Dominican College (New York)

For other colleges with the same name, see Dominican College (disambiguation).
Dominican College
Type Private, nonprofit
Established 1952
Affiliation Roman Catholic (historical)
President Sr. Mary E. O'Brien O.P., Ph.D.
Academic staff
72 FT / 160 PT (Fall 2010)
Students 1,998
Location Orangeburg, New York, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors

Red, Black & White

              
Athletics NCAA Division IICACC, ECC
Nickname Chargers
Affiliations ACCU
NAICU
CIC
Website www.dc.edu

Dominican College also known as Dominican College of Blauvelt is an independent, four-year and master's-level liberal arts college, chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with many programs holding additional specialized national accreditation. The 64-acre (260,000 m2) suburban campus is located in Orangeburg, New York just 17 miles (27 km) from New York City in Rockland County. The College does not identify itself as a Catholic institution except "in origin."

History

The college was founded in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt as a teacher training school for religious sisters. Sister Mary Ann Sammon, the Founder, founded the institution with the intentions of building an orphanage. In 1957 the program was opened to lay students. In 1967 it became fully coeducational.[1]

Campus

Dominican College Campus

Casey Hall

Cooke Hall

Forkel Hall

Granito Center

Hennessy Center

Prusmack Center

DePorres Hall

St. Catherine's Annex

Residence Centers

Dominican College's Residence Centers offer rooms with many different configurations. Among the spaces available in the residence centers are computer labs, lounges, and meeting rooms. All dorm rooms are equipped with cable TV hookups and computer ports.

Organization and administration

Dominican College is now co-educational and offers an array of degree programs along with a low student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1.

Academic profile

Majors and Minors

Professional and Preprofessional Programs

Graduate Teacher Education

Certificate Programs

Student life

Sport

Official athletics logo.

Dominican College is a member of the Central Atlantic College Conference (CACC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Dominican College’s varsity teams have won 12 conference championships in the last five years, and the athletic program is recognized as one of the finest in the metropolitan area, among small colleges and is the home of the Dominican College Chargers who proudly display the school colors of red, black and white. The college offers scholarships to qualified student-athletes.

The Men's Soccer Team of Dominican College, New York has acquired the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship five times in the past ten years. In 2004-06, 2010 and the most recent title for the Chargers in 2012. Other men's varsity sports are baseball, basketball, golf and lacrosse. Women's varsity sports are basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track and field and volleyball.

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Coordinates: 41°03′15″N 73°57′09″W / 41.054069°N 73.952537°W / 41.054069; -73.952537

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