Saint Joseph's College Of Maine

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Saint Joseph’s College, also known as SJC, was established in 1912. SJC is a Roman Catholic and private College of liberal arts that is located in Standish, Maine. Its campus is over 300 acres and close to the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake. With students from different communities, states and countries SJC’s on-campus enrollment is over 1,000 students. The college has a wide variety of graduate & professional studies programs, and offers courses in arts, science, education, nursing, and business.

The college campus is home to a variety of clubs and organizations like the Royal Blue Club, the Sports Club, and the student Athlete Advisory Committee. SJCC’s student body is diverse and impressive. SJCC possesses a prominent athletics department. The sports teams participate in various games like Baseball, basketball, softball, volleyball, and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,758 in 2009-2010 (2,205 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students and graduate students are 35%.

Students under 25 years old represent 39% of the student body. About 35% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Saint Joseph's College Of Maine provides on-campus housing for 871 of its 2,205 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Saint Joseph's College Of Maine 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 (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (70 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (65 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (38 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Advertising
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (123 awarded)

• Health Services Administration
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (100 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Christian Studies
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religious Education
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (11 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (7 awarded)

• Psychology