Mercy College (New York)
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| Motto | Inserviendo consumere (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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In serving, to exhaust |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1950 |
| Affiliation | Nonsectarian (formerly Roman Catholic) |
| Endowment | $103.3 million (2013) |
| President | Timothy L. Hall |
| Provost | Jose Herrera |
| Location | Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue, White and Grey |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – ECC |
| Sports | 10 Varsity Teams |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
| Affiliations |
NAICU CIC |
| Website | www |
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Mercy College (Mercy or Mercy NY) is a four-year, private, non-sectarian, non-profit liberal arts college with its main campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, alongside the Hudson River, with additional locations in Manhattan, Bronx and Yorktown Heights.
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1950, Mercy College became a four-year college offering programs leading to the baccalaureate degree in 1961. The College was accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in 1968. In the next half-decade, Mercy College set a course for its future with a series of actions including declaring itself independent and co-educational. In addition, it doubled the size of the existing physical plant and initiated the first of many community outreach efforts. Mercy College in the 1970s broadened its outreach through the establishment of extension centers and branch campuses throughout communities in Westchester County and New York City.
Mercy College was authorized to offer its first graduate program, nursing, in 1981. Since then, 30 diverse graduate programs have been introduced, and in 2006, the College was granted authorization to offer its first doctoral program in physical therapy. The College expanded its offerings to include online programs in the 1990s, and was soon granted the ability to offer entire degree programs online. Thousands of Mercy College students take one or all of their courses online through the more than 40 undergraduate and graduate programs offered.
The College has five schools: Business, Education, Health & Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social & Behavioral Sciences—and offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, including more than two dozen that can be completed online.
The faculty comprises 210 full-time professors with a significant majority holding the highest degree in their respective fields, Fulbright Scholars, published and national best-selling authors, and experts.
Mercy College runs the Personalized Achievement Contract (PACT) Program, a mentoring program that aims to maximize students’ success through comprehensive collaboration between students and professional mentors, and to address the national agenda to raise the number of college graduates in America. PACT students are provided professional mentors who facilitate integrated support for academic, career, and personal growth. Together, student and mentor create a customized plan.
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