About the Institution
Elms was founded as a girls' preparatory academy in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Academy of Our Lady of the Elms, in 1897.In 1899, Rev. John McCoy and Bishop Thomas Beaven of the Springfield diocese purchased property in Chicopee and it became St. Joseph's Normal College.
In 1927, the Sisters of Saint Joseph petitioned the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to charter the school as a women's liberal arts college, the charter was approved in 1928, and the name was changed to the College of Our Lady of the Elms with Rev. Thomas Mary O'Leary as the first president.
Under increasing financial and enrollment pressures, the Elms College board of trustees voted 23-5 to begin admitting men, starting with the 1998-1999 school year, on October 7, 1997. It was recently placed on a watchlist by the US Department of Education, due to fiscal instability.
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Accounting
Accelerated B.A./M.B.A.
Asian Studies
Biology
Business Management
Chemistry
Coaching
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Computer Information and Technology
Criminal Justice (Legal Studies)
Criminal Justice (Sociology)
Education
English
Fine Arts
Healthcare Management
History
International Studies/Business
Irish Studies
Legal Nurse Consulting
Legal Studies
Marketing
Mathematics
Music
Natural Sciences
Nursing
Paralegal Studies
Philosophy
Psychology
Religious Studies
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Speech and Language Pathology Assistant
Sport Management
Theater
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Education
Master of Business Administration
Nursing.Master of Arts in Applied Theology (M.A.A.T.)
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
Master of Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders (M.S in A.S.D.)
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