Chase Collegiate School
| Chase Collegiate School | |
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| Address | |
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565 Chase Parkway , 06708 | |
| Coordinates | 41°32′51″N 73°03′59″W / 41.54755°N 73.0664°W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Private |
| Motto | Cease not to learn until thou cease to live |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian |
| Founded | 1865 (Collegiate); 1912 (McTernan), 1972 (unified school) |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Locale | Midsize suburb |
| CEEB code | 070850 |
| NCES School ID | 00233283[1] |
| Teaching staff | 45.3 (FTE) |
| Grades | Pre-K – 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 402 (2013-2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.6 |
| Campus size | 47 acres (190,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
| Yearbook | Salmagundi |
| Endowment | $13,340,132.33 |
| Tuition | $6,400–$16,900 (Pre-K); $19,900–$35,900 (K–12) (as of 2014[update]) |
| Website | www |
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Chase Collegiate School was a nonsectarian private day school offering education for children from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The school was on a 47-acre (190,000 m2) campus[3] in Waterbury, Connecticut. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school announced its closure on August 13, 2020.[4]
As of 2015[update], the enrollment was 276 students: 61 Lower School (age 3 pre-kindergarten through 5th grade), 75 Middle School (6th through 8th grades), and 140 Upper School (high school).
History[edit]
Chase was a co-educational school formed by the merger of two single-sex schools. The first was a girls' school established in 1865 as Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies, later St. Margaret's School for Girls. The second was a boys' school established in 1912 as the McTernan School for Boys. Upon merging in 1972, the combined school was called St. Margaret's-McTernan.[2] The unified name was meant to appeal to both school communities.[5]
Circa 2004-2005 a "School Name Committee" was determining whether to and how to change the school's name.[6] The school leadership wanted a name that showed secularism as the school was at that point secular.[5] The institution was renamed to Chase Collegiate School in 2005.[2] All members of the school's board of trustees had voted to rename the school.[5]
On October 2, 2017, the school announced that it had been purchased by York Education Group, a for-profit entity which owns multiple schools.[7]
The school closed in August 2020 before the 2020-2021 school year could begin, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut. The school stated that the pandemic caused the closure.[8] By 2021 the campus was sold to Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES), an organization that operates charter schools.[9] ACES operates "ACES at Chase" at the former Chase Collegiate campus.[10]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Grant Goodeve - television actor
- Steven Erlanger - journalist
- Joan Bennett - actress
- Lucia Chase - founding patron of the American Ballet Theatre
- Jayne Meadows - stage, film, and television actress
- Gene Tierney - actress
References[edit]
- ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Chase Collegiate School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ a b c "History and Origins". Waterbury, Connecticut: Chase Collegiate School. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ a b "Quick Facts". Waterbury, Connecticut: Chase Collegiate School. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Chase Collegiate School to Close". 14 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b c "Waterbury school plans to change its name July 1". The News-Times. Danbury, Connecticut. 2005-04-14. Retrieved 2024-06-13. - See alternate version at Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ "St. Margaret's-McTernan School to be Chase Collegiate School". Town Times. Southbury, Connecticut: Prime Publishers, Inc. 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Chase Collegiate now owned by private school chain". Republican-American. 2017-10-03. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ "Waterbury private school abruptly closes its doors weeks before fall semester set to begin". WTNH. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Sale of Chase Collegiate School location nearly complete". Republican American. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "Home". ACES at Chase. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
565 Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT 06708
- Same address as former Chase Collegiate.
