Assumption College for Sisters
Type | Junior Catholic women's college |
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Established | 1953 |
Religious affiliation | Sisters of Christian Charity |
President | Sister Joseph Spring, S.C.C. |
Undergraduates | 38 |
Location | , New Jersey , United States |
Campus | Rural |
Website | www.acs350.org |
The Assumption College for Sisters is a private two-year Roman Catholic women's college formerly located in Mendham Borough, New Jersey. Founded in 1953 through an affiliation with nearby Seton Hall University, Assumption is run by the Sisters of Christian Charity. It is the last remaining sisters' college, or college primarily designed to educate religious sisters, located in the United States. Since 2014, Assumption has shared a campus with Morris Catholic High School in Denville Township, New Jersey.[1][2]
Academics
Since it is primarily designed to prepare women for religious vocations, Assumption specializes in theological studies and the liberal arts. Religious courses are offered in doctrine, morality, catechetics, mariology, ecclesiology, and other areas of focus. More traditional subjects such as philosophy, art, literature, history, music, chemistry, biology, calculus, psychology, and computer literacy are also offered and required. Students at Assumption can receive the Associate of Arts and/or the Associate of Religious Arts upon graduation; a certificate option in Theological Studies is also available.
The student body at Assumption consists of women who have been accepted to religious institutes, women under spiritual advisement who are considering joining religious institutes, and lay people. As of 2013, enrollment was thirty-eight.[3]
Assumption is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Commission on Higher Education of the State of New Jersey; it has been continuously accredited since 1965. It is a member of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and the National Catholic College Admission Association.
References
External links
- Official website
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- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson
- Parishes
- Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, Whippany
- St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Paterson
- St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Passaic
- St. Mary's Church, Wharton/Dover
- Colleges
- Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham
- Saint Elizabeth University, Convent Station
- High schools, diocesan
- DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne
- Morris Catholic High School, Denville
- Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta
- High schools, other
- Academy of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station
- Delbarton School, Morristown
- Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon
- Saint Vincent Martyr School, Madison
- Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown
- High schools, defunct
- Don Bosco Tech, Paterson (closed 2002)
- Neumann Prep, Wayne (closed 1990)
- Paterson Catholic, Paterson (closed 2010)
- Paul VI, Clifton (closed 1970)
- Pope Pius XII, Passaic (closed 1983)
- Hospitals
- St. Clare's Hospital, Boonton Township
- St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson
- St. Mary's Hospital, Passaic
- Catholicism portal
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