Monroe College-New Rochelle

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Monroe College was established in 1933 as the Monroe School of Business. It was founded by Mildred King and was named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. The college enrolled only seven students in its first year. In addition to its New Rochelle campus, the college also has campuses in Bronx, New York, and in St. Lucia in the Caribbean. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study through the following schools:

• King Graduate School
• School of Allied Health Professions
• School of Business
• School of Criminal Justice
• School of General Studies
• School of Hospitality Management & the Culinary Arts
• School of Information Technology

Monroe College is home to many student clubs such as the Allied Health Club, Monroe Student Leaders, Students in Free Enterprise, Information Technology Student Association, Monroe Cheerleaders, Criminal Justice Club, The Poetry Club, National Association of Black Accountants, and Professional Convention Management Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, hospitality, business and management, and computer science and engineering.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• 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 2,164 in 2009-2010 (2,582 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 4% 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)

Room and Board

Monroe College-New Rochelle provides on-campus housing for 750 of its 2,582 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Monroe College-New Rochelle 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 (386 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (78 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (34 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services

HOSPITALITY (87 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (35 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health Services Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (69 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (186 awarded)

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