The only Armenian theological seminary in the Western Hemisphere, serving the Armenian Church of America.
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary offers two graduate degrees: a Master of Divinity developed in conjunction with St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, and a Master of Arts in Armenian Christian Studies. The seminary also operates a summer program for the training and education of deacons and regularly facilitates exchange programs with the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem's Sts. Tarkmanchatz School. Since 1996, the seminary has published the St. Nersess Theological Review, an Armenological publication and the only English-language academic journal dedicated to the study of Armenian Christianity.
Founded in 1961 by Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan, the seminary was established to address the shortage of trained clergy in the Armenian Church of America. Originally located in Evanston, Illinois and affiliated with Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, it moved to New York in 1967 to strengthen ties with other Eastern churches. The seminary purchased its own building in New Rochelle in 1978 and relocated to a newly constructed campus in Armonk in 2015, which was formally dedicated in 2016.
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary operates under the auspices of the Armenian Church of America, the American branch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It maintains a close collaborative relationship with St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, which has spanned over 50 years and includes joint academic programs and visits with church leadership.