Max Stern Yezreel Valley College

The Max Stern Yezreel Valley Academic College
	המכללה האקדמית עמק יזרעאל ע״ש מקס שטרן
Type	Public
Established	1965
President	Ariela Lebenstein
Rector	Aliza Shenhar
Academic staff	100
Students	5,000[1]
Location	Jezreel Valley, Israel

The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College (המכללה האקדמית עמק יזרעאל ע״ש מקס שטרן) is a college located in the Jezreel Valley (Galilee region) of Israel, between the cities Afula and Nazareth, and next to Kfar Gid'on, Tel Adashim and Mizra.

Founded in 1965 as Emek Yezreel College, Max Stern College later served as a regional branch of Hebrew University from 1973 to 1994. In 1994 the Israel Council for Higher Education gave accreditation to Max Stern College as an independent academic institution capable of granting bachelor's degrees. The college offers BA degrees to some 5,000 students in a diverse array of fields, including Economics, Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Communication Studies, Human Services, Health Administration, Nursing Studies and General Studies.

The college is named after Max Stern, whose son Leonard N. Stern gave a monetary gift in his name when he died.

References

↑ "About YVC". Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

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