Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Motto	Erunt sicut stellae
Motto in English	They are like stars
Type	Private four year college, graduate school, and seminary
Established	1956
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles)
President	Very Rev. Douglas L. Mosey, C.S.B., Ph.D.
Undergraduates	343
Postgraduates	58
Location	Cromwell, Connecticut, United States
Website	http://www.holyapostles.edu/

Holy Apostles College and Seminary was founded in 1956 on a 40-acre (160,000 m²) property in Cromwell, Connecticut, 13 miles (21 km) south of Hartford, by the Very Reverend Eusebe M. Menard, O.F.M., to provide a program of education and formation for men intending to enter the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church.

History

Holy Apostles was then a college level, preparatory seminary, which Father Menard entrusted to the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. After 16 years of operation, Holy Apostles, in accordance with the directives of Vatican Council II as well as, according to the college's website, its responsibilities to the larger Christian community, began admitting non-seminarians, women included.

Description

The school is a regionally accredited college and seminary. The college and seminary is accredited by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.^[1]

All degrees (whether traditional on-campus, or distance) are recognized by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the State of Connecticut;. Members of its Board of Directors include the bishops of Connecticut with the Bishop of Norwich as Chancellor.

The institution places heavy emphasis on the academic disciplines of Philosophy and Theology in the context of the Catholic honors liberal arts curriculum. There are required core courses for undergraduates.^[2] They include a distribution of courses in theology, philosophy, English in the Humanities and History in the Social Sciences.

Recent history

In 2014, the State of CT Office of Higher Education approved the college for a 100% online undergraduate program (both in the Associate of Arts and in the Bachelor of Arts degree programs).

On July 1, 2015, Holy Apostles lowered its tuition 28% to $320 per credit hour because of its mission to cultivate Catholic leaders for the purpose of evangelization.

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Diocese of Norwich

Ordinaries	Bishops Bernard Joseph Flanagan Vincent Joseph Hines Daniel Patrick Reilly Daniel Anthony Hart Michael Richard Cote

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Patrick Parishes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Quaker Hill St. Joseph Parish, Rockville St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, Middletown

Education	College and seminary Holy Apostles College and Seminary High schools Academy of the Holy Family, Baltic Marianapolis Preparatory School, Thompson Mercy High School, Middletown Saint Bernard High School, Uncasville Xavier High School, Middletown

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Coordinates: 41°36′11″N 72°38′59″W / 41.6031°N 72.6498°W / 41.6031; -72.6498

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