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2014 – 2015 CEEB CODE: 392375 Mission Statement Villa Maria Academy, a Catholic college preparatory school in the tradition of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, IHM, empowers young women to lead lives of spiritual growth, intellectual inquiry and Christian service. Faculty 83% of the Villa Maria faculty, which is comprised of a both religious and lay men and women, hold a Master’s Degree or higher. Enrollment There are 412 female students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in the 2014-2015 academic year. The student to faculty ratio is 7 to 1; the average class size is 15. College Profile 100% of VMA graduates plan to attend a four-year college or university. The class of 2014 applied to 217 different schools and currently attends 50 different colleges in 18 states and 3 countries. 35% was invited into Honors Programs. The class together earned $17.6 million in merit scholarship. We currently have four full-time college counselors making our college counselor/ student ratio 1 to 25. We also host graduate interns each year to enhance the resources available to our current students. On average 85% of VMA graduates complete their undergraduate programs within 4 years or less and graduate from the college or university they entered upon graduation from VMA. Academic Profile All VMA students complete 4 years of core courses, 3 lab sciences, at least 3 credits in electives, and a senior capstone Project. Over the past 6 years 10% of each senior class has been recognized by the National Merit Corporation for scholarly excellence. In 2014 VMA had 128 AP students and 100% took the AP exams. 26% were recognized as AP scholars and 15% were recognized with Honors or Distinction. VMA Graduates Have Recently Attended the Following Schools American University Arizona State University Boston College Boston University Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Catholic University of America Clemson University Colgate University College of William and Mary Columbia University Cornell University Dickinson College Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Hawaii Pacific University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Ithaca College James Madison University John’s Hopkins University Lafayette College La Salle University Lehigh University Loyola University Maryland Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mount Saint Mary’s University Muhlenberg College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio State University Penn State University Providence College Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saint Joseph’s University Saint Mary’s College Savannah College of Art and Design Stanford University Syracuse University Temple University Tufts University United States Air Force Academy United States Coast Guard Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of California of Los Angeles University of Colorado at Boulder University of Delaware University of Edinburgh, Scotland University of Illinois at Urban Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Montana University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of Virginia University of St. Andrew’s (Scotland) Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wake Forest University West Chester University Yale University Phone 610-644-2551 Fax: 610-644-2866 www.vmahs.org Administration Sr. Regina Ryan, IHM, Ed.D. Principal [email protected] Mrs. Jeane McNamara Director of Curriculum & Instruction [email protected] College Guidance Ms. Cheryl Leonhardt Director of Guidance Services [email protected] Ms. Christie Lawler College Counselor [email protected] Ms. Kristin Cortese College Counselor [email protected] Sister Rose Anthony Spingler College Counselor [email protected] Ms. Andrea Swiggett Guidance Registrar [email protected]
