Mercyhurst North East
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Mercyhurst North East is a Catholic
liberal arts college
located in North East, Pennsylvania
, and is a branch campus of Mercyhurst College
(Erie, PA).
It was established in 1991, when Mercyhurst College
purchased the former home of the Redemptorist Fathers, a seminary
built in 1868. Mercyhurst North East offers one-year certificate and two-year associate degrees in a variety of majors.
As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the school enrolled more than 1,060 students, both resident and commuter. The school features many athetic teams, including men's and women's basketball
, wrestling
, lacrosse
, cross country
, golf
, soccer, swimming
& diving
, baseball
and softball
.
(NJCAA) sports. Mercyhurst North East, is known as the "Saints". The Saints are a member of the Western New York Athletic Conference (WNYAC).
NJCAA Sports
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
liberal arts college
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
located in North East, Pennsylvania
North East, Pennsylvania
North East is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Erie. Fruit growing was an early economic endeavor, and is still to this day, as this is a popular area for especially cherries and grapes. There is an annual Cherry Festival in the summer and an annual in the fall. It contains...
, and is a branch campus of Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.-History:On September 20, 1926, Mercyhurst College opened its doors just a few blocks away from the city's southern boundary. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Diocese, who were led by Mother M. Borgia...
(Erie, PA).
It was established in 1991, when Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College
Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.-History:On September 20, 1926, Mercyhurst College opened its doors just a few blocks away from the city's southern boundary. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Diocese, who were led by Mother M. Borgia...
purchased the former home of the Redemptorist Fathers, a seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
built in 1868. Mercyhurst North East offers one-year certificate and two-year associate degrees in a variety of majors.
As of the 2009-2010 academic year, the school enrolled more than 1,060 students, both resident and commuter. The school features many athetic teams, including men's and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
.
Associate Degrees
- Business Administration
- Accounting Concentration
- Management Concentration
- Sport Management Concentration
- Computer Systems Support
- Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement Concentration
- Crime Analysis Concentration
- Culinary Arts
- Early Childhood Education
- Hospitality Management
- Nursing(RN)
- Liberal Arts
- Communications Concentration
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Office Management / Medical Office
- Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Certificate Programs
- Culinary Arts
- Information Technology Specialist
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist
- Medical Transcriptionist
- Municipal Police Training Academy
- Practical Nursing
- Act 44 Constables Education and Training
Athletics
The Mercyhurst College competes in 16 National Junior College Athletic AssociationNational Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA) sports. Mercyhurst North East, is known as the "Saints". The Saints are a member of the Western New York Athletic Conference (WNYAC).
NJCAA Sports
- Baseball
- Men's & Women's Basketball
- Men's & Women's Cross Country
- Men's & Women's Golf
- Men's & Women's Lacrosse
- Men's & Women's Soccer
- Softball
- Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving
- Women's Volleyball
- Wrestling (Independent)