Metropolitan College of New York

Our Educational Philosophy

We believe that students learn best when they understand the Purpose for their learning and see the connection between what they are learning in the classroom and their ability to change their lives and the lives of others in a positive fashion.

The Purpose determines the focus for the Constructive Action that students are required to plan, implement, and evaluate. That Action must relate to the semester’s Purpose and improve the lives of individuals and institutions outside the classroom.

Because MCNY’s curriculum fully integrates the classroom and the workplace, it allows students to work full-time and attend the school full-time. The benefits are that students:

Use their studies as the basis for taking action to improve their workplace or internship site.

Engage in an educational experience that is active, rather than passive, and far more effective

Remain in the workplace and continue to earn…at MCNY you don’t have to put your career on hold to attend school.

Purpose

Each semester focuses on a specific performance area called a Purpose. Achieving mastery in each is critical to a student’s ability to integrate and use the theory learned in the classroom at an internship or work site and deliver effective professional performance.

Constructive Action (CA)

This workable plan you create enables you to apply what you learn in the classroom—and address an actual challenge at your place of employment or internship. Your CA enables you to develop a body of living case studies while building the analytical, writing and communication skills necessary for success.

Dimensions of learning, action and assessment

At MCNY, you’ll be asked to look at your performance from five different dimensions—Purpose, Values and Ethics, Self and Others, Systems, and Skills—appropriate to your program of study. Together, the Dimensions provide you with a comprehensive way of looking at organizational situations and designing solutions to the problems.

Accreditation

MCNY is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the Middle States Commission of Higher Education (MSCHE), 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (267) 284-5000.

School for Business

The associate and bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and the MBA programs in Financial Services, General Management and Media Management at Metropolitan College of New York are accredited by The Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP).

Mission Statement

To provide a superior, experientially-based education that fosters personal and professional development, promotes social justice, and encourages positive change in workplaces and communities.

Vision

To be acknowledged as the college of choice for experiential learning and applied scholarship.

Values