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Nazareth College
Challenging academic programs and a strong culture of service prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. |
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Nazareth College, founded in 1924, is a coeducational, independent college located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, N.Y., offering undergraduate and graduate studies. Nazareth has a strong commitment to experience-based learning and civic engagement, and is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. Nazareth is featured in The Best 373 Colleges: 2012 Edition. U.S. News & World Report ranks Nazareth in the top tier of colleges and universities in the category of Best Regional Universities-North in its 2012 America's Best Colleges guide and it also made the lists of Great Schools, Great Prices and A+Schools for B Students, where top quality colleges look at more than just test scores on applications.
Nazareth College offers more than 25 graduate programs in education, health and human services, management, and liberal studies, including a master of science in creative arts therapy with an art therapy or music therapy specialization that is designated as New York State licensure qualifying. In addition, the College offers a doctor of physical therapy degree and master's in human resource management. |
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| Nazareth is in the midst of construction of its new Integrated Center for Math and Science on the Nazareth campus. Estimated to cost $30.5 million, the Center will house labs for science and math and also have classrooms and centers for research. The building will provide state-of-the art space for Nazareth’s programs designed to provide critical hands-on, evidence-based educational experience and collaborative learning. |
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| Known for its strong professional programs in health and human services, Nazareth’s School of Health and Human Services operates on-campus clinics in speech and hearing, and physical, art, and music therapy, with supportive services by our social work and nursing programs. Every year students also work with more than 1,000 under-served children and adults in the Greater Rochester area in off-campus outreach and field practica locations. |
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Nazareth’s has a vibrant international atmosphere on its campus with the Center for International Education hosting students from many countries. Nazareth students in every school, across majors have the opportunity to live, study and practice their language skills with a network of international partners on five continents as well as short-term overseas programs with Nazareth faculty across the globe. |
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Nazareth College Arts Center is the premier presenter of world-class dance, children’s theatre, and international entertainment in greater Rochester. The Arts Center is the home of Rochester Children’s Theatre and Bach Children’s Chorus as well as the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and Garth Fagan Dance. |
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The Golden Flyers have a strong reputation in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, including the national championship brought home this year by the Nazareth Men’s Volleyball team. The College is proud to add a new team, Men’s Ice Hockey, to the mix of its excellent sports tradition in fall of 2012. |
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