Monroe College-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Monroe College has campuses in New Rochelle, Bronx , St.Lucia and New York. The college was established in 1933. It was originally known as Monroe School of Business and began operating under Mildred King. The college offers associate degree programs, certificates, associate and baccalaureate programs in subjects which include information technology, business administration and hospitality management. The college also offers online courses and distance learning programs.

The students of the college have access to various clubs and organizations which include the Allied Health Club, the Monroe College Drama Club, the Criminal Justice Club, Monroe Dancers and Monroe Cheerleaders. The male students take part in sports including basketball, cross country and soccer and the female students participate in sports such as volleyball, softball and cross country.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, business and management, computer science and engineering, and hospitality.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,736 in 2009-2010 (5,787 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students under 25 years old represent 43% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Monroe College 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 (622 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (113 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (34 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services

HOSPITALITY (66 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (160 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health Services Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (277 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (26 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (457 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science