Anna Maria College
| Motto | Lux et Veritas |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1946 |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Undergraduates | 1001[1] |
| Postgraduates | 332[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Website | http://www.annamaria.edu |
Anna Maria College (AMC) a four-year coeducational Catholic liberal arts college, has its 180-acre (0.73 km2) campus located in the rural town of Paxton, Massachusetts. Anna Maria is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
History
Anna Maria College was founded in 1946 as an all-womens school by the Sisters of Saint Anne, an order headquartered in Lachine, Quebec. The school's original campus was in Marlboro, Massachusetts. It moved to Paxton in 1952.
Academics
The College offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs, with its largest enrollments in criminal justice, business, education, and the ASN (Associate in Nursing) degree program. Anna Maria received Massachusetts Quinn Bill approval for its programs in criminal justice.[citation needed] Anna Maria is a member of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium.
Athletics
Anna Maria has fifteen Division III athletic teams (the "Amcats") in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) including football, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s lacrosse, and women’s lacrosse. It is a member of The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC). In 2009 it began fielding a football team. The school's president stated that football would help change the profile of Anna Maria, which many people still thought of as a women's school.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Common Data Set 2008-09" (PDF). Anna Maria College. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ Keogh, Jim (August 27, 2009), "Anna Maria goes long", Worcester Magazine, pp. 12–16, retrieved 2009-09-01
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