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In June 2026, Mount Aloysius President John McKeegan traveled to the Vatican to participate in the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) Rome Seminar. McKeegan was selected to represent Mount Aloysius College as one of 20 Catholic institutions from across North America participating in the ACCU’s program. Together, the higher education delegation explored the legacy of the Church to strengthen and advance the mission of Catholic higher education through a series of meetings [...]

DuBois, PA - Mount Aloysius College today announced the launch of a new nursing program in DuBois, Pennsylvania, designed to address the ongoing shortage of health care providers in rural communities. The initiative is supported through a new collaboration between the Mount and Penn Highlands Healthcare, who will provide significant funding for these new nursing students. Penn Highlands Healthcare and the Mount will provide educational funding to nursing students, along with guaranteed job placement [...]

Cresson, PA — Mount Aloysius College proudly announces the formation of its Criminology Advisory Committee, an elite group of regionally and internationally recognized professionals who will collaborate to advance and strengthen the College’s already exceptional Criminology program. The committee brings together some of the most respected minds in law enforcement, forensic science, criminal justice reform, and victim advocacy to ensure the program remains at the forefront of criminology education.The committee’s mission is to provide expert [...]

Cresson, Pa. – Mount Aloysius College has been awarded the Military FriendlyⓇ designation for the 11th consecutive year and achieved GOLD status for the third year. This distinction is awarded to higher education institutions that provide excellent service for the military and veteran members of their student bodies. A Military FriendlyⓇ school is chosen by VIQTORY Inc. and helps military personnel find the best schools in the country that will help them reach their educational [...]

Cresson, PA - Please see the statement below from President John McKeegan regarding the postponement of fall athletic competition. Greetings, Mounties, Today, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) decided to postpone intercollegiate athletic competition for these sports for the fall 2020 season: soccer, volleyball, cross country, and basketball. Golf and women’s tennis will continue this fall; the conference is still discussing the possibility of moving the postponed seasons to the spring semester. Neither the College [...]

To the Mount Aloysius College community, In a time of tragedy, it is helpful to recall that which binds us together. The Mount Aloysius Philosophy Statement encourages us to synthesize faith with learning, to develop competence with compassion, to put talents and gifts at the service of others, and to begin to assume leadership in the world community. It emphasizes values of justice, hospitality, mercy, and service. Personally and on behalf of the College, racial [...]

Cresson, Pa. - Mount Aloysius College has announced three non-credit continuing education certificate programs to those in fields impacted by medical and recreational cannabis use, such as business, healthcare, and law. The certificates are in partnership with Green Flower, a national leader in cannabis education. The programs will be fully online and will launch in early July 2020. Dr. Joseph Bobak, Department Chair of the Justice, Law, and Society Department at Mount Aloysius, says [...]

Cresson, Pa. - To highlight the season of Lent, Vox Nova of Mount Aloysius College will perform “The Footsteps to Calvary”.  Remembering the sacrifice of Christ is repeated throughout Lent by praying the Stations of the Cross. Vox Nova adds music to this service and creates an atmosphere of reflection and meditation. After each station is read aloud by the choir ensemble, the subsequent piece of music will match the content and tone of that [...]