Manor College

Manor College is a private Catholic college in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2] It has an enrollment of 599.^[3]

Manor College

Former names	Manor Junior College
Motto	You Belong Here
Type	Private college
Established	1947
Religious affiliation	Catholic Church (Sisters of St. Basil the Great)
Endowment	$3.4 MM
President	Jonathan Peri
Students	599
Address	700 Fox Chase Road , Abington, Pennsylvania[1] , Pennsylvania , United States 40.0859°N 75.1043°W / 40.0859; -75.1043
Campus	Suburban
Colours	Blue and white
Nickname	Blue Jays
Mascot	Manny the Blue Jay
Website	www.manor.edu

History

Manor College was founded in 1947^[4] by the Byzantine Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great. It is located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. In 1959, Manor College was chartered and incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The college was approved by the State Council of Education Department of Instruction on June 17, 1964. The legal governing body of Manor College is the 21-member board of trustees, which includes lay men and women from the business and professional communities and religious Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great.

The college froze tuition increases from 2016 to 2017.

In 2018, Manor College announced that the institution would be offering bachelor's degree programs, beginning the fall 2018 semester.^[5] In November of the same year, the college announced a partnership with Widener Law School that would allow students to combine their undergraduate pre-law degree with a law degree from Widener University Delaware Law School as part of a "3+3" program. Students can also qualify for guaranteed admission to the law school.^[6]

Manor College campus

Heritage

Manor College is related to the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Manor's Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center was established in 1977. The UHSC encompasses four major areas: Academic Studies, a Ukrainian Library, a museum collection of Ukrainian traditional arts and an Archives Division.

Adult education

Manor College is home to the Civil War Institute, a historical program that allows participants to examine this period of American history from new perspectives.^[7] Participating instructors are members of the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table. The school also offers a number of continuing educational programs for real estate, legal and more. In keeping with the school's Ukrainian roots, several classes in Ukrainian culture and language are offered every semester for children and adults alike.

Athletics

The Manor College intercollegiate athletics program includes basketball (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), baseball, and volleyball (women's). The teams are known as the "Blue Jays". Manor College's athletic teams compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association's 19th Region.

Notable people

• Emellia Prokopik, nun of the Catholic Church in Ukraine and General Superior of her congregation from 1971-1983. She served a term as Academic Dean.

See also

• Basil of Caesarea
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church