About Dowling College

Dowling College was a private college on Long Island, New York. It was received in 1968 and had its main campus located in Oakdale, New York upon the site of the William K. Vanderbilt’s Idle Hour mansion. Dowling after that included a campus in Shirley, which contained the college’s aviation program and gymnastic complexes, and small campuses in Melville and Manhattan. Dowling was composed of four schools: the School of Arts & Sciences, the School of Education, the Townsend School of Business, and the School of Aviation. Largely enrolling local Long Island students, the instructor offered a variety of bachelor’s degree programs in the arts, sciences, and business, master’s degree programs in education and business, and a doctorate in education. Dowling’s lithe teams competed in the NCAA Division II East Coast Conference.

After years of financial difficulties, frequently changing leadership, declining enrollment, and a bungled search to find an academic partner, Dowling’s accreditation was revoked by the Middle States Commission upon Higher Education and the scholastic ceased operations upon August 31, 2016.

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