Jesuit Secondary Education Association
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The Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA) was founded in 1970 to address the unique needs of the Jesuit
secondary school
apostolate in the United States
. Simultaneously, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
(AJCU) was formed to serve the particular needs of Jesuit higher education.
The group of 49 member schools educates approximately 44,000 young men and women yearly. Fifteen of the 49 schools are coeducational
and one is co-institutional
. Approximately 21% of all Jesuit high school students are minorities. School tuition and fees range from $2,400 to $21,000 per year, and provided over $49 million in financial aid to needy students. Member schools employ over 3,000 full and part-time faculty, including nearly 200 Jesuits.
Six Jesuits have led the Association as its President since 1970: Frs. Edwin J. McDermott, S.J., Vincent J. Duminuco, S.J., Charles P. Costello, S.J., Carl E. Meirose, S.J., Joseph F. O’Connell, S.J. and Ralph E. Metts, S.J.
In December 1994, JSEA was incorporated in Washington, D.C.
as a not-for-profit corporation.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
secondary school
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
apostolate in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Simultaneously, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and...
(AJCU) was formed to serve the particular needs of Jesuit higher education.
The group of 49 member schools educates approximately 44,000 young men and women yearly. Fifteen of the 49 schools are coeducational
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
and one is co-institutional
Co-institutional
Co-institutional schools employ a style of schooling wherein both male and female students study on the same campus but classes are single-gender. Usually each division has its own building but may, on few occasions, use the facilities of the other division. Each division has its own administration...
. Approximately 21% of all Jesuit high school students are minorities. School tuition and fees range from $2,400 to $21,000 per year, and provided over $49 million in financial aid to needy students. Member schools employ over 3,000 full and part-time faculty, including nearly 200 Jesuits.
Six Jesuits have led the Association as its President since 1970: Frs. Edwin J. McDermott, S.J., Vincent J. Duminuco, S.J., Charles P. Costello, S.J., Carl E. Meirose, S.J., Joseph F. O’Connell, S.J. and Ralph E. Metts, S.J.
In December 1994, JSEA was incorporated in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
as a not-for-profit corporation.