Villa Maria College Buffalo

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Villa Maria College is a private, two-year, coeducational, Catholic institution founded by the Felician Sisters in the Franciscan spirit. Through career-directed programs integrated with liberal arts education and field experience, the College educates students for employment and transfer to other educational institutions.
Villa Maria College fosters in its students: Christian values' intellectual inquiry and critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, information literacy, technological skills, respect for diversity, and commitment to serving others.

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Villa Maria College Buffalo

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Villa Maria College is a two-year college located in Cheektowaga, New York. It was founded and continues to be conducted by the Felician Sisters of Buffalo.

Villa Maria High School, associated with the college, announced that it would cease operations after June 2006 due to low enrollment.

Villa Maria College is a private, coeducational, Catholic institution founded by the Felician Sisters in the Franciscan spirit. The College fosters Christian values, intellectual inquiry, respect for diversity, and commitment to serving others. Through career-directed associate and baccalaureate programs integrated with liberal arts, the College educates students for employment and transfer to other educational institutions.

Villa Maria College is a private two-year college for both traditional and non-traditional students. Based in the Catholic and Franciscan tradition, Villa Maria College provides a holistic approach to higher education, addressing each student's intellectual, vocational, and spiritual needs.

Located just outside Buffalo, New York, in the community of Cheektowaga. Rich in a tradition of providing quality education at an affordable price, Villa Maria College continues to grow by introducing innovative programs designed to meet the demands of a changing society. It is this progressive approach to higher education at all levels that sets Villa, its students, faculty, and alumni apart from everyone else.

Villa offers associate degrees in Business Management, Early Childhood Education, Education Studies, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Jazz, Liberal Arts, Music, Music Business, Photography, and Physical Therapist Assistant. In addition, the college is now offering FOUR-YEAR Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Animation, Fashion Design and Merchandising, and Interior Design.

Villa Maria is also the name of a former college that used to exist in Erie, Pennsylvania, before it was merged into the neighboring Gannon University.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
87%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 11,060
Students Receiving Aid:
89%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 87%
Part-Time 13%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 65%
African-American 30%
Other 4%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 100%
Out-of-State 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 11,060    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 10,650    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 400    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,412 69%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,435 78%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 847 27%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,704 70%  
Any Aid:
  89%  

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