Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Saint Joseph’s College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for men and women of all faiths, located on 350-acres on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, on what was once a large estate owned by the Verrill family of Portland.

Saint Joseph’s was founded by the Portland Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in 1912 and chartered by the Maine Legislature in 1915. It is the Catholic college of Maine. It has a religious Board of Trustees and a lay and religious Board of Overseers. Saint Joseph’s grants degrees in fulfillment of the educational ideals of the Sisters of Mercy, founded by Mary Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831.

From the time of the foundation of the Portland Regional Community in the Diocese of Portland in 1883, the Sisters of Mercy worked toward the establishment of a college. From 1912 to 1956, the college was located on the grounds of the Motherhouse in the Deering district of Portland. In 1949, the name of the College was changed from Saint Joseph’s to The College of Our Lady of Mercy, but with the change of site to Standish in 1956, the original name of Saint Joseph’s was resumed.

Mission
Rooted in and professing fidelity to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the doctrines and heritage of the Roman Catholic Church, Saint Joseph’s College, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, is a liberal arts college that nurtures intellectual, spiritual and social growth in students of all ages and all faiths within a value-centered environment.

Vision
Saint Joseph’s College will continue to grow as a leading, private, Catholic residential liberal arts college in New England, and will be increasingly recognized for:
the distinctiveness of our Catholic-Mercy mission
the quality of our faculty and staff
the strength of our academic offerings
the preeminence of our distance education programs
the effectiveness of our co-curricular learning
the excellence of our graduates

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Adult Education and Training Degrees
• Business Administration Degree Options (BSBA)
• Business Administration Degree Option (BSGS-Business Specialization)
• Criminal Justice Degrees
• Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
• Human Services Degrees
• Long-Term Care Administration Degrees
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Psychology Degrees
• Radiologic Science Administration Degrees
• Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies

Graduate Programs

• Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Science in Education
• Master of Health Administration
• Master of Science in Nursing
• Master of Accountancy

Contact Details
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
278 Whites Bridge Road
Standish, Maine 04084
Official Website: http://www.sjcme.edu/