Saint Mary Normal and Training School in 1930. In 1934, the state's commissioner of education granted full approval to the program and the Mount received the authority to issue teacher's certificates after the three-year program. In January 1955, the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York granted the Mount a provisional charter to grant the degree of Associate in Arts upon the completion of the registered three-year curriculum.
=== College (1959–present) ===
The college's board of regents voted to amend the college's charter on October 3, 1959, allowing the Mount to become a four-year liberal arts college. It opened its door to the first class of laywomen in 1960. In June 1962, the Mount granted its first bachelor's degree, a Bachelor of Science in Education. According to the college, both Leon Vincent Short, the first president, and Mary Vincent Ralph, the first Academic Dean, are considered to be the co-founders of the college.
In 1963, Aquinas Hall, named after Saint Thomas Aquinas, …
