Saint Joseph's College of Maine

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Saint Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for men and women of all faiths, located on 474 acres on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine.

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.

In fulfillment of this Mission, Saint Joseph's College will:

• Foster a robust academic community dedicated to the pursuit of truth through serious study, integration of knowledge, and an ongoing dialogue between faith and reason.
• Encourage all students to widely explore the arts and sciences while also preparing to live ethical and meaningful lives.
• Provide a strong foundation for graduate study, professional service, and career advancement.
• Offer as an extension of its Mission to multiple world areas, both degree, and non-degree programs, through distance education.
• Enhance students' awareness of human dignity and the meaning of life.
• Advocate for justice and peace to recognize each person's responsibility for the welfare of humankind and the environment.

Our on-campus program students come from many different backgrounds and financial circumstances. Are you concerned about paying for your education? If yes, then please apply for aid. It is a free process. Your education at Saint Joseph's College begins at our other-worldly home on Sebago Lake, and then sweeps you to new places abroad to expand your education by the essential qualification there is experience.

Community-based learning (CBL) is an experiential instructional strategy that engages students in solving problems within their schools and communities as part of their academic studies, transforming them from passive recipients to active participants in their education and community while providing a deeper understanding of theories and course content.

Service-learning (SL) is a form of CBL that emphasizes serving not-for-profits and communities in need to meet a course's learning outcomes. CBL and SL courses at Saint Joseph's College encourage tolerance, leadership, and civic and social responsibility while promoting the core values of the College. The Office of Community-based Learning promotes and supports the integration of this experiential component into course content, furthering the Mercy tradition of service on which the College was founded.

The Honors Program allows high-achieving students to receive an enhanced version of the educational experience that Saint Joseph's College offers to its students. Honors students take unique versions of the Inner Core courses in history, theology, philosophy, and ecology. That means that they satisfy the Honors Program requirements and many of the college-wide Core Curriculum requirements at the same time. It also means that students participate in the Honors Program regardless of whatever major they choose. Also, Honors students take a senior capstone course, which allows them to tie together their previous coursework and pursue a project related to their interests and major.

Individuals or groups of courses within the various degree programs may be taken for continuing education purposes as desired. Courses are available for certification renewal, contractual requirements, or professional development.

The Office of Continuing Education and Training also provides educational opportunities beyond online courses. Educational programming can be face-to-face, online, or a hybrid of the two. Both credit and professional development non-credit courses are available. A program's length can vary from a one-day workshop to a one-week intensive course to a 10-module customized training program for an Education Partner.

The college experience can sometimes bring with it challenges – both positive and not-so-positive. Counseling Center staff can often help students deal with some of the difficulties encountered along the way.

Saint Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for men and women of all faiths, located on 474 acres on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Saint Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for all faiths and ages of men and women. The 474-acre campus, on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine, is given Mount Washington and the Presidential Range of the White Mountains.

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. Today, it is Maine's only Catholic College. Saint Joseph's grants degrees in fulfillment of the Sisters of Mercy's educational ideals, founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831.

In 1970, Saint Joseph's became a co-educational institution. The College began offering distance education programs in 1976. Today, Saint Joseph's College provides certificates and undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program that collaborates with the College's Sebago Lake campus.

With more than 100 years as a foundation, Saint Joseph's College is determined to meet today's and tomorrow's service opportunities to the local, state, national, and global communities.

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