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.
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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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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We are counting down the days until our students are back on campus doing what they do best -- beautifying the Main Building with their art installments, preparing for gallery shows, printing renderings for critiques, enjoying Viking Fest, volunteering in the community...the list goes on. The point is, we miss you, Vikings. 💙💚
We are counting down the days until our students are back on campus doing what they do best -- beautifying the Main Building with their art installments, preparing for gallery shows, printing renderings for critiques, enjoying Viking Fest, volunteering in the community...the list goes on. The point is, we miss you, Vikings. 💙💚
Vikings in the wild.
Our students shared their top memories from the 2023-2024 academic year. The top 5 are:
🎮 VillaCon
🏕️ American Advertising Awards
🎓 Commencement
🥳 Viking Fest
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽 Clubs
We`re all looking forward to the...
👩🏽💻 The Bieler Center for Academic Excellence!
Learn more about these events: https://bit.ly/4cEfmTD
Our students shared their top memories from the 2023-2024 academic year. The top 5 are:
🎮 VillaCon
🏕️ American Advertising Awards
🎓 Commencement
🥳 Viking Fest
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽 Clubs
We`re all looking forward to the...
👩🏽💻 The Bieler Center for Academic Excellence!
Learn more about these events: https://bit.ly/4cEfmTD
Artist(s) Unknown
Vikingfest 2024
Chalk on Sidewalk, 13 x 7 in
$ Entirely Priceless
www.villa.edu
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 716-961-1805
👌🏽
Artist(s) Unknown
Vikingfest 2024
Chalk on Sidewalk, 13 x 7 in
$ Entirely Priceless
www.villa.edu
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 716-961-1805
👌🏽
ICYMI: Cheektowaga Central School District Art Show, hosted in our on-campus art gallery.
President Giordano is pictured here with local Holocaust survivor Sophia Veffer. Dr. G received the Sophia Veffer Upstander Award, named for her dedication to making this world more just. 🏆 Learn more about the many, many, many achievements that have made him the perfect candidate for this honor at the linkin.bio.
President Giordano is pictured here with local Holocaust survivor Sophia Veffer. Dr. G received the Sophia Veffer Upstander Award, named for her dedication to making this world more just. 🏆 Learn more about the many, many, many achievements that have made him the perfect candidate for this honor at the linkin.bio.
POV: Your best friend and fellow Villa grad secretly flew in from Italy to surprise you at graduation. 🥹 That Viking Bond is strong!
POV: Your best friend and fellow Villa grad secretly flew in from Italy to surprise you at graduation. 🥹 That Viking Bond is strong!
Does anyone know how to say `Go Vikings` in Italian? 🤌🏽 This crew does, thanks to their summer semester abroad. 🇮🇹
Does anyone know how to say `Go Vikings` in Italian? 🤌🏽 This crew does, thanks to their summer semester abroad. 🇮🇹
Students & grads often tell us Villa became their family. Hearing that never gets old. 💙 But we have to give a serious shout out to the families that came before Villa. 💚 Parents that supported you, friends who encouraged you, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins who celebrated you. We couldn`t become your family without your family. 🫶🏽
See all Commencement photos at the linkin.bio.
Students & grads often tell us Villa became their family. Hearing that never gets old. 💙 But we have to give a serious shout out to the families that came before Villa. 💚 Parents that supported you, friends who encouraged you, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins who celebrated you. We couldn`t become your family without your family. 🫶🏽
See all Commencement photos at the linkin.bio.
If you professors don`t hug you like this after your graduation, did they even like you?! 🤗 (I`m sure they did...but no one roots for their students quite like Villa`s faculty.)
See all the Commencement photos at the linkin.bio.
If you professors don`t hug you like this after your graduation, did they even like you?! 🤗 (I`m sure they did...but no one roots for their students quite like Villa`s faculty.)
See all the Commencement photos at the linkin.bio.
