- Dominican College (New York)
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For other colleges with the same name, see Dominican College (disambiguation).
Dominican College 
Established 1952 Type Private, nonprofit President Sr. Mary E. O'Brien O.P., Ph.D. Location 
Orangeburg, NY, USACampus Suburban Colors Red, Black & White
Athletics NCAA Division II Nickname Chargers Website www.dc.edu Dominican College also known as Dominican College of Blauvelt is an independent, four-year and master's-level liberal arts college, chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, with many programs holding additional specialized national accreditation. The 64-acre (260,000 m2) suburban campus is located in Orangeburg, New York just 17 miles (27 km) from New York City in Rockland County. The college was founded in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt as a teacher training school for women. Dominican College is now co-educational and offers an array of degree programs along with a low student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1.
Contents
Campus
Casey Hall
- Consists of classrooms related to the English and the arts departments. Casey Hall also has a Cafe and lounge, as well as two computer labs.
Cooke Hall
- Hall where the college's administrative offices are located
Forkel Hall
- The Counseling Office and offices for some of the coaches can be found here.
Granito Center
- Holds the campus's cafe as well as the Barnes and Noble college bookstore. It serves as the focal point of the campus.
Hennessy Center
- Houses the gym and an indoor track
Prusmack Center
- This building utilizes Green Technology and is designed to serve as a teaching and learning laboratory for students in nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and athletic training. It consists of seminar rooms, offices, computer rooms, laboratories, and a large lecture hall.
DePorres Hall
- Offices of the Admissions Director and staff are in this pleasant white building
Academic programs
Majors and Minors
- Accounting
- Athletic Training
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Communication Studies
- Computer Information Systems
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- English
- Ethnic Diversity Studies Minor
- Gender Studies Minor
- Health Services Administration
- History
- Humanities
- Communications
- English
- Hispanic Language and Culture
- Philosophy and Religion
- Liberal Arts Concentrations (with B.S.Ed.)
- American Studies
- Humanities
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
- Management
- Financial Management
- Human Resources Management
- International Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing Management
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Religion
- Social Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- History
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Social Work
- Spanish
- Teacher Education
Professional and Preprofessional Programs
- Athletic Training: accredited by CAATE
- Business: IACBE accredited undergraduate programs in:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Computer Information Systems
- Management (offering five areas of specialization)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program: IACBE accredited
- Health Services Administration
- Educational Media
- Nursing: C.C.N.E. accredited upper-division and four-year generic program
- Graduate Nursing: C.C.N.E. accredited advanced practice Master’s program (Family Nurse Practitioner)
- Occupational Therapy: A.C.O.T.E. accredited entry-level Master’s program (B.S./M.S.)
- Physical Therapy: C.A.P.T.E. accredited Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program
- Social Work: C.S.W.E. accredited baccalaureate program
- Teacher Education: T.E.A.C. accredited certification programs in
- Childhood Education
- Adolescence Education
- Childhood Education/Students with Disabilities
- Adolescence Education/Students with Disabilities
Graduate Teacher Education
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities: (Early Childhood, Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence)
- Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Instructional Technology
Certificate Programs
- Computer Information Systems; Computer Programming; Personal Computers
Athletics
Dominican College is a member of the Central Atlantic College Conference (CACC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Dominican College’s varsity teams have won 12 conference championships in the last five years, and the athletic program is recognized as one of the finest in the metropolitan area, among small colleges and is the home of the Dominican College Chargers who proudly display the school colors of red, black and white. The college offers scholarships to qualified student-athletes.
Men's Varsity Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Cross-Country
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
Faculty and Student Enrollment
Faculty Fall 2010: 72 Full Time / 160 Part Time
Student Enrollment Fall 2010: 1,516 Full-time / 554 Part-time: 2,070 Total Enrollment
Student/Faculty Ratio: 15:1
The Sullivan College Library in Rosary Hall provides approximately
88,645 volumes; 360 periodical titles; 50,568 full-text journals online; 52,650 full-text books online.
Residence Life Dominican College's Residence Centers offer rooms with many different configurations. Among the spaces available in the residence centers are computer labs, lounges, and meeting rooms. All dorm rooms are equipped with cable TV hookups and computer ports.
The Residence Centers
- Hertel Hall opened in 1996, ideal walking distances to the other buildings, has a computer lab along with many lounges.
- Rosary Hall, this 160-room Residence Center offers rooms with many different configurations, and contains lounges, meeting rooms and a game room.
- Guzman Hall dedicated in the Fall of 2007, this 64,000-square-foot (5,900 m2) residential facility includes both 4-bedroom, 2-bath suites with a common living room and kitchenette, as well as 2-bedroom, 1-bath suites. Each suite has cable TV hookups and computer ports, plus air conditioning and individual thermostats.
- The college also offers housing at the nearby Holiday Inn, offering more space. Rooms at the Holiday Day Inn are in most cases triples.
External links
Dominican Colleges and Universities Albertus Magnus College • Aquinas College (Michigan) • Aquinas College (Tennessee) • Aquinas Institute of Theology • Barry University • Caldwell College • Dominican College • Dominican University of California • Dominican University • Ohio Dominican University • Edgewood College • Molloy College • Mount Saint Mary College • Providence College • Saint Catharine College • St. Thomas Aquinas College • Siena Heights UniversityCategories:- Universities and colleges in New York
- Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the United States
- Dominican universities and colleges in the United States
- Educational institutions established in 1952
- Council of Independent Colleges
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members
- Universities and colleges in Rockland County, New York
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