Fielding Graduate University is an accredited nonprofit leader in blended graduate education, combining face‐to‐face and online learning. Our programs offer quality degrees and courses for professionals living and working around the world.
Founded as Marian College in 1936 by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, Marian University is a co-educational, Catholic University that inspires personal and professional success through an engaging, values-based education. With the average class size of 14 students and a student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1, students at Marian University partake in multiple cooperative, hands-on learning experiences that allow for integrated classroom theory and practical work experience. Marian University students graduate well-prepared to begin exciting careers in their fields or for admission to rigorous graduate and professional programs across the nation.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924. Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce. The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
SUNY Plattsburgh was founded in 1889 as an institution of higher education with the sole mission of training teachers. Today, it is a comprehensive college that offers a traditional liberal arts foundation with more than 70 majors including a broad array of accredited professional programs. The college enrolls approximately 5,350 undergraduates and 400 graduate students.
Farmingdale State College offers an outstanding value and is the largest of SUNY`s colleges of technology (with over 9,000 students). Offering bachelor and associate degrees, Farmingdale will offer its first graduate degrees in the fall 2017. Farmingdale prepares students with the education, skills, and critical thinking needed to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Students have abundant opportunities in experiential learning—internships, clinical training, and guided research—that provide practical instruction and personal growth. Small, personalized classes, a residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus undergoing major renovation, and highly successful NCAA Division III athletics make Farmingdale State one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region. In the 2013 U.S. News & World Report, Farmingdale ranked one of the best regional colleges in the north and was the only SUNY college listed in the Graduating with the LEAST debt category.