opened in September of the same year.
=== Presidents ===
Merrimack College has had 8 presidents since it was founded in 1947:
Vincent A. McQuade, 1947–1968 (founder)
John R. Aherne, 1968–1976
John A. Coughlan, 1976–1981
John E. Deegan, 1981–1994
Richard J. Santagati, 1994–2008
Joseph D. Calderone, 2008–2008
Ronald O. Champagne, 2008–2010
Christoper E. Hopey, 2010–Present
== Academics ==
Merrimack College offers more than 100 undergraduate academic programs and more than 40 graduate programs including accelerated master's degrees.
The College's five schools include the Girard School of Business, the Winston School of Education and Social Policy, the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences, and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
== Campus ==
The main campus of Merrimack College is situated on 220 acres (1 km2) of land in North Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb 25 miles north of downtown Boston. The main campus features over 40 buildings, including a 125,000-volume …
