Iona College

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Iona College is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and American Catholic Higher Education. The College is currently listed in US News and World Report’s “Top Tier” in “America’s Best Colleges 2010″, The Princeton Review’s Best Northeastern Colleges 2010, “Best 300 Business Schools 2011″ and “Best 639 National Colleges 2010″ editions, BusinessWeek Magazine’s “Top 25 Undergraduate Business Schools in Northeast 2009″ as well as ranked among “America’s Top 600 College and Universities 2009″ by Forbes Magazine.

Founded by the Christian Brothers in 1940, Iona is one of the only colleges in the region to hold several prestigious national accreditations in business (AACSB), social work (CSWE), teacher education (NCATE), BS program in computer science (ABET), journalism and mass communication (ACEJMC) and the marriage and family therapy program (COAMFTE).

Iona College opened its doors in 1940, with nine Christian Brothers and six lay faculty greeting the first class. The Christian Brothers named the College after Iona, the island monastery of St. Columba [in Irish: St. Colmcille] located off the west coast of Scotland. Columba founded the monastery in 563 CE. The Congregation of Christian Brothers was itself founded in 1802 by Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice in Waterford, Ireland.
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In 1940, the idea – and ideal – of the College’s founding community of Brothers was to start a small, affordable college for the sons of New York’s working class. At the time, the Christian Brothers taught in seven high schools in the Archdiocese of New York, including Iona Prep, All Hallows, Rice High School, and Power Memorial. They recognized that many of their graduates could not afford the cost of local universities, and so they started Iona, opening new paths to economic and social advancement.

Mission
Iona College is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education. We commit ourselves to education within the rich heritage of these legacies, especially intellectual inquiry and the values of justice, peace and service.

Library
The Iona College Libraries provide resources and services that reflect, support, and enhance the mission of the College .

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

  • BA
  • BS
  • BPS

Graduate Programs

  • Master’s Degree Programs
  • Certificate Programs

Schools

  • School of Arts & Science
  • Hagan School of Business

Contact Details
Iona College
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
800-231-IONA
Official Website: http://www.iona.edu/

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