PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE DEGREES FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS

St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill is in a new partnership with Montefiore Nyack Hospital designed to make affordable undergraduate and graduate degrees accessible for the hospital’s employees.

“The value of a college education has never been higher and we are dedicated to providing affordable access to education that can transform the lives of the incredible employees at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, who serve the communities of northern New Jersey and southern New York,” said Ken Daly, president of St. Thomas Aquinas College.

The innovative program between St. Thomas Aquinas College and Montefiore Nyack Hospital unites the strengths of both institutions to offer top-notch educa-tion programs.

Montefiore Nyack Hospital employees holding an As-sociate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a regionally accredited institution can transfer up to 70 credits, paving the way for a seamless transition to earning their bachelor’s degree. Those aiming for ad-vanced education can seamlessly progress into the Master of Business Administration in Health-care Man-agement and Informatics or earn the Advanced Certifi-cate in Health-care Management and Informatics.

The Corporate Education Program offers a 50% tuition reduction for both undergraduate and graduate stu-dents, available to full-time, part-time, and per diem employees of Montefiore Nyack Hospital, irrespective of their eligibility for tuition reimbursement.

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 76 acres in Rockland County, New York, providing education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The college’s diverse student body of approximately 2,000 full- and part-time students can choose from over 100 majors, minors, and special-izations across four Schools: Arts & Social Sciences, Business, Education, and STEM. The College is rec-ognized by “U.S. News & World Report” in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, and by Colleges of Distinc-tion in its New York edition for Business, Education and Career Development. The college is also recognized as a Yellow Ribbon Program institution. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States As-sociation of Colleges and Schools; its School of Educa-tion is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation, and its School of Business is accredited by the International Accredita-tion Council for Business Education.

Montefiore Nyack Hospital is a 391-bed community acute care medical and surgical hospital that was founded in 1895 and is in Rockland County. Its mission is to provide competent, innovative and accessible emergency and acute care services to the residents of Rockland County and surrounding areas. It is a mem-ber of Montefiore Health System and a partner with Al-bert Einstein College of Medicine and Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, providing clinical rotations to medical students.