Boricua College is a privatecollege in New York City designed to serve the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics in the United States. It was founded by Victor G. Alicea and several others.
The school employs a largely bilingual faculty and staff of 130 full-time and 100 part-time members. According to its Self Study Report (2014) to the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, in fall 2012-13 it had 59.5 full-time faculty and 25 part-time adjunct faculty. Over 90% are Latinos. It serves a student population of 1,200.
Boricua College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In the spring of 2014 the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC/CAEP) evaluated Boricua College's Audit Brief and recommended it "above standard" for TEAC's three quality principles: Candidate Learning, Faculty Learning, and Capacity and Commitment of the institution. TEAC/CAEP met and accepted the recommendation and accredited, for the maximum allowable of seven years (spring 2014 to spring 2021), the college's Bachelor of Science degree program in Childhood Education that included the Generic Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences core curriculum program, and the Masters in Science degree program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). This national achievement complements the authorization of these programs by the New York State Education Department and the State Certification of the graduates.
Student body and graduation
The college is regarded as "nontraditional" because of its competency-based model of education, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking skills and clarification of values and increasing students' capacity for self-reflection. Its student body is 79% adult (over 25 years old with family responsibilities) which puts it in the nontraditional category.
In his book Access to Freedom, James Hall considered Boricua College as a nontraditional college. Hall explains that these colleges cater to adult, working students who may take much longer than the six years taken by traditional students to graduate.[1]
Boricua College's graduation rate is given by the National Center for Educational Statistics (a resource generally used by US Department of Education's office of statistics) to be 54% among first-time college students who entered in 2006 and graduated in 2012. When students who transfer out to other colleges are taken into account, that positive completion rate is given by the National Center as 69%.[2] Further, during the last 10 years the college's education department has program completers who pass the New York State certification examinations at more than the required 80% rate.
Robert Torres (stage name Sabor Latino), Hip Hop artist and author
Notable visitors
In January 2000 President Bill Clinton visited the Brooklyn campus at its Graham Avenue learning center to inaugurate a Small Business Association at the college. Boricua was one of the two colleges the president visited that were not for commencement purposes during his eight years at the White House.[3]
boricua, college, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Boricua College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Boricua College is a private college in New York City designed to serve the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics in the United States It was founded by Victor G Alicea and several others Boricua CollegeMottoA tradition of learningTypePrivateEstablished1974PresidentVictor G AliceaAcademic staff230Students1200LocationNew York City New York United StatesCampusUrbanAffiliationsNAICU MSAMascotLionWebsitewww boricuacollege edu Contents 1 Faculty 2 Campuses 3 Accreditation 4 Student body and graduation 4 1 Notable alumni 5 Notable visitors 6 References 7 External linksFaculty EditThe school employs a largely bilingual faculty and staff of 130 full time and 100 part time members According to its Self Study Report 2014 to the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in fall 2012 13 it had 59 5 full time faculty and 25 part time adjunct faculty Over 90 are Latinos It serves a student population of 1 200 Campuses Edit At North 6th Street Williamsburg Boricua College Tower in The Bronx The college has four campuses in Audubon Terrace Washington Heights Manhattan North Williamsburg Brooklyn East Williamsburg Brooklyn and the Bronx Accreditation EditBoricua College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools In the spring of 2014 the Teacher Education Accreditation Council TEAC CAEP evaluated Boricua College s Audit Brief and recommended it above standard for TEAC s three quality principles Candidate Learning Faculty Learning and Capacity and Commitment of the institution TEAC CAEP met and accepted the recommendation and accredited for the maximum allowable of seven years spring 2014 to spring 2021 the college s Bachelor of Science degree program in Childhood Education that included the Generic Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences core curriculum program and the Masters in Science degree program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL This national achievement complements the authorization of these programs by the New York State Education Department and the State Certification of the graduates Student body and graduation EditThe college is regarded as nontraditional because of its competency based model of education emphasizing the importance of critical thinking skills and clarification of values and increasing students capacity for self reflection Its student body is 79 adult over 25 years old with family responsibilities which puts it in the nontraditional category In his book Access to Freedom James Hall considered Boricua College as a nontraditional college Hall explains that these colleges cater to adult working students who may take much longer than the six years taken by traditional students to graduate 1 Boricua College s graduation rate is given by the National Center for Educational Statistics a resource generally used by US Department of Education s office of statistics to be 54 among first time college students who entered in 2006 and graduated in 2012 When students who transfer out to other colleges are taken into account that positive completion rate is given by the National Center as 69 2 Further during the last 10 years the college s education department has program completers who pass the New York State certification examinations at more than the required 80 rate Notable alumni Edit Felix Ortiz former New York State Assemblyman and Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly Robert Torres stage name Sabor Latino Hip Hop artist and authorNotable visitors EditIn January 2000 President Bill Clinton visited the Brooklyn campus at its Graham Avenue learning center to inaugurate a Small Business Association at the college Boricua was one of the two colleges the president visited that were not for commencement purposes during his eight years at the White House 3 References Edit James Hall Access to Freedom 1993 p 117 College Navigator Boricua College Retrieved 27 April 2016 Ricardo Alonso Zaldivar January 14 2000 Clinton Urges the Powerful to Aid Poor Los Angeles Times Retrieved 27 April 2016 External links EditBoricua College Coordinates 40 49 22 N 73 54 41 W 40 82276 N 73 91149 W 40 82276 73 91149 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boricua College amp oldid 1130477056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
