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Bloomfield College

Bloomfield College
Motto Lux In Tenebris
Motto in English
Light From Darkness
Type Private
Established 1868
Affiliation Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
President Richard Levao
Academic staff
181
Undergraduates 2,100
Location Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Maroon & Gold          
Athletics NCAA Division II
Sports

Men: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Tennis

Women: Basketball, Softball, Soccer, Volleyball,
Nickname Bears
Affiliations CACC, NJAIAW
Website www.bloomfield.edu

Men: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Tennis

Bloomfield College is a four-year private liberal arts college located in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Bloomfield College is chartered by the State of New Jersey and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The college is related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) through the Synod of the Northeast and is a member of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities. It is a suburban residential community just 15 miles (24 km) from New York City, the College attracts a geographically diverse resident and commuter population. The 11-acre (45,000 m2) tree-lined campus is easily reached by train, bus, or by car. The mission of Bloomfield College is to attain academic, personal, and professional excellence in a multicultural and global society.

Bloomfield College was founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1868 as the German Theological Seminary of Newark, New Jersey. The roots of the College and its mission can be traced back to 1868. With the influx of nearly two million German immigrants following the European Revolution of 1848, it became necessary to establish a training school for German-speaking ministers.

Thus was born the German Theological Seminary of Newark, New Jersey. The institution's first four students met on September 16, 1869, in a room in the First German Presbyterian Church. Courses in theological instruction, Biblical history, pastoral work, natural philosophy, and United States history were taught in both English and German by the four full-time faculty. Classes were also conducted in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

In 1872, the school relocated to Bloomfield, occupying the home of the former Bloomfield Academy at Franklin and Liberty Streets. That structure stands today as Seibert Hall.

In 1923, the State Board of Education approved a four-year college course leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, thereby establishing Bloomfield College as an independent division of the Seminary. Eight years later, in 1931, the State Legislature approved the change of the institution's name to Bloomfield College and Seminary.

The term "Seminary" was dropped from the institution's name in 1961, and was replaced with the term "Institute". The term was quickly phased out, leaving the institution's name as it is known today: Bloomfield College.

It has approximately 2,100 students and about 85% of the students are commuters. The college offers primarily undergraduate studies, but it has recently added an M.S. in Accounting. The college is regionally accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Bloomfield College has a student to faculty ratio of 16:1.


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