GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CALDWELL COLLEGE
Caldwell College is a Catholic, co-educational, four-year liberal arts institution, committed to intellectual rigor, individual attention, and the ethical values of the Judaeo-Christian academic tradition.
Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic, the College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities, chartered by the State of New Jersey, and registered with the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
Located on a 70-acre wooded campus in a quiet suburban community 20 miles from Manhattan, Caldwell provides a serene and secure environment, conducive to study and learning.
Caldwell College offers a student/faculty ratio of 13 to 1, small classes and individualized attention. Professors know their students by name, challenge them to strive for excellence, and provide the support needed to achieve it. This close relationship between faculty and students also leads to a spirit of camaraderie throughout the campus community.
Approximately half of the over 2,300 men and women currently enrolled at Caldwell are adults pursuing degrees part-time. Through the College's Center for Continuing Education, these adults seek personal growth, professional enrichment, and career advancement. All students find the Caldwell staff ready to provide the personalized academic planning that will help them succeed in their studies and careers.
Caldwell offers 28 major programs, each supported by fully-qualified faculty and up-to-date facilities. Students can choose from BA, BS, and BFA programs in the arts and sciences, computer science, business, fine arts, and medical technology. Teaching certification can be earned in elementary education or in a variety of K-12 and secondary subjects.
Caldwell College's expanding graduate division now offers the Master of Arts and the Master of Business Administration, two Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certificate programs, and four Post-Master programs. What began with one program and 13 students in 1993 has now grown to 18 programs and approximately 600 students, all well served by the College’s commitment to providing a quality, person-centered education.
Caldwell extends up to a 25% tuition discount to educators with religious-affiliated schools or individuals working in pastoral ministry, as well as various other discounts to members of the Dominican order, Caldwell College alumni, law enforcement personnel, and local residents.
The College offers the Master of Business Administration degree (with an optional concentration in Accounting) and the following Master of Arts degrees: Curriculum and Instruction (with an optional Special Education or Educational Technology specialization); Educational Administration (also in an accelerated one year, off-campus track); Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA); Special Education (with specializations in learning disabilities, ABA, or general teacher certification); Pastoral Ministry; and Counseling Psychology (with available specializations in Art Therapy and School Counseling).
In addition, the Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification program provides an opportunity for individuals having a bachelor's degrees to earn their elementary (K-8 or K-8 with P-3) teacher certification or K-12 subject-specific certification. The Post-Baccalaureate Special Education Certification program prepares current teachers to earn additional certification as a Teacher of the Handicapped. The Post-Baccalaureate program in Applied Behavior Analysis is approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.® to meet coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst™ examination.
The College also offers Post-Master programs in Art Therapy, Professional Licensing Credits for Psychologists, School Counseling, and Supervisor's Certification for educators and those in educational support services.
Caldwell College does not discriminate against applicants or students in programs, facilities or scholarships on the basis of race, color, creed, age, national or ethnic origin or handicap.
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| "The greatest advantage of attending Caldwell College has been personalized attention. Professors and experienced Academic Advisors serve as invaluable assets for each of Caldwell's students. My degree in Business Administration and Accounting has enabled me to be competitive and successful in the marketplace. Even after my graduation, the Career Development Center at Caldwell College continues to offer assistance and advisement regarding my career needs." Felipe J. Acon |
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MISSION STATEMENT
Founded in 1939 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic, Caldwell College is a Catholic institution in the Judaeo-Christian tradition with a heritage of eight centuries of Dominican commitment to higher learning. Serving a diverse population of all ages, Caldwell College provides an excellent liberal arts education which promotes spiritual, intellectual and aesthetic growth. Upon this foundation the College offers career-related programs which prepare its graduates to take advantage of opportunities in a complex society.
In pursuit of truth and life-long learning, Caldwell College fosters the well-being of this and future generations. Through a curriculum and extracurricular program rooted in the Catholic humanist tradition, the College seeks to empower its students to comprehend community and global issues and to act responsibly toward self and others.
ORIGINS
As one of the youngest of the many Dominican colleges and universities throughout the world, Caldwell College is intimately linked to the 800-year history and spirit of the Dominican Order, a worldwide community of preachers, scholars and educators which traces its origins to the thirteenth century. This Order had its beginnings in an age not unlike the present day, a time of unrest and transition in the social, economic, moral and intellectual sphere. Dedicated to the pursuit of truth, the Order has found itself since its inception at the heart of higher education and its climate of study and prayer has produced such scholars as Thomas Aquinas, social reformers like Catherine of Siena, artists like Fra Angelico, and scientists like Albert the Great.
This inherited integration of the arts, humanities and sciences, with the deepest expression of the contemplative and creative spirit of men and women forms the basis of the educational philosophy of Caldwell College. We celebrate our origins by Liturgy and through convocations, a campus-wide commitment to religious belief, and by witness to the College motto: “Sapientia et Scientia.”
HISTORY AND ACCREDITATION
Caldwell College was founded as a Catholic liberal arts college by the Sisters of Saint Dominic under the leadership of Mother M. Joseph Dunn, O.P., with the approval of the Most Reverend Thomas Joseph Walsh , Archbishop of Newark, who became its first president. Sister Patrice Werner, O.P., became Caldwell’s seventh and current president in July of 1994.
Caldwell College was incorporated on August 10, 1939, as an institution of higher learning for women under the laws of the State of New Jersey and empowered to grant degrees. In 1952, Caldwell College received full accreditation from the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Caldwell has maintained this accreditation which was last reaffirmed in the Fall of 2005 when the Commission accepted the Periodic Review Report and commended the institution for the quality of the report.
In 1974, Caldwell College became the first institution in New Jersey to award the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In 1979, Caldwell became one of the few institutions in the state to offer a unique external degree program. In 1985, the Board of Trustees of the College voted to make Caldwell College fully co-educational, enabling men to receive the superior education and career preparation that women had been able to receive for fifty years. Caldwell College welcomed the first full-time male students in the fall of 1986.
In November 1992, Caldwell College reached another plateau: the New Jersey Board of Higher Education granted approval for the College to offer the M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction. During the summer of 1993, the first graduate students began classes.
The College now offers nine graduate programs or degrees, along with a number of Post Baccalaureate and Post Masters’ programs. The College has consistently shown growth in the area of Graduate Studies, including the following additions: in 2000, the College was the first in New Jersey to offer a specialization in Art Therapy within the M.A. in Counseling Psychology; in 2001, the College initiated a Post Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program in Special Education and a dual Certification Program in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and in 2003, the College began offering a M.B.A. program in the Business Department.
Visitors are always welcome on campus. It is advisable to call or write the Office of Admissions to arrange for a guided tour. The Office of Admissions can be contacted by phone at (973) 618-3500, by email at admissions@caldwell.edu, or via mail at the following address:
Office of Admissions
120 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, New Jersey, 07006
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