Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a

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. It was founded in 1956 on a property in Cromwell by Eusebe M. Menard to provide a program of education and formation for men intending to enter the priesthood.

History

Holy Apostles began as a college level, preparatory seminary, which

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Eusebe Menard entrusted to the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. In 1972, Holy Apostles, in view of declining enrollment, began admitting non-seminarians, women included. In 1977 it added a Theology programme and became a major as well as a minor seminary. Graduate degrees were available to lay students from 1982. In 2019 Peter S. Kucer became President/Rector of the college taking over from the long-serving Douglas Mosey (1996-2019).

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The school is a regionally accredited college and seminary. The college and seminary is accredited by the

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and by the

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. All degrees (whether traditional on-campus, or distance) are recognized by the

and the State of Connecticut. Members of its

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include the

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s of Connecticut with the Bishop of Norwich as

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. The institution places heavy emphasis on the academic disciplines of philosophy and theology in the context of the Catholic honors liberal arts curriculum. Half of the undergraduate courses are a part of the required core. This includes a distribution of courses in theology, philosophy, English, and history. In 2014, the State of Connecticut Office of Higher Education approved the college for a 100% online undergraduate program (both in the Associate of Arts and in the Bachelor of Arts degree programs). The following year, the institution lowered its tuition 28% to $320 per credit hour because of its mission to cultivate Catholic leaders for the purpose of evangelization.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Apostles College And Seminary Catholic seminaries in the United States Universities and colleges in Middlesex County, Connecticut Cromwell, Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1956 Catholic universities and colleges in Connecticut 1956 establishments in Connecticut

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