Assumption College for Sisters

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Assumption College for Sisters
Type Junior Catholic women's college
Established1953
Religious affiliation
Sisters of Christian Charity
President Sister Joseph Spring, S.C.C.
Undergraduates 38
Postgraduates 0
Location, ,
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]

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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.

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References

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  2. Westhoven, William. "NJ’s smallest college moving to Denville", Daily Record (Morristown) , November 3, 2014. Accessed June 4, 2018.
  3. "Assumption College for Sisters", U.S. News & World Report

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