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Founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, the College of Saint Elizabeth is the oldest four-year liberal arts college for women in the State of New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. In 1917 the Association of American Universities placed the College of Saint Elizabeth on its approved list of Colleges and Universities. Included among the accredited colleges listed by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in its official listing in 1921, the College continually has maintained such accreditation. During the early years of the College, graduates of both the College and Academy established one Alumnae Association. As the number of graduates from both institutions grew, each institution created its own separate alumnae organization.
Since the spring of 1920, the College of Saint Elizabeth Alumnae/i Association has raised funds for scholarships, buildings, and all anniversary celebrations held throughout the decades. In 1970, the College established a Continuing Education program to respond to the needs of older women seeking to complete degree programs or to update their formal education. The request for both women and men to obtain degrees while maintaining full-time employment led the College to initiate a Weekend College Program in 1976. In 1994 Continuing Education was renamed Continuing Studies. Adult Undergraduate Degree Programs were established.
Beginning in the 1990s, the College began offering graduate programs leading to the development of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies in 2001 for the “non-traditional age adults.” In 2007 the College broke new ground, offering adult students for the first time in its history a doctoral program in Educational Leadership. In 1903, the College bestowed its first baccalaureate degrees to a class of four women. Today with nearly 15,000 graduates, the College remains strong, with a growing enrollment and a vital purpose: to provide a value-centered education that responds to today’s society’s needs while remaining true to its mission.
Since the spring of 1920, the College of Saint Elizabeth Alumnae/i Association has raised funds for scholarships, buildings, and all anniversary celebrations held throughout the decades. In 1970, the College established a Continuing Education program to respond to the needs of older women seeking to complete degree programs or to update their formal education. The request for both women and men to obtain degrees while maintaining full-time employment led the College to initiate a Weekend College Program in 1976. In 1994 Continuing Education was renamed Continuing Studies. Adult Undergraduate Degree Programs were established.
Beginning in the 1990s, the College began offering graduate programs leading to the development of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies in 2001 for the “non-traditional age adults.” In 2007 the College broke new ground, offering adult students for the first time in its history a doctoral program in Educational Leadership. In 1903, the College bestowed its first baccalaureate degrees to a class of four women. Today with nearly 15,000 graduates, the College remains strong, with a growing enrollment and a vital purpose: to provide a value-centered education that responds to today’s society’s needs while remaining true to its mission.
(From the college website)
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