Maria College of Albany

What Maria College of Albany does

Maria College of Albany is a private, nonprofit Catholic college founded in 1958 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Operating from a single campus at 700 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, the institution enrolled an average of 804 students across certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's programs in 2022/23, with 75% studying part-time and 64% over age 24. Academic offerings are concentrated in healthcare and service professions — Nursing (AAS/RN, LPN Certificate, RN-BS Completion), Occupational Therapy (MSOT, OTA AAS), Allied Health (Surgical Technology AAS, Radiologic Technology AAS, Medical Assistant Certificate), and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling delivered in partnership with Siena — alongside smaller Arts and Sciences tracks (Psychology BS, Healthcare Management BS, Public Health BS, Liberal Arts BA/AA, General Studies AS).

The college's platform layers differentiated technology over traditional instruction: a federally-funded Virtual Reality Nursing Simulation Hub inside its Center for Academic Innovation, a 3-D Virtual Dissection Anatomage Table, vSim and Shadow Health virtual patient simulation, an online RN-BS Completion track, and conventional SIS/LMS infrastructure (Jenzabar, D2L Brightspace, MyMaria portal). Instructional technology is paired with institutional accreditations from MSCHE (reaffirmed 2019), ACEN (Nursing AAS and RN-BS Completion, Continuing Accreditation), and ACOTE (MSOT, fully accredited; OTA, probationary Accreditation-Inactive); 2025 NCLEX first-time pass rates of 88% (RN) and 94.59% (LPN) are positioning outcomes.

Maria's revenue model is tuition-driven, supplemented by federal grants (including a $770K Congressional earmark for the VR hub and $1.91M in CARES Act student aid in 2022), alumni giving via the Maria Fund and endowed scholarships, and employer-paid tuition partnerships (e.g., St. Peter's Health Partners LPN weekend program). Distribution is direct, event-led admissions — campus visits, instant admit days, high school travel within ~50 miles, virtual info sessions — with regional clinical placement partnerships feeding the workforce pipeline that 90% of graduates enter within six months.

Name

Maria College of Albany

Legal name

Maria College of Albany

Website

https://mariacollege.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Maria College of Albany is a private Catholic nonprofit college founded in 1958, serving ~804 students annually through certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's programs concentrated in nursing, occupational therapy, allied health, and mental health counseling for the Capital Region and rural upstate New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Nursing and Healthcare Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private/Independent Community & Junior Colleges (EDAHADAB)

Keywords

• Nursing education
• Healthcare degree programs
• Occupational therapy education
• Allied health training
• Private college tuition

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from tuition and fees for certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs. Maria College is noted as the most affordable private college in the Albany, NY area with flexible scheduling options.
2. Financial Aid Administration: Administration of federal Title IV financial aid, state aid including TAP, institutional scholarships, and grants.
3. Federal Grants: Received federal funding including $770K for VR nursing simulation hub development and $1,909,489 in CARES Act emergency relief funds.
4. Alumni Giving and Development: Annual Fund (The Maria Fund), scholarship support donations, and endowed scholarship funds including Andrea Lewis Siek Scholarship, Maureen E. O'Brien Generations Scholarship, and others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Maria College of Albany is a private Catholic college that delivers career-focused higher education programs primarily in healthcare and service professions. It offers certificate, associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs — most prominently nursing (AAS RN, LPN, RN-BS completion), occupational therapy, allied health, clinical mental health counseling, and select liberal arts programs — to approximately 800 students annually on its Albany campus and through online and hybrid formats.

Product overview

Maria College of Albany is a private Catholic college offering a unified portfolio of career-focused academic programs primarily in healthcare and service professions. The institution operates as a single educational platform providing certificate programs, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees. Key program areas include Nursing (AAS RN, LPN Certificate, RN-BS Completion), Occupational Therapy (MSOT, OTA AAS), Allied Health (Surgical Technology, Radiologic Technology, Medical Assistant Certificate), Mental Health Counseling (MS CMHC), and Arts & Sciences (Psychology, Healthcare Management, Public Health, Liberal Arts). The College differentiates through innovative technology integration including a Virtual Reality Nursing Simulation Hub within its Center for Academic Innovation, providing hands-on simulation experiences. Programs maintain specialized accreditations from ACEN and ACOTE, with strong emphasis on clinical partnerships and practical workforce preparation across the Capital Region of New York.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursing Programs (Nursing AAS, LPN Certificate, RN-BS Completion)

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of students working in field or pursuing higher degree 6 months after graduation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• SUNY Cobleskill and Bassett Healthcare NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Rural nursing education partnership to address nursing shortage in rural communities. Maria College, SUNY Cobleskill, and Bassett Healthcare Network joined forces to bring quality nursing education to rural upstate New York.
• Siena CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to expand mental health workforce across New York State. Collaboration between Siena College and Maria College to address workforce needs in mental health counseling.
• St. Peter's Health PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuition partnership where St. Peter's Health Care Partners pays tuition for employees enrolled in the Practical Nurse Certificate (LPN) weekend program in exchange for commitment to work upon graduation. Partnership provides clinical and clerical work experience at St. Peter's Hospital.
• Conference for Mercy Higher EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaria College is one of 17 institutions sponsored by the national Conference for Mercy Higher Education network, which currently enrolls more than 38,559 students throughout the United States. Includes Carlow University, College of Saint Mary, Georgian Court University, Gwynedd Mercy University, Mercy College of Health & Sciences, Mercy College of Ohio, Mercyhurst University, and others.
• Regional Healthcare FacilitiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClinical rotation partnerships with region's top hospitals, long-term care facilities, community health agencies, and other clinical partners. Clinical affiliates provide hands-on experience for nursing students in diverse healthcare settings.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gwynedd Mercy University: Sisters of Mercy-sponsored private Catholic university in Pennsylvania with strong nursing and allied-health programs. Operates at similar scale and program mix to Maria, including ACEN-accredited nursing.
• Mercy College of Health Sciences: Sisters of Mercy-affiliated, single-purpose health sciences college in Des Moines. Highly comparable on mission, healthcare-only program portfolio and small-private-college operating model.
• College of Saint Mary: Sisters of Mercy-sponsored private Catholic college in Omaha with strong nursing and allied health programs. Similar private, healthcare-emphasizing operating profile and Mercy network affiliation.
• Carlow University: Small private Catholic university in Pittsburgh sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy — one of 17 schools in the same Conference for Mercy Higher Education network. Directly comparable on mission, scale and healthcare program emphasis.
• Mercyhurst University: Sisters of Mercy-sponsored private Catholic university in Erie, PA offering nursing and health profession programs. Comparable in religious sponsorship, size, and healthcare program emphasis.
• Russell Sage College: Private Capital Region college in Troy, NY with a strong nursing school and historic women's college heritage. Direct competitor for nursing applicants in the same Albany–Troy media market.
• Siena College: Private Catholic liberal arts college in Loudonville, NY (Capital Region), similar in size, mission and student demographic. Direct competitor for the same regional prospective-student pool and explicit partner in Maria's mental health workforce expansion.
• Excelsior University: Albany-based private nonprofit university with a large online nursing (RN-BS) and health sciences portfolio; competes with Maria's online and adult-learner programs statewide.

Regional players

• Hudson Valley Community College: Public two-year community college in Troy, NY serving the same Capital Region adult-learner pool with nursing and allied health programs; competes on price and location but lacks Maria's private Catholic mission.
• SUNY Cobleskill: Public SUNY college in rural upstate New York and Maria's explicit partner in the Bassett Healthcare rural nursing pipeline; comparable in nursing curriculum but differentiated by public status and broader agricultural/tech portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mariacollege
• Facebookfacebook.com/168072235430
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maria-college

Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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