Medaille College

Location and Contact Information

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Overview

Medaille College is located in central Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was established in the year 1875 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, for the purpose of training teachers. It was chartered in 1937. The college has other campuses located in Amherst and Rochester. The college offers degrees and certificate programs in the fields of business administration, education, and communication, among others.

A wide variety of student clubs and organizations are available at Medaille College. Students are members of societies such as the Resident Student Council, Student Government Association, Drama Club, Ice Hockey Club, and Fencing Club. Students publish an on-campus newspaper called the "Perspective," and a literary magazine called the "Prelude." The student-operated radio station of Medaille College is WMCB. The men's and women's teams participate in sports such as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,883 in 2009-2010 (3,060 full-time equivalent).

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Undergrads are 22% of enrolled students and graduate students are 78%.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Medaille College provides on-campus housing for 420 of its 3,060 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Medaille College 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)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (254 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (630 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Human Services
• Youth Services/Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (19 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Technical and Business Writing

MEDIA (19 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (78 awarded)

• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (33 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Intermedia/Multimedia

SCIENCE (15 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (86 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology