Albertus Magnus College Announces Partnership with Christian Community Action
Establish Education Partnership for Employees and Program Participants
New Haven, Conn., July 14, 2025 – Albertus Magnus College continues to encourage people to find their purpose — fulfilling an almost 100-year-old promise of providing access and opportunity to higher educational and life-long learning. Albertus is pleased to announce a special collaboration with Christian Community Action (CCA) in New Haven, Conn., a non-profit organization that provides help, housing, and hope by compassionately and holistically advocating for community and social change.
This preferred provider agreement establishes a collaborative partnership between Albertus and CCA for the latter’s employees and beneficiaries of its programs. They are encouraged to pursue their degree—or their next degree— through Albertus’ Adult Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, which are designed to meet the needs of busy professionals.
Qualified applicants who enroll in associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree programs will receive a 15% tuition discount. In turn, Albertus will also promote employment and student internship opportunities at CCA as well as serve as a vital resource for continuing education and professional development activities.
“This partnership with Christian Community Action demonstrates our dedication to the Four Dominican Pillars of Study, Prayer, Community, and Service,” stated Vice President for Enrollment Management Brian Fernandes. “It prioritizes academic rigor and serves our local New Haven neighbors by providing both access and opportunity to furthering education — something we at Albertus continue to be celebrated as we enter our Second Century of Excellence.”
Members of the CCA applaud this win-win agreement.
“Albertus Magnus College’s deep commitment to its four pillars made them a natural partner. Located just a block from our New HOPE Housing Program, they are quite literally 'loving their neighbors.' I’m deeply grateful to Marc, Brian, and their teams for the genuine care they show their students and the warm hospitality they’ve extended to us. I’m confident this partnership will lead to meaningful outcomes for the families we serve as they work toward greater stability and independence." Said CCA Executive Director Charmain Yun.
This agreement underscores Albertus’ commitment to an ongoing education. For nine consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained full-time employment or gone onto graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees.
About Albertus Magnus College
Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925, is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. As New England's most diverse Catholic College, Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For eight consecutive years, graduating classes at Albertus have achieved post-graduate employment and graduate school success at a rate of at least 95%. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and 12 graduate programs. Proud to enroll a student body where more than half of its students come from minority backgrounds with nearly the same percentage of undergraduates receiving Federal Pell Grants and being first generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, General Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Public Health, and Supply Chain Management; among its graduate programs is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program. Just two years from its historic 100 th Anniversary Year, the College is implementing its Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, which articulates an inspiring, 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.