HIGHER EDUCATION: ALVERNO COLLEGE IS A CATHOLIC, FRANCISCAN COLLEGE IN MILWAUKEE, WI, FOUNDED IN 1887 BY THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS. THE COLLEGE WAS DESIGNATED A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION IN 2017, THE FIRST IN WI. ALVERNO'S 60-PLUS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AREAS REFLECT MAJORS, MINORS, AND ADULT & DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS. THEY ARE CONTAINED IN FOUR SCHOOLS: THE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES; JOANN MCGRATH SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS; SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; AND SCHOOL OF ADULT LEARNING AND NEW INITIATIVES. ALVERNO OFFERS GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN AND MEN: A MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION;MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION;MASTER OF MUSIC THERAPY AND LITURGY & MUSIC;MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SCHOOL & COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY; MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING; AND DOCTORATE OF NURSING PRACTICE.