History
The Monroe School of Business was founded in 1933 by Mildred King in the West Farms section of the Bronx. It started with seven women in four small classrooms. Tution was five dollars for one evening or ten dollars for a week of classes. It took students three or six month sessions to earn a certificate.
Monroe added an IBM division in the 1960s with keypunch machines. Monroe classes were held at the site of the former Starlight Ballroom where Marty was filmed.
Monroe officially went from a business school to an accredited junior college in 1972 when it earned the right to grant associated degrees (AOS). More classrooms were added on Morris Avenue and in 1977, the West Farms facilities were closed and all Monroe programs were consolidated in the Fordham Road Area.
In the 1980s, South Hall opened in the Bronx and Monroe celebrated its fiftieth anniversary and was authorized to grant a second associated degree (AAS)
The men's basketball team was established in 1989.
In 1990, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education granted Monroe accreditation. The name was changed from Monroe School of Business to its current name Monroe College. In this year, the college joined the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
In 1996, the New York State Board of Regents authorized Monroe College to confer baccalaureate degrees (BBA) and so the college instituted Bachelor's programs in Accounting, Business Management and Information Systems.
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