The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) provides up to five years of academic support and supplementary financial assistance to eligible New York State residents who do not meet the traditional admissions criteria but demonstrate potential for academic success.
HEOP and its activities are supported, in whole or in part, by the New York State Education Department. HEOP has been an integral part of Marymount Manhattan College since 1969.
Learn more about HEOP at MMC,
including eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Playwriting at Marymount Manhattan challenged and molded me into the artist I am today while also giving me the tools to be the artist I dream of being tomorrow. I couldn’t be grateful enough for my experience and the support system I feel I still have even two years after graduation.
Rodolfo Soto ’172017, B.F.A. in Acting and Writing for the Stage
I moved to New York wanting to be an actor. MMC helped me realize that there were other careers in the theater. If not for the flexibility of MMC’s liberal arts programs, I would not have been able to make the transition from in front of to behind the curtain so easily or fruitfully.
Aaron GlickClass of 2006, B.A. in Theatre Arts
Winner, Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for The Boys in the Band
CTEM and its 1-on-1 approach has given me an unmatched creative foundation to develop my skills as an aspiring screenwriter and filmmaker. The faculty is astounding and wants nothing more than to see their students succeed academically, artistically, and professionally. This program has given me insurmountable confidence in my abilities (and an irreplaceable sense of passion) that I will forever take with me into the professional world of entertainment!
Shelbi Cornelison ’22Class of 2022, Film and Media Studies major
I really feel like the Writing for the Stage program helped me find my voice..I can’t recommend this program enough because it allowed me to reach deep within myself to find what matters most to me in this world and write about that. This caused me to get to know myself in ways I could have never even imagined and in turn, has made me a more confident, curious, and truthful playwright.
RheAnn Mennefield ’192019, Major in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Writing for the Stage
The public health field grabbed my attention as I took epidemiology during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. My understanding of the public health system broadened as I realized the health care system is beyond researching infectious disease; it directly relates to the mental and physical health of communities and individuals. The minor pairs with my psychology major because I can explore and understand the multiple ways in which an individual’s health can be affected and ways to promote health and improvement.
Sierra RasheedClass of 2022
Psychology Major, Public Health Minor
