/or financial need including the Allied Health Scholarships, the Caron Family Scholarships, the Capital District Association Education Scholarship, the Guido Scholarships, and the Kelley Memorial Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, medicine, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• 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 773 in 2009-2010 (679 full-time equivalent).

About 12% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 88% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 33% of the student body. About 24% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 69% are full-time and 31% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (4 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide
• Teaching Assistants/Aides

LAW (1 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (20 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICINE (9 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (124 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Occupational Therapist Assistant