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About Centenary

Contact Information:
Recruitment Counselor: Ronald Bays ext. 2494
Contact Phone: +1 (877) 236-4723
Contact Email: canadianprograms@centenarycollege.edu

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History

Centenary College is a true college in the sense that Liberal Arts learning is an integral part of its academic philosophy. Centenary's programs are designed to provide students with an ideal blend of career preparation options and a solid liberal arts foundation.

Centenary is an independent college offering bachelor degree programs, associate degree programs and a business certificate program in the liberal arts and career areas and master degree programs in Business Administration, Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Education, English, Leadership and Public Administration and Special Education.

Centenary College was founded in 1867 as Centenary Collegiate Institute, a coeducational preparatory school. It became in 1910 a preparatory school for girls. Later, junior college courses were offered, and in 1940, Centenary Junior College was formed. Centenary College, as a four-year institution for women, granting bachelor's and associate's degree, was established in 1976. In the same year Centenary's coeducational Continuing Studies Department was founded. In 1988 Centenary College began enrolling men as full-time students in all programs.

In the fall of 1995, Centenary College introduced its first master degree program - MA in Education: Instructional Leadership, Centenary college added a MS in Professional Accounting in 1998, a MA in Special Education, a MA in Counseling, a MA in Psychology in 1999, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2000, and a MA in English in Fall of 2002.

Mission Statement

Centenary College is a community of learners distinguished by a diverse student body, a dedicated faculty and staff, and stimulating educational opportunities. Centenary College is committed to a quality liberal art and career studies education with a substantial international dimension to engage students in learning and prepare them for satisfying careers, successful lives, community service and lifelong intellectual pursuits.

Vision Statement

Working with area businesses, institutions, and school systems, Centenary College and its graduates are, and will continue to be, key resources for regional economics and educational development, and for recreational and artistic initiatives to enrich the surrounding communities. Centenary College is committed to enlarging its presence in the immediate and expanded geographic region through its quality undergraduate and graduate programs, and by becoming:

  1. A model for personalized, individually-focused education;
  2. An innovator in the integration of a quality liberal arts education with career preparations;
  3. A standard-bearer in internationalizing its campus and its programs;
  4. A pioneer in developing and implementing community service initiatives;
  5. An acknowledged leader with its contemporary Career, Business, and Education technology centers and with an Equestrian Studies program second to none.

Accreditation

Centenary College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the National Association of State Directors for Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC). The Business Department is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).