Many more changes would answer the challenges faced by each new group of students. In 1992 Albertus offered its first graduate degree, a master of arts in liberal studies, and since then has added two additional graduate programs. Two years later, in 1994, the New Dimensions program was developed as a way for adults to go to college while maintaining a full time job and family. It is an alternative educational program that allows working adults to obtain their associate s, bachelor s and master s degrees in management at an accelerated pace. Today, Albertus Magnus is a thriving co-ed college with over 30 undergraduate and three graduate degree programs housed in ten buildings and three resident halls, which educates about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Studies show that what students want is individualized attention and small class size.
These are two areas in which Albertus Magnus excels. The changes at Albertus are many. The venerable Rosary Hall has been converted from what was once a building that housed classrooms, a chapel, library and dormitory, to one that now holds a 100,000 volume library with internet access. While the College has a major focus on adult education and the non-traditional student some traditional things remain. What makes Albertus unique is its commitment to the students and to the Dominican charism, said Sr.