Defunct college in Massachusetts, United States
Marian Court College was a four-yearcollege inSwampscott, Massachusetts . It was aRoman Catholic institution founded and sponsored by theSisters of Mercy , originally as a secretarial college. The college opened in 1964 and closed on June 30, 2015.
The Sisters of Mercy founded Marian Court College in 1964 as a two-year secretarial college for women. It became Marian Court Junior College of Business in 1980, and by 1984 offered associate degrees. In 1994 it changed its name to Marian Court College. It offered day and evening programs for women and men leading to a Bachelor in Science degree, and in 2012 began offering four-year degrees in business and criminal justice.[ 1] [ 2]
The school closed on June 30, 2015, as a result of financial problems stemming from generally declining enrollment. It was a non-residential college, the only entirely commuter Catholic college in the country;[ 3] FTE . The last graduating class was 67.[ 4] [ 5]
The campus was on a 6-acre (2.4 ha) oceanfront estate, withCalvin Coolidge 'sSummer White House , originally called White Court, as the main building.[ 1] [ 6]
Marian Court was regionally accredited by theNew England Association of Schools and Colleges .[ 1]
^a b c "Brief History of Marian Court College" (PDF) . Marian Court College. Archived fromthe original (pdf) on February 14, 2016. RetrievedMarch 19, 2016 .^ "Marian Court College's 50th anniversary" .Boston Globe ^ Lowery, Brooklyn (June 17, 2015)."Low Enrollment Forces Closing of Marian Court College" .Patch.com . ^ Disare, Monica (June 16, 2015)."Marian Court College in Swampscott to close its doors: Financial woes, enrollment cited" .Boston Globe . ^ Woodhouse, Kellie (June 18, 2015)."No Choice But to Close?" .Inside Higher Ed . ^ "Public invited to discuss the future of White Court at the former Marian Court College" .Wicked Local . Swampscott Reporter. October 22, 2015.Seaside view
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Ordinaries Churches List List of churches in the Archdiocese of Boston Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross Basilicas and shrines Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston St. Anthony Shrine, Boston St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, the Seaport Shrine Parishes Holy Name, West Roxbury Holy Trinity, Lowell Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton Sacred Heart, Cambridge St. Albert the Great, Weymouth St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham St. John the Baptist, Salem St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge St. Joseph, Boston St. Leonard, Boston St. Mary, Dedham (History )St. Mary, Milton St. Mary, Newton St. Mary, Waltham St. Mary, Winchester St. Mary - St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown St. Paul, Cambridge St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea St. Susanna, Dedham Former parishes Holy Cross, Boston Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston St. Aidan, Brookline St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown St. Joseph, Roxbury St. Mary, Charlestown St. Stephen, Boston Education Seminaries Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary St. John's Seminary Colleges Boston College Emmanuel College Labouré College Merrimack College Regis College St. John's Seminary Closed Marian Court College High schools Academy of Notre Dame , TyngsboroArlington Catholic High School , ArlingtonAustin Preparatory School , ReadingBishop Fenwick High School , PeabodyBoston College High School , DorchesterCathedral High School , BostonCatholic Memorial School , West RoxburyCentral Catholic High School , LawrenceCristo Rey Boston High School , DorchesterFontbonne Academy , MiltonLowell Catholic High School , LowellMalden Catholic High School , MaldenNewton Country Day School , NewtonNotre Dame Academy , HinghamNotre Dame High School , LawrenceSt. John's Preparatory School , DanversSt. Mary's High School , LynnSaint Sebastian's School , NeedhamUrsuline Academy , DedhamXaverian Brothers High School , WestwoodClosed Cambridge Matignon School , CambridgeDon Bosco Technical High School , BostonElizabeth Seton Academy , BostonHudson Catholic High School , HudsonMarian High School , FraminghamMount Alvernia High School , NewtonNazareth Academy , WakefieldOur Lady of Nazareth Academy , WakefieldPope John XXIII High School , EverettPresentation of Mary Academy , MethuenSacred Heart High School , KingstonSaint Clement High School , MedfordSaint Joseph Preparatory High School , BostonSt. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School , BostonTrinity Catholic High School , NewtonFormer Archbishop Williams High School , BraintreeCardinal Spellman High School , BrocktonPriests Other
