Marianopolis College evolved from a small classical college for Roman Catholic women to a CEGEP-level co-educational and multi-confessional institution. This case study analyses the administrative decision-making that guided the college during three pivotal events in its history. Four aspects of decision-making theory are considered: style, constraints, strategies, and kinds. The major question this case study addresses is: What were the decision-making practices that guided the evolution of Marianopolis College from a Roman Catholic classical college for women to a private coeducational and multi-confessional CEGEP-level college? A secondary question is: To what extent can the decision-making practices adopted to cope with change be supported by models of decision-making theory? The major finding of this study is that at the three pivotal points in the college's history the decision-making strategies depended on environmental and organizational constraints, especially the founding purpose of the institution.

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