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Motto
  
Lux et Veritas

Established
  
1946

Undergraduates
  
1100

Phone
  
+1 800-344-4586

Motto in English
  
Light and Truth

Affiliation
  
Roman Catholic

Total enrollment
  
1,462 (2010)

Colors
  
Cardinal, White


Type
  
Private liberal arts college

Address
  
50 Sunset Ln, Paxton, MA 01612, USA

Notable alumni
  
Edward F. Davis, Brendan Doherty

Similar
  
Mount Ida College, Lasell College, Becker College, Rivier University, Saint Joseph's College o

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Anna Maria College (AMC) is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college in Paxton, Massachusetts.

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History

Anna Maria College is a private, coeducational Catholic College founded in 1946 by the Sisters of Saint Anne. The school's original campus was in Marlborough, Massachusetts. In 1952, Anna Maria College moved to its present location on a 190 acres (77 ha) campus in Paxton, Massachusetts.

Academics

There are over 1600 students studying in one of the College's 35 undergraduate or 21 graduate and continuing education programs. Rooted in the traditions of Catholic education, AMC combines liberal arts and sciences education with career preparation. Majors include Art and Art Therapy, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Fire Science, Law, Music and Music Therapy, Nursing, Paramedic Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sport Management.

AMC offers several courses online, including an Bachelor of Science of Nursing program, a continuing education Fire Science program, and a Master's in Public Administration program.

In 2011, Anna Maria College created a School of Business. The School is accepting majors and programs for the Fall Semester of 2012.

Anna Maria College is divided among six academic schools: the School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Justice and Social Sciences, the School of Fire and Health Sciences, the School of Visual and Performing Arts, and the School of Humanities.

Campus

The 192-acre (0.78 km2) campus is located in Paxton, Massachusetts (just outside Worcester, MA).

Athletics

Anna Maria has 13 Division III athletic teams (the "AMCATS") in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) including men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, lacrosse, and soccer; and women's basketball, cross country, field hockey, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. It is a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Football is played in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC). Anna Maria was also a charter member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), which it competed in from 1984 to 2011 before joining the GNAC.

Notable alumni

  • Edward F. Davis, former Police Commissioner of the Boston Police Department.
  • Brendan Doherty, former Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, 2012 Republican Candidate for Rhode Island's First Congressional District.
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  • References

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