College of New Rochelle

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The College of New Rochelle was a private Catholic liberal arts college in New Rochelle, New York, known for educating women and later coeducational students before closing in 2019.

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College of New Rochelle canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic college
defunct college
liberal arts college
private college
academicFocus liberal arts
campusSetting suburban
city New Rochelle, New York
surface form: New Rochelle
closureDate 2019
closureReason financial difficulties
coeducationStatusChange transitioned from women-only to coeducational
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Catholic
educationLevel tertiary education
educationType liberal arts education
foundedBy Ursulines of Quebec
surface form: Ursuline Sisters
foundingPurpose education of women
genderAdmissionHistory later coeducational
originally women-only
governance independent
hasAffiliationType religiously affiliated college
hasCharacteristic closed due to financial strain
faith-based education
later coeducational enrollment
single-sex origins
historicalRole expanded access to higher education for women
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn New Rochelle, New York
New York
surface form: New York State

Westchester County, New York
notableCharacteristic one of the first Catholic colleges for women in New York State
operationalStatus closed
ownership Catholic religious organization
region Northeastern United States
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Ursulines of Quebec
surface form: Ursuline order
religiousCharacter Catholic
religiousOrderInvolvement Ursulines of Quebec
surface form: Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union
religiousTradition Catholic higher education
sector higher education
state New York
statusAfter2019 institution no longer operates academic programs
studentBody graduate students
undergraduate students
targetPopulationAtFounding Catholic women
type non-profit institution
private institution

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary Jo Kopechne educatedAt College of New Rochelle
Kopechne educatedAt College of New Rochelle
subject surface form: Mary Jo Kopechne
Mary educatedAt College of New Rochelle
subject surface form: Mary Jo Kopechne
Jane Close Conoley educatedAt College of New Rochelle
Mercedes Ruehl educatedAt College of New Rochelle