MANHATTAN COLLEGE

MANHATTAN COLLEGE IS A LASALLIAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN 1853 BY THE DE LA SALLE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, A RELIGIOUS TEACHING ORDER STARTED BY SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, THE PATRON SAINT OF TEACHERS. OUR LUSH, 22-ACRE CAMPUS IN RIVERDALE OFFERS A SAFE AND SECURE HOME BASE THAT'S WITHIN ARM'S REACH OF THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD - NEW YORK. EDUCATION AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON PRACTICAL, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNSHIPS, SUMMER PLACEMENTS AND THE CHANCE TO GAIN REAL-WORLD SKILLS IN THEIR FUTURE WORKPLACE. OUR CONNECTIONS TO THE UPPER ECHELONS OF NEW YORK CITY OFFER INVALUABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS A BACKSTAGE PASS TO THIS VIBRANT, MAGNIFICENT METROPOLIS. THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE IS TO PROVIDE A CONTEMPORARY, PERSON-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES GRADUATES FOR LIVES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SERVICE TO THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.