Monroe College
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Coordinates: 40°51′50″N 73°54′01″W / 40.863947°N 73.900408°W
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| Established | 1933 |
| Type | Private, for-profit |
| President | Stephen J. Jerome |
| Students | 6,000 total |
| Location | Bronx (also New Rochelle), New York, USA, St Lucia |
| Campus | City |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Website | http://www.monroecollege.edu/ |
Monroe College is a private, for-profit college with campuses in the Bronx and New Rochelle in the U.S. state of New York and in the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia. The college is named after James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.
Mildred King founded the "Monroe School of Business" in 1933 at 1940 Boston Post Road in the Bronx. The first class consisted in seven students in four classrooms. By 1936 after Henry Jerome joined the school had 145 students.[1]
The college offers two-year, four-year, and graduate programs (through the King Graduate School of Business).
Monroe offers associate degree programs in accounting, nursing, business administration, business technology, criminal justice, culinary arts, hospitality management, information technology, medical administration, and medical assisting. Baccalaureate programs are offered in accounting, business management, public health, criminal justice, general business, health information management, hospitality management, and information technology. An MBA in Business Management is also offered. Associate programs and business, criminal justice, hospitality management, and medical administration and baccalaureate programs in business, criminal justice, health services administration, and hospitality management are available in the online learning format.
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[edit] Associate Degree Programs
- Accounting
- Baking and Pastry
- Business Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Culinary Arts
- Hospitality Management
- Information Technology
- Medical Administration
- Medical Assisting
- Pharmacy Tech
[edit] Bachelor Degree Programs
- Accounting
- Business Management
- Criminal Justice
- General Business
- Health Services Administration
- Hospitality Management
- Information Technology
- Public Accounting
- Public Health
[edit] Graduate Degree Programs
- Master's of Business Administration (M.B.A)
- Master's of Science in Criminal Justice (M.S)
[edit] Nursing
In January 2007, The Monroe College School of Allied Health Sciences started offering a Practical Nursing (P.N.) program. The eleven-month, full-time New York State Education Department approved, college credit-bearing certificate program will provide eligibility for the State Board NCLEX P.N. Exam.
[edit] Academics
The college's business organization, Students In Free Enterprise, has consistently competed and won the national title for two year schools. The team now competes in the tradition 4 year division.[2][3] [4] [5]
[edit] Students
The first Monroe yearbook was published in 1983. The International Club has held a lively cultural festival annually. Drama, Criminal Justice, Environment Protection Club, a literary magazine, Hosptitality Students Associations, Cheerleaders, an Honor Society, National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Students in Free Enterprise, Leadership Council are some of the clubs and activities available. Students at Monroe College are diverse, international, and of all ages. Europe, Asia and Africa. A significant number of international students come from St. Kitts, Dominica, Jamaica and other Caribbean locations.
[edit] History
The Monroe School of Business was founded in 1933 by Mildred King in the West Farms Section of the Bronx. It started with seven women in four small classrooms. Tution was five dollars for one evening or ten dollars for a week of classes. It took students three or 6 month sessions to earn a certificate.
Monroe added an IBM division in the 1960s with keypunch machines. Monroe classes were held at the site of the former Starlignt Ballroom where Marty was filmed.
Monroe officially went from a business chool to an accredited junior college in 1972 when it earned the right to grant associated degrees (AOS). More classrooms were added on Morris Avenue and in 1977, the West Farms facilites were closed and all Monroe programs were consolidated in the Fordham Road Area.
In the 1980s, South Hall opened in the Bronx and Monroe celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and was authorized to grant a second associated degree (AAS)
The men's basketball team was established in 1989.
In 1990, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education granted Monroe accreditation. The name was then changed from Monroe School of Business to its current name Monroe College. In this year, the college joined the NAtional Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
In 1996, the New York State Board of Regents authorized Monroe College to confer baccalaureate degrees (BBA) and so the college instituded Bachelor's programs in Accounting, Business Management and Information Systems.
[edit] Athletics
The Monroe College Athletic Department fields teams in thirteen sports: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's soccer, softball, and women's volleyball. All Monroe teams are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association and participate in NJCAA Region XV. Monroe Mustangs men's baseball and basketball are a Division I NJCAA programs. Lady Mustangs basketball and volleyball are Division II programs. All of the other Monroe sports play in Division III.
The men's basketball team is an NJCAA powerhouse, Since the 1991-1992 season, the Monroe Mustangs have a remarkable .706 winning percentage and have appeared in the NJCAA Tournament three times, becoming finalists in 1997-98. The Lady Mustnags overall record since 1998 is .748 and were NJCAA Division III Women's National Basketball Finalists in 2004-2005 and won the national championship in 2005-2006 with a perfect 36-0 record.
It took only two years for the women's volleyball team to make the playoffs for the first time and in 2004 they finished 21-4 and played all the way to the Region XV Championship game. The women's softball team made the Region XV Championship game in just their second year of varsity play. In men's soccer, the Mustangs have made two appearances in the Region Championship game.
[edit] Litigation
In August 2009, Trina Thompson, an April 2009 graduate in Information Technology who was still without a job, filed notice that she intended to sue Monroe College for failure to provide adequate job-placement assistance. [6] Her opinion in the claim is that with her 2.7 GPA and good attendance record, most employers would be interested in giving her a job. The case has received international publicity, including mention by both CNN and BBC News. [7] Ms. Thompson seeks $70,000 for reimbursement of her tuition. As of early August 2009, the lawsuit has not been filed in any court in New York State.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.monroecollege.edu/aboutmonroe/monroeshistory
- ^ Monroe SIFE Makes the Nationals!, Monroe College website, accessed August 3, 2009
- ^ Monroe College 2005 2 Year National Champions
- ^ SIFE Yearly Results
- ^ Caribbean students lead New York college team to national academic victory
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/new.york.jobless.graduate/index.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8180806.stm
[edit] External links
- Monroe College Official Website
- Association of Proprietary Colleges web site
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation
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