About Mercy
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 Association’s Commission on Higher Education in 1968. In the next half-decade, Mercy College boldly set a course for its future with a series of actions including declaring itself independent, nonsectarian and coeducational. In addition, it doubled the size of the existing physical plant and initiated the first of many community outreach efforts.
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We believe if colleges were more open, people's minds would be more open, too. Because if all kinds of students got degrees, all kinds of people would have new opportunities. And with every new opportunity, the world transforms. Not every institution believes in this vision, but we do. The world isn't made for Mavericks, but Mercy is. Come join us.
