Marygrove College
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Marygrove College is an independent, Catholic, liberal arts college located in Detroit, Michigan. The college is sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is committed to fostering Christian values, educating students from diverse backgrounds, and serving the people of metropolitan Detroit. The purpose of the college is to educate each student toward intellectual and professional competence, career flexibility through grounding in the liberal arts, and active compassion and commitment.
The College was initially founded in Monroe, Michigan in 1905, and moved to its current location in Detroit, Michigan in 1927. It exists on a beautiful, 53-acre (214,000 m²) campus. There are large lawns, mature trees, and the Madame Cadillac and Liberal Arts buildings are stunning Tudor Gothic structures with stained glass windows, wrought iron gates, carved wood decorations, high ceilings, arched doorways, and carved stonework. Currently, the college has 1,100 undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 3,000 students in its graduate distance-learning programs. Marygrove has 32 bachelor degree, ten master degree, five associate degree, and three post-baccalaureate programs.