History of Marian Court College

Marian Court College was founded in 1964 by the Sisters of Mercy as Marian Court Secretarial School for women. Over the past years, the college evolved from a secretarial school and junior college, to a two-year college granting the associate in science degree to both men and women.

In 1954, the Sisters of Mercy, whose Motherhouse was in New Hampshire, came to Swampscott, Massachusetts and purchased six acres of property and the mansion known as White Court from Timothy Falvey. White Court had received some national attention when, in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge used it as the summer White House. After the property was acquired by the Sisters of Mercy, the property was renamed Marian Court in honor of the Marian Year, proclaimed by Pope Pius XII in 1954.

From its beginning, Marian Court was a Catholic institution committed to preparing students for careers and further education. The College today offers degree programs in business administration, criminal justice, liberal studies, and paralegal studies to both men and women.

When the Summer White House was in Swampscott, Massachusetts

In the summer of 1925, for nearly three months, the Coolidges spent the summer at “White Court” on Little’s Point in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The mansion where the Coolidges relaxed taking daily ocean walks is the same building where students and faculty meet for classes.