The Monroe story began in 1933 when a pioneering woman named Mildred King opened the Monroe Secretarial School in the West Farms section of the Bronx. Named for U.S. President James Monroe, the school boasted just four small classrooms and had an initial class of seven students, all women. Nine decades later, we are proud to continue to call the Bronx "home" and to be led by Mildred King's descendants.

After World War II, Monroe welcomes veterans and others who need the skills to begin new jobs in emerging fields like data processing.

The Fordham campus opened as the era of the personal computer began, changing technology and creating new academic programs.

In 1998, Monroe Online is at the forefront of internet learning, bringing the school’s resources to people across the country and around the world with 20 degree programs now fully online.

In 2017, the Monroe University Express, a Division III athletic program for student-athletes taking classes at our Bronx campus, fielded teams in six sports, expanding the athletics program that started with the Mustangs in New Rochelle.