Anna Maria College

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Anna Maria College is a private Catholic college in Paxton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1946 as a women's college, but has been coeducational since 1973. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

History

View of Socquet Hall, the location of the Office of the President, in 2016

Anna Maria College was founded in 1946 as a women's college by the Sisters of Saint Anne, after receiving formal approval from Richard Cushing, the Archbishop of Boston. The original campus was in Marlborough, Massachusetts. In 1951, the college moved to its present location in Paxton.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Four years later, accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges was issued.

In 1973, Anna Maria College became coeducational and began graduate degree programs a year later.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On April 3, 1980, the Sisters of Saint Anne ceased involvement in running the school, and a Board of Trustees was established.

In 2004, the college established the Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Academics

Anna Maria College has an average annual enrollment of around 1,500 students, mostly undergraduate and graduate students, and some continuing education learners.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rooted in the traditions of Catholic education, the college combines liberal arts and sciences education with career preparation.

The college is divided into four academic schools: the School of Business, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the School of Professional Studies.<ref>https://annamaria.edu/academics/schools-of-study/</ref>

Athletics

Anna Maria College has thirteen Division III athletic teams, known as the AMCATS (Anna Maria College Athletic Team Sports), in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), including men's baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, and soccer; and women's basketball, ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The school is the first private college to be invited for core member status in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).<ref>https://www.mascac.com/news/2023-24_News/Anna_Maria_Announcement</ref>

Notable faculty

View of the Madonna Hall residences in 2016.

• Craig Blais (English)
• Mark Eshbaugh (art)
• Thomas Lewis (art)
• Brian Mitchell (history)

Notable alumni

• Geraldo Alicea, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• Catherine Cool Rumsey, member of the Rhode Island Senate
• James M. Cummings, sheriff of Barnstable County
• Ed Davis, Police Commissioner of the Boston Police Department
• Brendan Doherty, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police
• Shawn Dooley, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• James J. Dwyer, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
• William B. Evans, Police Commissioner of the Boston Police Department
• Raymond Hull, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
• Brian Patrick Kennedy, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
• Frederica Williams, President of the Whittier Street Health Center
• Steven Xiarhos, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

External links

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• Athletics website