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|country = U.S. |undergrad = 3,850〔 |postgrad = 700〔 |faculty = 310 full-time ordinary, 28 Dominican Friars and Sisters〔 |campus = urban 105 acres (.425 km2)〔 |nickname = Friars |colors = Black and White〔http://www.providence.edu/marketing-communications/brand-communications/Documents/Brand_Standards_Manual_hi-res.pdf〕 |athletics = NCAA Division I – Big East, Hockey East, America East |affiliations = ACCU NAICU NEASC |website = |logo = }} Providence College (also known as Providence or PC) is a private, coeducational, Roman Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2012–2013 enrollment of 3,852 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the college specializes in academic programs in the liberal arts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Providence College review )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Providence College review )〕 It is the only college or university in North America administered by the Dominican Friars.〔Dominican University of California, Aquinas College of Michigan, and St. Thomas Aquinas College in New York all have Dominican heritage but are no longer under the direct administration of the Dominicans〕 Founded in 1917, the college offers 49 majors and 34 minors〔 and, beginning with the class of 2016, requires all its students to complete 16 credits in the Development of Western Civilization, which serves as a major part of the college's core curriculum (down from 20 credits previously).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Providence College - Development of Western Civilization )〕 Fr. Brian Shanley has been the school's president since 2005. In athletics, Providence College competes in the NCAA's Division I and is a founding member of the Big East Conference and Hockey East. In December 2012, the College announced it and six other Catholic colleges would leave the Big East Conference to form its own league, taking with them the Big East name and branding. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Providence College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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