Molloy College is a privateCatholic college in Rockville Centre, New York. It provides more than 50 academic undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs for over 5,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.
History
In 1941 the Sisters of St. Dominic purchased 25 acres in Rockville Centre. In 1955 the Dominican Sisters of Amityville founded Molloy Catholic College. It was established as a women's college appointing Mother Anselma Ruth, O.P., Ph.D., as the first president. A year later the first institutional building called Quealy Hall opened. Soon after, Mother Bernadette de Lourdes, O.P., was appointed as the second president followed by the opening of Kellenburg Hall. In 1959 the first commencement ceremony took place celebrating the first graduating class. In 1971 its name was changed to Molloy College. In 1972 it began accepting men into the nursing program and in 1982 became fully coeducational.
Molloy College offers over 60 clubs and organizations. Some are founded on academics but others are centered around a cultural theme. 50.8% of four-year students actually graduate in four years. 71.8 graduate within 6 years. 77% of white students graduate in six years. 55.6% of Hispanic students graduate within 6 years. 50% of African-American students graduate within six years.
Dorm life
Molloy has three residence halls that house nearly 350 students, Maria Regina, Fitzgerald, and Bogner Hall, which opened in August, 2019. Dorms are co-ed but the halls and wings are separated by gender. Students living on campus have a choice of three different meal plans, and the school provides daily shuttle service for dining, shopping, or the train.
Madison Theatre
The Madison Theatre at Molloy College opened in the late fall of 2011. The 550-seat theater hosts a variety of performers from the world of theater, music, dance, cabaret, comedy and more. Madison Theatre's Artistic Director is Angelo Fraboni, a Broadway performer who has produced and managed a range of Off-Broadway productions and tours.
Faculty
Molloy College's academic structure has four distinct schools under which individual academic departments fall. The Vice-President for Academic Affairs is the senior administrator for Molloy College academics. Molloy College faculty is made up of 74.7% part-time adjunct-faculty - 723 in number. 26.3% of faculty are full-time professors - 190 in number. The adjunct-faculty is about twice the percentage of the typical not-for-profit college or university, whose average adjunct-faculty composition is between 30%-40%.
Athletics
The athletic program is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II. The teams are known as the Lions. The College has 19 athletic teams: seven men's and twelve women's. One player from their basketball team, Jaylen Morris, managed to play professionally in the NBA after graduation. In addition to the Molloy Men's Rugby Club, the College's club sports include the equestrian team and the cheerleading and dance squads. The Molloy College Softball team earned a trip to the College World Series during three out of the last seven seasons. Also, during 2014–15 Molloy had two of its student-athletes named All-American selections.
