Molloy College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Molloy College is located in Rockville Centre, New York, United States. It was established in the year 1955 by the Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. The campus spreads over an area of more than 30 acres. Students are offered a number of graduate and undergraduate programs in subjects such as business, nursing, and education. In fact, Molloy College offers the fourth largest nursing program in the United states.

There are many student organizations and clubs at Molloy College. Among them are the Asian Student Union, Business and Accounting Club, Gaelic Society, Youth for Christ, and Social Work. The students also publish an on-campus newspaper called the "Molloy Forum." The college's athletic teams are called the Molloy Lions and they are involved in sports such as basketball, cross country, rugby, and soccer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and education and teaching.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,879 in 2009-2010 (3,253 full-time equivalent).

About 27% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Athletics

The school is in the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 93 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 77 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Molloy 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (92 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (7 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (240 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (11 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (61 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (53 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (320 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Ecology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (24 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Psychology