Notre Dame College, also known as Notre Dame College of Ohio or simply NDC, is a Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts college in South Euclid, Ohio, USA. Established in 1922 as a women's college, it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame offers 29 majors, individually designed majors and confers undergraduate and graduate degrees through nine colleges and schools and has current enrollment of 2,120 students. The 53-acre (21.4 ha) main academic and residential campus is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Cleveland in South Euclid.
Fielding athletic teams known as Notre Dame Falcons, the college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The college is an affiliate member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and competes in the conference in four sports. Its other sports compete in the NCAA as independent programs. Notre Dame has become a charter member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC), a new Division II conference set to begin playing in the 2013–14 school year. Prior to joining the NCAA, the college competed in the NAIA as a member of the American Mideast Conference. The official school and athletic colors are royal blue and gold.
The majority of Notre Dame's students are from Ohio, with only 2% of enrollment out-of-state and 4% of enrollment foreign students. The college offers a large number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs and student organizations. Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment.
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