Chestnut Hill College
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Former names
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Mount Saint Joseph College (1924-1938) |
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| Motto | Fides, Caritas, Scientia |
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Motto in English
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Faith, Charity, Knowledge |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1924 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Sisters of St. Joseph) |
| President | Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D. |
| Undergraduates | 2,400 |
| Postgraduates | 720 |
| Location |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 40°05′14″N 75°13′40″W / 40.0871°N 75.2278°WCoordinates: 40°05′14″N 75°13′40″W / 40.0871°N 75.2278°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Red |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – CACC, ECC |
| Sports | 16 varsity teams (8 men's & 8 women's) |
| Nickname | Griffins |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Affiliations |
ACCU NAICU CIC |
| Website | www.chc.edu |
Chestnut Hill College is a coeducational Roman Catholic college in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The college was founded in 1924, as a women's college, by the Sisters of St. Joseph. It was originally named Mount Saint Joseph College. In 1980, the college established a coeducational graduate education program and started to admit male students to its undergraduate programs in 2003. As of 2012, a total of 2,318 students were enrolled in Chestnut Hill College's three constituent schools, with fewer than 900 as undergraduates.
Located at the northwestern edge of Philadelphia, on 45 acres (180,000 m2), overlooking the Wissahickon Creek, Chestnut Hill College opened in 1924 as a Catholic, four-year, liberal arts college for women. Founded as Mount Saint Joseph College by the Sisters of St. Joseph, the college was renamed in 1938 as Chestnut Hill College. In the 1960s, the high school section moved to Flourtown, about 3 miles (4.8 km) away, and retains the original name Mount Saint Joseph.
Throughout its history, the college has aimed to offer a liberal arts education that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, to prepare students for life’s challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.
The curriculum has been modified over time. The college originally awarded only the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees to young women of traditional college age. In 1972, a continuing education department, now called the School of Continuing Studies, was established to extend opportunities for undergraduate study to mature women and men. Many classes are conducted on evenings and weekends to accommodate the schedules of older students. The coeducational School of Graduate Studies was established in 1980 to offer Master’s degrees; in 1997, it added a doctoral program.
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