About Ladycliff
A short profile of Ladycliff College: founded in 1933 by the Franciscan Sisters of Peekskill, located beside West Point, and closed in 1980 for financial reasons.
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The original site's short summary of the college: a Catholic residential college for women founded in 1933 by the Franciscan Sisters of Peekskill, located in Highland Falls, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson about 50 miles north of New York City, next to West Point. It closed in 1980 for financial reasons, after graduating 2,661 women, with some 3,000 more enrolled as non-matriculated students. The page linked to the history, the college song, and a transcript request page, which is not reproduced here.
Ladycliff, a Catholic residential College for women, was founded in 1933 by the Franciscan Sisters of Peekskill. The College was located in Highland Falls, NY, on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles north of New York City on property adjacent to the United States Military Academy at West Point. A vibrant, interactive College by the 1970s, Ladycliff was forced to close in 1980 for financial reasons. Two thousand six hundred sixty-one women graduated from Ladycliff. An additional three thousand students enrolled as non-matriculated students through the years.
A few questions
Who founded Ladycliff and where was it?
The Franciscan Sisters of Peekskill founded it in 1933 as a Catholic residential college for women. It stood in Highland Falls, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 50 miles north of New York City, next to West Point.
Why did the college close and how many graduated?
Ladycliff was forced to close in 1980 for financial reasons, after becoming an interactive college by the 1970s. A total of 2,661 women graduated, and about 3,000 more students enrolled as non-matriculated students.
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