Mercy College (New York)
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Mercy College is a private, non-profit liberal arts college with its main campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and satellite locations throughout southeastern New York, including the Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains and Yorktown. The college was founded in 1950, and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide variety of disciplines, including education, business, counseling, health professions, and liberal arts.
The institution experienced significant growth in the 1990's, with a total student population of close to 10,000 by 2006. The main campus and dormitories are in Dobbs Ferry, right on the Hudson River, and is a 30 minute train ride into Manhattan. Commuter students supplement the student populations in Dobbs Ferry and make up the entire student populations at all other campuses.
The college provides a variety of scholarships, as part of the institution's mission focus of providing opportunity, and welcomes a diverse student body, while also offering several nationally competitive programs, particularly in the health professions.
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[edit] History
Mercy College's mission is to make available the transformational power of a college education to people who would not otherwise have the opportunity. Founded in 1950 under the auspices of the Sisters of Mercy, the College eventually became an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational institution, fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges.
Mercy expanded in the 1970's when it established extension centers and branch campuses throughout communities in Westchester County and New York City, and positioned itself on the leading edge of the adult student market with flexible scheduling, multiple locations, and accelerated degree completion programs. New populations of students, many of whom were the first in their families to pursue higher education - including veterans, police officers, fire fighters and immigrants - attended Mercy.
To further expand academic and career opportunities for its students, the College developed a unique partnership with a local university which allowed the university to offer graduate programs at Mercy's main campus. By the early 1980's, Mercy was granted authority to offer its first graduate program. Throughout the next two decades, the College expanded its portfolio of graduate programs, and at the close of the 90's, Mercy dissolved its partnership with the local university. Today, Mercy offers about 30 graduate programs to thousands of students. It has become one of the leading providers of teacher education preparation for the New York City Schools and the surrounding communities.
Mercy added an online learning platform in the late 1980's. It was soon granted the ability to offer entire degree programs online. In 2000, as the College celebrated its 50th anniversary, it focused its efforts on consolidating its New York City teaching locations by opening two state-of-the-art campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx. The online initiative has blossomed into a full service online campus providing access to over a dozen undergraduate and graduate programs and offering a full suite of student services.
Mercy continues to offer programs to is core traditional undegraduate student populations as well, at all five campuses, with dormitories at the main campus in Dobbs Ferry.
[edit] Athletics
Mercy's Original Nickname from the School's inception was the Flyers, with a Mascot as a Posed Eagle. While the actual logo of the Eagle was phased out, the name Flyers appeared on all athletic apparel along with the Mercy College Name up until the 2006-2007 School Year. On May 15th, 2007, Mercy's Official change of Nickname/Mascot occurred with the unveiling of the logo; The Mercy Mavericks, with a logo of a Horse Head similar to that of Boise State University. The Schools colors remain blue and white, but now contain gray. Mercy Fields 15 Sports, Both Men's and Women's Programs. All 15 Programs participate in the East Coast Conference, or ECC, along with 10 other Division II Colleges Located in the Tri-State New York Area. The ECC was formally known as the NYCAC, or New York College Athletic Conference, up until 2005.
[edit] Men's Sports
- Baseball
- Golf
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Indoor Track & Field
- Outdoor Track & Field
- Soccer
[edit] Women's Sports
- Volleyball
- Softball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Indoor Track & Field
- Outdoor Track & Field
- Soccer
