10 Facts About Iona College

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Iona College University is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York.

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In fall 1941, Iona College began its academic year with 121 freshmen and sophomores, but America's entry into World War II caused Iona's small enrollment to decline by the year's end.

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In June 1966, Iona College issued diplomas to its first graduate students – which included two clergymen who earned their master's in pastoral counseling.

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4.

In 1989, Elizabeth Seton College of Yonkers, New York, a two-year junior college, merged with Iona College, becoming the Elizabeth Seton School of associate degree Studies within the college.

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The program existed until 1995, when Iona College reevaluated and reaffirmed its mission to be a four-year institution, and the Seton School of Associate Degree Studies was closed.

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In 2021, Iona College partnered with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to create the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona College School of Health Sciences.

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Iona College University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Academic lecture halls at Iona College University include Murphy Center, McSpedon Hall, Arrigoni Center, Doorley Hall, Cornelia Hall, Amend Hall, Ryan Library and Hagan Hall.

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Iona College added its sixth on-campus residence hall when the North Avenue Residence Hall opened in August 2016.

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10.

Greek Life at Iona College includes four local sororities, two national sororities, two international fraternities, one national fraternity, and one local fraternity.

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