Iona College is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence in the tradition of the Christian Brothers and American Catholic Higher Education. The College is currently listed in US News and World Report’s “Top Tier” in “ America’s Best Colleges 2008,” The Princeton Review’s Best Northeastern Colleges and Best 290 Business Schools 2008 editions, as well as BusinessWeek’s “Best 140 National Undergraduate Business Schools 2008.”

Founded by the Christian Brothers in 1940, Iona is one of the only colleges in the region to hold several prestigious national accreditations in business (AACSB), social work (CSWE), teacher education (NCATE), computer science (ABET) and journalism and mass communication (ACEJMC). Iona’s marriage and family therapy program is a candidate for COAMFTE accreditation.

There are five residence halls on the College’s picturesque 35-acre campus in New Rochelle, NY; an additional non-residential campus houses the Rockland Graduate Center in Pearl River, NY, which offers master’s degrees to students in Rockland and neighboring Westchester, Bergen and Orange counties.

The College offers BA, BS, BPS, and BBA degrees to undergraduate students. The BA, BS, and BPS degrees require a total of 120 credits for completion; for BBA degrees, a total of 126 credits are required. An honors program, with special courses, seminars, mentoring, advising, and off-campus opportunities, is available to top students.

Iona also offers master’s degrees, certificates, and post-master’s certificates in a variety of programs. Part-time and adult students returning to college can pursue a bachelor’s degree through the Professional Studies Program.