Mount Mary College

Location and Contact Information

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Overview

Located in northwest Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mount Mary College is a four-year, Catholic, women's college. The school is private and non-profit with a liberal arts base. It was originally established in 1850 as St. Mary's Institute. It was founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. It became St. Mary’s College in 1913 and was the first women's college in the state. It changed to its current name in 1928. The first classes were held in 1929 with 132 students.

Although a Catholic institution, Mount Mary College is open to all faiths. The school is open to men in nursing and programs for post-bachelor studies, certifications, and graduate studies.

The college campus covers approximately 80 acres of land. It records an enrollment of over 1,700 students annually and offers more than 60 undergraduate majors. Mount Mary College is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Arts and Design Division
• Business Administration Division
• Education and Mathematics Division
• Graduate and Continuing Education Division
• Health and Sciences Division
• Language, Literature, and Communication Division
• Philosophy and Theology Division
• Social Sciences and Related Disciplines Division

The students of Mount Mary College can get involved with many clubs and organizations. Some of these include the Communication Club, Graphic Design Club, American Society of Interior Designers, Student Occupational Therapy Association, Mount Mary Programming and Activities Council, Philosophy Club, and International Club. Other available activities include: student government, student newspaper, literary publication, academic clubs, honor societies, choirs, and campus ministry.

The school participates in NCAA Division III athletics. Varsity sports include basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, crosscountry, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, therapy and counseling, and design.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• 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.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning 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 1,862 in 2009-2010 (1,399 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

Students under 25 years old represent 45% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Mount Mary College provides on-campus housing for 200 of its 1,399 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Division III Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Mount Mary College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (44 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Fashion Merchandising
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Science

DESIGN (36 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (48 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (13 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (49 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (47 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (4 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (59 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology