Monroe College

Mildred King established Monroe College in the West Farms neighborhood of the Bronx in 1933 as the Monroe School of Business, a women's business school. Classes at the institution were held in the former Starlight Ballroom. Monroe formally changed from a business school to an accredited junior college in 1972, when it was granted the authority to issue associate degrees (AOS), and the college was renamed Monroe Business Institute. More classrooms were erected on Morris Avenue, and the West Farms facilities were closed in 1977, and all Monroe activities were centralized in the Fordham Road Area. After attaining Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation, the school's name was changed from The Monroe Business Institute to Monroe College in 1990. The college joined the National Junior College Athletic Association the same year.

In 2003, on-campus student housing was built at its New Rochelle, New York location. It launched degree programs in hospitality, criminal justice, and culinary arts the same year. At its Main Street campus in New York, it also built Milavec Hall, a facility for math, English, and art classes, and began construction on a 200-bed student housing complex. Online business management and administration courses were offered in 2004, and an MBA program was added in 2005.

Monroe has around 250 full-time and adjunct faculty members, with a 15:1 undergraduate student-faculty ratio. During the 12-month calendar year, Monroe College has three academic semesters. Each semester consists of a 15-week course of study. The School of Allied Health Professions, which was established in 2000, offers both clinical and non-clinical programs. The School of Nursing offers programs such as the certificate in practical nursing (LPN), an associate's in applied science degree program (AAS), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN), which allows graduates to receive their registered nurse license.

Monroe College offers an accounting and business administration associate degree program, as well as bachelor's degrees in accounting, public accounting, general business, and business management. As of June 2014, the school's MBA, associate, and bachelor programs were all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). In addition, Monroe offers associate and bachelor's degree programs in information technology. Monroe College's School of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts, which opened in 2009, offers associate degrees in baking and pastry, culinary arts, and hospitality management, as well as bachelor's degrees in hospitality management. Monroe culinary students prepare each item and are in charge of the restaurant's daily operations. In 2013 and 2014, Monroe College's culinary arts program received the Marc Sarrazin Cup in the Salon of Culinary Art competition. Monroe's School of Education, which opened in the fall of 2011, offers a bachelor's degree program in early childhood education. Students gain experience working with children at local nurseries, daycare centers, and special needs schools. Monroe's School of Education also collaborates with the Americorp Jumpstart Program, an early education initiative that trains college students to assist preschool children in low-income communities.

Established: 1933

Location: Saint Lucia

Website: www.monroecollege.edu