Albertus Magnus College Blessed by Bishop Betancourt’s Visit
Albertus Magnus College Blessed by Bishop Betancourt’s Visit
The Most Reverend Juan Miguel Betancourt, S.E.M.V., Auxiliary Bishop at the Archdiocese of Hartford, visited with students at Albertus Magnus College. After greeting College officials and taking a brief tour of the campus, a supper and panel discussion with Latino students about prayer and the Dominican mission took place. The event was held on Thursday, February 27 in the Atrium of the Tagliatela Academic Center.
Bishop Betancourt was born in Puerto Rico, graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences, and received a Master of Divinity degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian, Bishop Betancourt is proficient in several other languages.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.