There’s a path—or maybe even a few paths—that are right for you at Villa. To find yours, start by exploring our diverse mix of 22 degree programs that span three departments: art, liberal arts and professional studies, and music. Our 8:1 student to faculty ratio means our students receive individualized attention that helps them cultivate their unique skill set.
See For Yourself.
College isn’t about having it all figured out.
It’s about inventing who you’re going to become.
Certificate Programs.
Advance your career & work with local pros with these professionally designed & delivered courses.
Sport Management.
Combines your passion for sports with business acumen, preparing you for a winning career in a growing industry.
Viking Ride by Lyft.
Villa has partnered with Lyft to provide students a new mobility resource for improved, reliable transportation to & from campus.
Transfer to Villa.
Transfer up to 90 credits for a bachelor’s degree and 45 credits for an associates, plus generous financial aid, and more.
Women’s Flag Football.
We’re recruiting female student-athletes now for WNY’s
first inter-collegiate flag football team.
Criminal Justice.
Ready to create change in your community?
Study Criminal Justice at Villa Maria College.
The IMIT.
A state-of-the art facility with advanced technology and physical therapy equipment.
Who we are.
Villa Maria College is a diverse and inclusive community where students are defined by their potential, not their financial status. At Villa, students learn the skills that are necessary to do well in the classroom, pass on the College’s long-held values and ideals of doing good in the world, and lend all the support we can to turn aspirations into realities, potential into promise.
Why Villa?
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Recent News.
Remembering 5/14
Today, we mark the second anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack carried out by a white supremacist at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue. Those of you who were working or…
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Essential Steps in the College Transfer Process
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Class of 2024 Set to Receive Degrees at Villa Maria College’s 59th Commencement Ceremony; Jonathan Dandes, Corporate Vice President of Rich Products, will address the Class of 2024
Villa Maria College will honor its Class of 2024 at Commencement on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 11 AM. This year’s ceremony will be held in-person in the College’s auditorium,…
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Join the family.
There’s a lot of pressure to know what’s next. We’re here to say, it’s OK if you’re still figuring it out. In fact, it’s great. Villa is a place where that kind of continual discovery is prized. Because going to college isn’t about having it all figured it out. It’s about inventing who you’re going to become. You’ll see.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2024! 👩🏽🎓🎓
Campus is ready for Commencement! 🧑🏽🎓🎓 We can`t wait to celebrate the Class of 2024!
Graduation rehearsal & reception ✅ Does it feel real yet, Vikings?! We`ll see you Saturday! 🎓
If you don`t bend, weld, AND paint...are you even an art student? 🧑🏽🏭
Students in our 3D Design course worked in teams to make an animated abstracted figure. They bent, welded, and painted the metal and then chose a location on campus to show off their work. 👩🏻🎨
If you don`t bend, weld, AND paint...are you even an art student? 🧑🏽🏭
Students in our 3D Design course worked in teams to make an animated abstracted figure. They bent, welded, and painted the metal and then chose a location on campus to show off their work. 👩🏻🎨
The good news is that our former library`s stained glass window is still a show stopper, even when it`s shining upon the chaos of construction ✨ The other good news is that the new Scott Bieler Center for Academic Excellence is going to make it look even better 👷🏽♀️ Get ready, Vikings! Demo is done & construction is underway. 🥳 Learn more about the project at Villa.edu/bielercenter
The good news is that our former library`s stained glass window is still a show stopper, even when it`s shining upon the chaos of construction ✨ The other good news is that the new Scott Bieler Center for Academic Excellence is going to make it look even better 👷🏽♀️ Get ready, Vikings! Demo is done & construction is underway. 🥳 Learn more about the project at Villa.edu/bielercenter
Happy Mother`s Day to all the moms out there -- you`re the LIGHTS of our lives. 💡🤦🏽♀️ Our interior design students made these lights -- from concept to creation in just one semester. Their work is *almost* as amazing as the moms who do it all & make it look easy. 💐
Happy Mother`s Day to all the moms out there -- you`re the LIGHTS of our lives. 💡🤦🏽♀️ Our interior design students made these lights -- from concept to creation in just one semester. Their work is *almost* as amazing as the moms who do it all & make it look easy. 💐
Viking Fest 2024 💫 Food trucks, cotton candy, pucker sucker sweets, airbrush tattoos giant checkers, chalk art & more!
Viking Fest 2024 💫 Food trucks, cotton candy, pucker sucker sweets, airbrush tattoos giant checkers, chalk art & more!
We`re not mad the semester is over & students are leaving 🥹 buttttt we will miss them, so we were extra excited to partner with Tech Buffalo & the KORP Foundation for the first Family Coding Night! 💻 Parents & their kids joined us on campus to learn some basic coding skills while enjoying each other`s company and some pizza. 👪🏼🍕
We`re not mad the semester is over & students are leaving 🥹 buttttt we will miss them, so we were extra excited to partner with Tech Buffalo & the KORP Foundation for the first Family Coding Night! 💻 Parents & their kids joined us on campus to learn some basic coding skills while enjoying each other`s company and some pizza. 👪🏼🍕
Our senior Graphic Designers need no introduction 👏🏽 Prelude, their annual thesis exhibition, was a huge success. 🌟 Faculty, staff, fellow students, families & friends came out to view the final projects that showcase the visual communication & design skills they`ve perfected over the last 4 years. 👌🏽
Our senior Graphic Designers need no introduction 👏🏽 Prelude, their annual thesis exhibition, was a huge success. 🌟 Faculty, staff, fellow students, families & friends came out to view the final projects that showcase the visual communication & design skills they`ve perfected over the last 4 years. 👌🏽
Hot off the presses...it`s SKALD `24! Villa Maria`s student-published art & literary magazine. 🤩 Like most things around here, SKALD is full of student work that has already won multiple awards. Check it out at the linkin.bio!
Hot off the presses...it`s SKALD `24! Villa Maria`s student-published art & literary magazine. 🤩 Like most things around here, SKALD is full of student work that has already won multiple awards. Check it out at the linkin.bio!
