Trocaire College - Wikipedia

Trocaire College
File:Trocaire Emblem.jpg
Former names	Sancta Maria College
Motto	Dream. Focus. Succeed.
Type	Private junior college
Established	1958 (1958)
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy
President	Bassam M. Deeb
Vice-president	Richard T. Linn John Vecchio
Academic staff	54
Students	1400~
Location	Buffalo , New York , United States 42°50′48″N 78°48′45″W / 42.8466°N 78.81238°W / 42.8466; -78.81238
Affiliations	CMHE ACCU NAICU
Website	www.trocaire.edu

Trocaire College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York located within the Diocese of Buffalo. Trocaire College offers associate and bachelor's degree programs as well as one-year certificate programs specializing in healthcare, hospitality, technology and human resources. Trocaire has a second location, the Russell J. Salvatore School of Hospitality & Business, located in Williamsville, New York. Enrollment is approximately 1300 students.

History

The college was founded in 1958 by the Sisters of Mercy as Sancta Maria College, a sisters' college. In 1965, the college began admitting lay women, followed by men in 1972. The name was changed to Trocaire College in 1967, with the new naming coming from the Irish word for "mercy."^[1]

Academics

Trocaire College offers certificate programs, Associate's degree programs, as well as Bachelor's degree programs. In addition to healthcare, students can major in other career-oriented fields, including Hospitality Management and Human Resource Management. The college is home to the oldest private Associate's Degree in Nursing program in western New York, as well as the region's oldest evening nursing program.

References

^ "History and Mission". trocaire.edu.

External links

Official website

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Education	Colleges and universities Canisius University, Buffalo D'Youville University, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster Closed Immaculata Academy, Hamburg
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