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Dominican College
Dominican College may refer to: Higher education *Dominican University College, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada *Dominican University of California, formerly Dominican College, in San Rafael, California, U.S. * St. Mary's Dominican College, a defunct college in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. * Dominican University New York, formerly Dominican College, a four-year private college in Orangeburg, New York, U.S. * Dominican College of Racine, a defunct college in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. Other education *Cabra Dominican College, a high school in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia * Dominican College, Fortwilliam, a grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland *Dominican College, Portstewart, a grammar school on north coast of Northern Ireland * Dominican College Newbridge, a private secondary school in County Kildare, Ireland *Dominican College Sion Hill, a girls' secondary school in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland * St Rose's Dominican College, a former girls' school in Belfast, Northern Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican University College
The Dominican University College (DUC; french: Collège universitaire dominicain) is a bilingual university located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Since 2012, Dominican University College has been an affiliated college of Carleton University. Founded in 1900 and granted a civil university charter in 1967, Dominican University College is modelled on the houses of studies of the Order of Preachers and was originally the centre of graduate studies for Canadian Dominicans. Today, Dominican offers civil and pontifical bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in philosophy and theology. History The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church was completed in November 1872 at the corner of Primrose and Victoria Avenue (now Empress) in Ottawa. The adjoining Dominican convent and house of studies opened in 1899, modelled after the medieval ''studium generale'' specializing in Philosophy and Theology. In 1900, the Dominicans brought their School of Theology to Ottawa, followed shortly thereafter by stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican University Of California
Dominican University of California is a private university in San Rafael, California. It was founded in 1890 as Dominican College by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael. It is one of the oldest universities in California. Dominican is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). More than 60 academic majors, minors and concentrations, including 11 graduate programs are offered with an average class size of 16. In fall 2020, Dominican had 1374 undergraduate students, including 354 transfer students. Ninety-one percent of students are from California, 6% are from other states and 3% from other nations. In fall 2020, 100% of incoming first-year students received financial aid, 68% identify as ethnically diverse and 23% are the first in their family to attend college. In 2019, Dominican University of California introduced a Test-Optional Policy, allowing first-year students applying for admission to have the option to submit SAT or ACT scores, beginning with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican University New York
Dominican University New York is a private college in Orangeburg, New York. It is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The suburban campus in Orangeburg is from New York City in Rockland County. History Dominican University New York was founded as Dominican College of Blauvelt in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt to offer a teacher preparation program for religious women. Five years later, the college was opened to lay students. In 1967, it became fully coeducational. On May 17, 2022, the New York State Board of Regents approved the name change from Dominican College to Dominican University New York. Athletics The Dominican athletic teams are called the Chargers. The university is a member of the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) for most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican College Of Racine
Dominican College of Racine was a college in Racine, Wisconsin founded in 1864 as St. Catherine's Female Academy and later known as St. Albertus Junior College (1935–1946), Dominican College (1946–1957), Dominican College of Racine (1957–1972), and College of Racine (1972–1974). History It was founded in 1864 in Racine by the Sisters of the Order of St. Dominic as St. Catherine's Female Academy *In 1888, a normal school was added to the Academy to train young women of the community for the teaching profession. *In 1924, St. Catherine's High School was built in Racine and the Academy closed, but the normal school continued to operate until 1935 when St. Albertus Junior College replaced it. *In 1935, accreditation was obtained from the University of Wisconsin *In 1946, the school changed its name to Dominican College, added a fourth year of study, admitted full-time lay students for the first time and the State Department of Education granted approval for the school to confer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabra Dominican College
Cabra Dominican College is a private, independent Catholic high school located at Cumberland Park, an inner-southern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It was established by an order of Dominican sisters from Cabra, Dublin in February 1886 with nine sisters, and caring for 37 boarders and 4-day girls. Originally offering a co-educational primary education and a high school education for girls, it began accepting boys into the high school in 1978. The school caters for about 1,200 students and serves educational year grades from middle school to senior school (grade 7 to 13). The college also offers a grade 13 for those who wish to further their education or if further education is necessary. The college also accepts many international students from countries including Japan and Italy. The college is distinguished by its rust coloured blazers – with the school colour scheme being gold, red, black and white. History The school is steeped in history and has been around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican College, Fortwilliam
Dominican College ( ga, An Coláiste Doiminiceach, Dún Liam) a Catholic grammar all-girls school in Fortwilliam Park, north Belfast, Northern Ireland. History The school was established in 1930 by the Dominican Sisters. It was initially established as a Catholic Commercial College for Belfast, alongside a second-level school. In 2006, the management of the school passed from the Dominican Sisters to lay management. The school is now under the Trusteeship of the Cabra Dominican Sisters, with a Board of Governors whose membership also includes parents, a teacher and appointees of the Education Authority. In 2005 it underwent a major £13.1 million redevelopment. The school chapel has been listed as a building of special architectural merit. In 2017, the total student population was just over 1000, a quarter of it the sixth form. Academics In 2019 the school was ranked 5th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 91.7% of its A-level students who sat the exams in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican College, Portstewart
Dominican College Portstewart is a grammar school in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with views over Portstewart's promenade, the northern coastline of Northern Ireland and the County Donegal hills in the Republic of Ireland. History Rock Castle was originally built by Henry O'Hara in 1834. The castle was extended in 1844 and then passed to the Crombie family before being sold to the Dominican Sisters in 1917. The Dominican College "is concerned not merely with imparting knowledge and skills, which have their place, but, more importantly with training pupils to think, to evaluate and to make decisions." Academics In 2018, 93.8% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. Also in 2018, 57.4% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades. Notable former pupils * Cathal Smyth / Chas Smash (born 1959) - Musician, Singer Songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican College Newbridge
, latin_name = , logo = Newbridge College crest.gif , logo_size = 140px , seal_image = , image = Newbridge College.jpg , image_size = 270px , alt = Newbridge College and the River Liffey , caption = Newbridge College and the River Liffey , type = Independent , religion = Catholicism , denomination = Dominican Order , motto = la, Veritas, Cur me Persequeris , motto_translation = "Truth, Why do you persecute me?" , location = Newbridge, County Kildare , country = Ireland , coordinates = , established = , head_label = President of the Board , head = Fr Gregory Carroll, OP , principal = Pat O'Brien , sports = Rugby unionAthleticsEquestrian sportHockey Canoeing , age range = 13–19 , years = , gender = , lower_age = , upper_age = , enrolment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican College Sion Hill
Dominican College Sion Hill is one of the oldest girls' secondary schools in Ireland, founded in 1836 in Blackrock, County Dublin. Its approach to education is based on the Dominican ideal of developing the whole person. "Dominican College Sion Hill aims to help each student achieve her full potential academically, spiritually, emotionally and socially in a happy environment." Official Website Orla Condren is the current principal. , it had 444 girls enrolled. It is a national school and has a catchment area of Blackrock- Monkstown, County Dublin, Monkstown-- |
St Rose's Dominican College
, motto_translation = Truth , type = Comprehensive school , local_authority = , enrolment = , religious_affiliation = Catholicism , denomination = Dominican order , patron = Rose of Lima , country = Northern Ireland , location = 65 Beechmount , city = Belfast , postcode = BT12 7NA , coordinates = , gender = Girls , lower_age = 11 , upper_age = 18 , colours = Navy and blue , website = St Rose's Dominican College was a non-selective, Catholic Maintained, all ability, school for girls aged 11–18 years located in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1961 by nuns of the Dominican order who also ran the neighbouring St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls. The college was located in the Beechmount area of the Falls Road. The school motto was ''Veritas'', meaning truth, showing St Rose's pride in their aim for proper catholic education. It became part of All Saints College / Coláiste na Naomh Uile in 2019. History The foundation stone o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumcondra, Dublin
Drumcondra () is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council. The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area. History The village of Drumcondra was the central area of the civil parish of Clonturk, and the two names were used equally for the religious and civil parishes, but the modern suburban district of Drumcondra also encompasses the old Parish of St. Mary. Clonturk had been an alternative name for Drumcondra and the wider area for some time. The Cat and Cage Pub, on the corner of Drumcondra Road and Church Avenue, was the site of an old postal stop and the point at which rebels, during the 1798 rebellion, seized a postal cart in order to signal to others in North County Dublin to revolt. The southern stretch of the Slige Midluachra passed through Drumcondra and on into the City where it crossed the Liffey at a location known as the "ford of the hurdles". The present-day Drumcondra main road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
