Notre Dame College (Notre Dame College of Ohio or NDC) is a

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. Established in 1922 as a

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, it has been

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since January 2001. Notre Dame College offers 30 majors and individually designed majors and confers undergraduate and graduate degrees through five academic divisions. The college had a total enrollment of 1,106 undergraduate students in fall 2020. The main academic and residential campus is located east of

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in South Euclid. While the majority of Notre Dame's students are from Ohio, the student body represents 35 states and 21 countries. The college offers a number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs, student organizations, and athletics. Fielding athletic teams known as the Notre Dame Falcons, the college is a member of the

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(NCAA) at the Division II level. Notre Dame is a member of the

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(MEC), a Division II conference that began playing in the 2013–14 school year. Prior to joining the NCAA, the college competed in the NAIA as a member of the

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. The official school and athletic colors are royal blue and gold.

History

Notre Dame College was founded in the summer of 1922 on Ansel Road in

as a

under the guidance of Mother M. Cecilia Romen. Later that year, Mother Mary Evarista Harks became NDC's first president (1922–1943). In its early years the college had a faculty population of 9 and a full-time student enrollment of 13 women and 11 novices; in addition 30 students were enrolled in extension courses. On June 15, 1925, NDC conferred its first graduating class in the form of two-year teaching certificates. In the following year, 14 students received their bachelor's degrees and state certificates to teach in Ohio high schools; becoming NDC's first graduating class of four-year college degrees. In June 1923, the Sisters leased along Green Road in South Euclid to build a new campus and purchased in 1924. Construction of the campus began in the fall of 1926 and opened on Sept. 17, 1928. The college later bought the in 1933. The college was originally located in a single building and expanded over time, Harks Hall was built in 1955 to house resident students with two other residence halls built in the 1960s. NDC constructed the Clara Fritzsche Library in 1971 and the Keller Center in 1987. Traditionally, this institution of higher education was primarily a residential campus, but in 1978, Notre Dame College began to offer a program known as Weekend College, or WECO. Local residents whose schedules prevented them from taking classes during the normal work week enrolled in weekend college classes to earn a degree. In 2003, WECO celebrated its 25th anniversary. On December 8, 1983, based on its architectural importance, Notre Dame College's historic Administration Building, built in 1927 in the

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and other styles, was added to the

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as Notre Dame College of Ohio. The building, designed by architect Thomas D. McLaughlin and built by contractor John T. Gill, originally housed the entire college. In the fall of 1991, Notre Dame's Master of Education program started. The college saw its first M.Ed. graduates in 1994. Although men had been allowed to enroll in certain programs, such as NDC's Law Enforcement Education A.A. degree program in 1969 and later WECO and master's programs, in 2001 the college officially became coeducational with its first full-time male enrollment. The college graduated its first co-ed class on May 7, 2005. Since the college became coeducational it has seen enrollment double from nearly 1,000 in 2001 to over 2,000 in 2010. In 2008, NDC began construction on two additional residence halls, North and South halls. The structures opened in 2009 at a cost of $15 million.

Academics

Notre Dame College offers

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s, and

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s and is divided into five Academic Divisions: * Arts & Humanities * Business Administration * Education * Nursing * Science & Mathematics The college also has three special programs and two interdisciplinary programs. NDC currently offers 30 majors in its bachelor's degree programs. It also offers an Associate in Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry. and a master's degree in National Security and Intelligence Studies. In 2018, the college introduced graduate programs in Business.

Athletics

Notre Dame College's athletic teams are known as the Falcons, whose colors are blue and gold. The school sponsors 22 intercollegiate teams. The college is a member of the

(NCAA) at the Division II level. In August 2012, Notre Dame became a charter member of the

(MEC), a new Division II league that began play in the 2013–14 school year. The MEC, made up mostly of schools leaving the

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, also includes another Ohio school and former NAIA member in

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. It will sponsor 16 sports, eight each for men and women. Notre Dame College previously competed in

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(NAIA) as a member of the

(AMC) from 1998–99 to 2010–11. The college began the transition process during the 2009–10 academic year as an NCAA candidacy institution and was granted provisional status for the 2011–12 academic year. In July 2012, the college received notice it was accepted as a full member starting in the 2012–13 academic year; as a full member the college is eligible for postseason conference and NCAA competition. During its time in the NAIA, the college was known for its men's wrestling program. The team won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2014, the school's second year of NCAA eligibility, Notre Dame College won the Division II national wrestling championship led by four-time national champion and undefeated wrestler

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. The men's rugby team won the 2017

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men's collegiate Division IAA national championship, defeating UC–Davis, 40–20.

Men's

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Women's

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Notable alumni

* Gloria Joy Karpinski Battisti - A prolific civic leader in the

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metropolitan area who chaired the boards of numerous charitable organizations, as well as the

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Board of Trustees and (vice-chaired) the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission; a director of the

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; a professor and chair of the NDC Sociology Department; married to federal district judge

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fighter *

fighter * Marye Anne Fox - physical organic chemist, university administrator *

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fighter * Dorothy Schmitt Gauchat -

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; co-founder — with her husband, William Gauchat — of Our Lady of the Wayside (Avon, Ohio), a home for children with severe disabilities; and foundress of the Colette Marie Infant Hospice for children with HIV/AIDS * Mary Beth Ruskai - Mathematical physicist *

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- professional bowler on the

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, winner of the 2021 U.S. Open *

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- English professor

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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History

Academics

Athletics

Men's

Women's

See also

Notable alumni

References

External links