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January 2016
Mercy College of Ohio Enrollment Increases
Mercy College of Ohio’s spring enrollment is 1199 students, an increase of 88 or 7.9% from spring 2015. The Toledo Campus has 1038 students compared to 985 in 2015, up 5.4%. The Youngstown location has 161 students compared to 126 in 2015, up 27.8%.
Continue ReadingMercy College of Ohio board member recognized for advancing nonviolent social change
Doni Miller
Doni Miller, a member of the Mercy College of Ohio Board of Trustees, was one of eight Ohioans recognized for their efforts to advance nonviolent social change at the 31st annual Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration held on Thursday, January 14, 2016. The event was sponsored by the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission and was held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus.
Continue ReadingMercy College Banner Installed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Since the Youngstown location of Mercy College of Ohio (Mercy College) opened in 2003, it has consistently enrolled high quality students and made a great impact on the community. Of the 433 graduates from the Youngstown location, 91% work in the greater Mahoning Valley helping to address the shortage of Registered Nurses in the area. Interim Dean of Mercy College's Nursing Division, Patricia McAllen PhD, RN, CNE, says, "The overwhelming majority of our graduates choose to work at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital but as a Registered Nurse they can literally find employment wherever they choose to live. We are so pleased students can get a quality education, graduate and then and graduates can find employment where they want to live, learn, and work."
To promote educational opportunities in the area, a new 35ft high by 20ft wide banner with information about Mercy College was installed on Thursday, January 21 on the Cardiac Rehab Building of St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital that houses Mercy College's Youngtown location.
Continue Reading2016-2017 FAFSA
The new 2016-2017 FAFSA is here! To begin your application, click Start A New FAFSA. The 2016-2017 IRS Data Retrieval Tool will be available on Feb. 7, 2016.
If you have questions about the FSA ID, you can find the answers to frequently asked questions here. If you need assistance logging in with your FSA ID, contact Student Aid at 1-800-557-7394.
The Federal Student Aid PIN was replaced with the FSA ID on May 10, 2015. The new FSA ID consists of a user-created username and password to electronically access personal information on Federal Student Aid Web sites, including FAFSA on the Web. You can use your FSA ID immediately to sign your FAFSA, but must wait for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify your information before you can use the FSA ID to create a renewal FAFSA, make corrections to your FAFSA, or view your SAR.
Supporting the Study of Nursing to a ‘Hire’ Degree
Erin Hennessey, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Associate Program Chair of the RN to BSN Online Completion Program at Mercy College of Ohio, understands the emotional and physical demands of going to nursing school as well as anyone. She joined Mercy College after earning her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. It was this intense academic experience that ‘put her in the shoes’ of the students she works with every day. “I did a completion program myself, and I did it with two kids, a husband and a fulltime job,” said Hennessey. “So I do completely understand the challenges that come along with having multiple responsibilities, but also, wanting to take that ‘next step’ professionally to open up new doors.”
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