Albertus Magnus College Signs Agreement with Dominican Schools in Colombia
Collaborative Partnership Facilitates Educational and Cultural Opportunities
Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce a Memorandum of Collaboration with Colegio Santo Tomas de Aquino and Colegio Jordan de Sajona in Bogota, Colombia and Colegio Lacordaire in Cali, Colombia. A formal agreement was signed on February 20, 2020. This partnership will facilitate educational and cultural exchanges for students and scholars among Albertus Magnus College and the three Colombian Catholic Schools, all of whom share the same Dominican charism as Albertus.
“This signing more than symbolizes our spiritual connection,” said Albertus Magnus President, Marc M. Camille, Ed.D. “It strengthens the College’s relationship with sister Dominican schools in Colombia, including opportunities for their students to enroll at Albertus and to benefit from the values- and liberal-arts-based education that continues to prepare our graduates for a life-time of career success and civic engagement.”
“The agreement contributes to the mission of cross-cultural encounter for the promotion of global awareness and peace through education,” said Sr. Ana Gonzalez, OP, who oversees International Admissions at Albertus. “This collaboration directly supports our Catholic and Dominican roots, dating back to our founding in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace.”
Visiting from Colombia to sign the documents with Dr. Camille were Friar Willyam de Jesus Gomez Ramirez, OP, President of Colegio Lacordaire and from Bogota, Friar Aldemar Valencia Hernandez, OP, President of Colegio Santo Tomas de Aquino.
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.