Monroe College Accreditation
Mission and Values
The Early Years
Growth and Expansion
Global Reach
200

This year, Monroe College was first granted accreditation by Middle States.

1990

200

Monroe University was founded in this year.

1933

200

This pioneering woman founded Monroe in 1933 as the Monroe Secretarial School.

Mildred King

200

After this major world event, Monroe welcomed veterans as students.

World War II

200

Monroe established its Caribbean campus on this island in 2007.

Saint Lucia

400

Monroe College’s institutional accreditation was most recently reaffirmed in this year.

2020

400

Monroe believes in the power of ------- to facilitate social mobility and transform communities.

Education

400

The Monroe Secretarial School first opened in this Bronx neighborhood.

West Farms

400

The Fordham campus opened what year.

1967

400

The Saint Lucia campus was created to meet demand for four-year programs in this field.

Criminal Justice

600

Monroe University is preparing for its next Middle States site visit in this semester and year.

Fall 2027

600

Monroe proudly serves first-generation students, immigrants, and this group from around the world.

International students

600

Monroe was named after what U.S. President.

James Monroe

600

Stephen Jerome became Monroe’s president in this year.

1978

600

The St. Lucia campus also provides workforce training in fields such as hospitality, culinary, and ________.

Media Certifications

800

Monroe’s innovative curriculum integrates local, national, and ______ perspectives.

Global

800

Monroe’s innovative curriculum integrates local, national, and _______ perspectives.

Global

800

The school began with ______ students who were all women.

Seven

800

Monroe celebrated its 50th anniversary in this year, coinciding with the opening of the New Rochelle campus.

1983

800

The International Hospitality Training Institute in Saint Lucia opened its doors in this year.

2018

1000

The acronym MSCHE stands for this full name.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

1000

Complete Monroe’s core values: Outcomes drive us, Integrity guides us, and __________ define us.

Relationships

1000

This individual joined the school in 1936 and would play an important role in its development.

Harry Jerome

1000

Today, Monroe is home to _____ students from 93 countries.

8,000 students

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