Monroe College
Coordinates: 40°51′50″N 73°54′01″W / 40.863947°N 73.900408°W
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Former names |
Monroe School of Business, 1933–1963 Monroe Business Institute, 1963–1990 |
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| Type | Private, nonsectarian, co-educational |
| Established | 1933 |
| President | Stephen J. Jerome[1] |
| Undergraduates | 6794[2] |
| Address | 2501 Jerome Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10468, New York, USA; St Lucia |
| Campus | urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Website | http://www.monroecollege.edu/ |
Monroe College is an American Private college and graduate school based in New York. The college was founded in 1933, and has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle, New York, Saint Lucia and extension sites located in Manhattan and Queens. The college is named after James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.[3] Monroe is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[4] The president is Stephen J. Jerome.[1]
History
Monroe College was founded in 1933 by Mildred King as the Monroe School of Business, a woman's business school, in the West Farms section of the Bronx.[5][6] The school's classes were held at the site of the former Starlight Ballroom.[7]
Monroe officially transitioned from a business school to an accredited junior college in 1972 when it earned the right to grant associate degrees (AOS),[6] and the college was renamed to Monroe Business Institute.[8] More classrooms were added on Morris Avenue and in 1977, the West Farms facilities were closed and all Monroe programs were consolidated in the Fordham Road Area.[9]
In 1990, the name of the school was changed from The Monroe Business Institute to Monroe College after receiving accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[1][6] In the same year, the college joined the National Junior College Athletic Association.
On-campus student housing was constructed at its New Rochelle, New York location in 2003. That same year it introduced new degree programs in hospitality, criminal justice, and culinary arts.[6] It also built Milavec Hall, a building for math, English and arts classes and began construction of a 200-bed student housing building at its Main Street location in New York.[6]
Online course options for business management and administration were introduced in 2004[10] and an MBA program was added in 2005.[5]
In 2012, Monroe College received an award from USA Funds for its debt reduction and financial literacy program, DREAM (debt reduction, education, assessment and management).[11]
Academics
Monroe has more than 250 full-time faculty members and adjunct faculty members, and the undergraduate student-faculty ratio is 15:1.[12] Monroe College has three academic semesters during the 12-month calendar year. Each semester is a standard 15-week course of study, offered from September to December, January to April, and May to August. Monroe graduates nearly 3,000 students each year.
The School of Allied Health Professions was founded in 2000 and has clinical and non-clinical programs. The School of Nursing has programs such as the certificate in practical nursing program (LPN), an associate's in applied science degree program (AAS), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) that qualifies graduates to obtain their license as a registered nurse.
Monroe College has an associate degree program for accounting and business administration, and bachelor's degrees in accounting, public accounting, general business and business management. The school is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for its MBA, associate and bachelor programs as of June 2014. Monroe also has associate and bachelor's degree programs in Information Technology.
Started in 2009, Monroe College's School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts has associate degree programs in baking and pastry, culinary arts, and hospitality management, as well as bachelor's degrees in hospitality management. Monroe also has a student-run restaurant called The Dining Lab.[13] Monroe students in the culinary program prepare each item and are responsible for the restaurant’s daily operations which is open. Monroe College's culinary arts program has been awarded the Marc Sarrazin Cup at the Salon of Culinary Art competition for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014.[14]
Founded in the fall of 2011, Monroe's School of Education has a bachelor's degree program in early childhood education. Students receive training working with children at local nursery schools, daycare facilities, and special needs schools. Monroe's School of Education is also partnered with the Americorp Jumpstart Program, an early education organization that trains college students to serve preschool children in low-income neighborhoods.
Accreditation
Monroe College has been accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education since 1990.[4] The school instituted Bachelor's programs in Accounting, Business Management, and Information Systems after authorization from the New York State Board of Regents in 1996. In 2005, the board of regents authorized the school to grant Master of Business Administration degrees in Business Management.[15] Since January 2006, its Licensed Practical Nursing programs have been accredited by the Office of the Professions (Nursing Education) of the New York State Board of Regents.[4]
Campuses
Monroe College has campuses in the Bronx, New Rochelle, New York, and the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia. Extension sites are located in Manhattan, and Queens.
Student life
Students at Monroe College are 64 percent female and 36 percent male; about 48 percent are of black or African-American ethnicity and about 44 percent of Hispanic or South American origin.[2] Undergraduate enrollment is 6,794 students.[2]
Athletics
Monroe College competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association and participates in NJCAA Region XV with fourteen sports: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, football, softball, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's volleyball.
Monroe Mustangs men's basketball, football, men's and women's soccer, and baseball are Division I programs, as are all of the track and field and cross country teams. Monroe women's basketball, softball, and volleyball teams compete in Division II.[16]
Monroe Athletic Complex
In January 2011, the college finished renovating the former ice rink at the New Roc City complex in New Rochelle, into the Monroe Athletic Complex (MAC). The MAC is an athletic complex developed for use by students and the New Rochelle community. The centerpiece of the 45,000 square-foot arena is a 94-foot, wood-floor basketball court where the Monroe Mustangs basketball and volleyball teams play their home games. The complex also houses a track, locker rooms, a trainer's room and seating for fans.[17]
Student lawsuit
In October 2009, an unemployed alumnus sued Monroe College for $70,000 in tuition, alleging that Monroe did not provide adequate assistance in finding gainful employment.[18] The lawsuit was reported on by the New York Post and local TV stations, as well as satired in The Onion and the Chronicle of Higher Education, which all made fun of the plaintiff for the presumption that the college was responsible for guaranteeing gainful employment.[8] CNN pointed out that the student had a grade-point average of only 2.7.[19] The school said that it does offer career placement services, but the lawsuit was without merit because it can't guarantee jobs that are subject to the economy.[18][20]
References
- 1 2 3 "Institution Directory- Monroe College". Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 Monroe College. Peterson's. Accessed July 2014.
- ↑ Daniel Beekman (November 5, 2008). Monroe College celebrates 75th anniversary. Bronx Times. 2008 (45). Accessed August 2014.
- 1 2 3 Institution: Monroe College. U.S. Department of Education: Office of Postsecondary Education: Database of Accredited Postsecondary Programs and Institutions. Accessed July 2014.
- 1 2 Philippidis, A. (2005). Monroe college offers MBA with women in mind. Westchester County Business Journal, 44(46), 24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Philippidis, Alex (December 15, 2003). "Monroe College adds classes, builds beds". Westchester County Business Journal.
- ↑ "Monroe College Campus". School Choice. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- 1 2 Gimein, Mark (Originally published on TheBigMoney.com) (13 August 2009). "Sue This School: Should a college pay when a grad can't find a job? This one should". New York Magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Monroe College History". Monroe College. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ SONDRA WOLFER DAILY, N. W. (2004, Aug 11). CAMPUS GOES ONLINE monroe college offers courses on the web. New York Daily News
- ↑ "USA Funds Excellence in Debt Management Awards". USA Funds. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "Monroe College". College Profiles. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ Leslie-Ann Brill (February 2014). "Cut-Rate Culinary School Dining: Monroe College's Dining Lab—and Brand-New Pastry Kiosk". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ Weiner, Randi (17 November 2014). "Monroe College culinary arts students pick up another award". Lohud Journal News. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "NYS Board of Regents Approves Monroe College's MBA Degree at The King Graduate School of Business". BusinessWire. 17 September 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Monroe College. National Junior College Athletic Association. Accessed July 2014.
- ↑ Cox, Robert (13 January 2011). "Monroe College Inks Three Year Deal to Turn New Roc City Ice Rink into Home of Mustang Basketball". New Rochelle Talk. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- 1 2 AP (2 September 2009). "Unemployed Woman Sues College For Tuition". Huffingtonpost.com.
- ↑ Kessler, Jason (August 3, 2009). "Alumna sues college because she hasn't found a job". CNN. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ↑ Boniello, Kathianne (2 August 2009). "Jobless Grad Sues College for 70G Tutition". New York Post. Retrieved 10 December 2014.