The College of New Rochelle will offer an undergraduate degree program for adults in downtown Yonkers beginning this fall.
The program, which will be offered through the college”™s School of New Resources, will be housed at the Schoolhouse Terrace Development, a collaborative effort between Boston-based housing developer The Community Builders Inc. and the Municipal Housing Authority for the city of Yonkers.
Founded in 1972, the school offers a bachelor”™s degree program designed specifically for adults 21 and older. It has graduated more than 17,000 adult learners with baccalaureate liberal arts degrees and has been recognized internationally as a model for adult education.
Officials including Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and representatives from Community Builders and The College of New Rochelle will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. at Schoolhouse Terrace, at 43 Ashburton Ave.
The College of New Rochelle President Judith Huntington said the school”™s experience in adult education made an expansion to Yonkers a good fit.
“We are delighted to have this opportunity to expand our educational offerings to benefit the residents of Yonkers and to be a part of the revitalization of the downtown area,” Huntington said. “We look forward to contributing to the academic and professional development of students who will work in the area and beyond.”
The college”™s School of New Resources, founded in 1972, offers a bachelor”™s degree program designed for adults ages 21 and older. In addition to the adult learner degree program, the college will offer its Pre-College Academic Program at the new site. The program prepares high school students for the High School Equivalency exam as well as the college application process.
“Working with the city of Yonkers and Community Builders has helped us establish an initial foothold, which we anticipate will lead to a diverse program of courses,” Huntington said.
The Schoolhouse Terrace project is a $63 million joint urban redevelopment project on the site of an old school building in the Ashburton Avenue corridor of south Yonkers.
The development includes a new mixed-income community with residential buildings for families and seniors, underground parking and community facilities. It includes the Schoolhouse Terrace Apartments, a 121-unit mixed income housing development.
The College of New Rochelle”™s main campus is on Castle Place in New Rochelle with five other locations in Brooklyn, Co-op City, the south Bronx, Harlem and DC-37 Union Headquarters in Manhattan.
For further information about enrollment at the site, visit the www.cnr.edu/yonkers.
