Welcoming people of all faiths, Presentation College challenges learners toward academic excellence and, in the Catholic tradition, the whole person's development.
Presentation College provides its students with engaging courses of study and relevant career skills rooted in a tradition of academic excellence and community service that reaches back to the College's founders, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Our mission dedicates us to educating the whole person — academically, spiritually, and personally — so that our students can think critically and act conscientiously in the more fantastic world upon graduation. Presentation graduates are known for being principled, reflective, and creative learners who care about others' welfare.
We offer a wide range of experiential opportunities designed to deepen student learning, broaden perspectives, and provide valuable, real-world experience. Our dedicated faculty is committed to providing an environment where students can develop the skills, abilities, and confidence necessary to achieve academic and personal success.
Presentation College provides a Learning Community in which students are offered an excellent opportunity to learn. Faculty and staff are given the best possible environment in which to teach and serve. To continue to do so, Presentation College embraces positive change focused on four areas: Students, Excellence, Community Impact, and Sustainability. With highly ranked programs and exceptional professors, Presentation College educates students who make the world a better place.
Getting and staying involved while in College can be one of the best choices you make as a student. Being involved encourages and advances your development on all levels: intellectual, cultural, spiritual, and social. Meet people, make friends with similar interests, feel more connected to the College, and gain skills necessary for success during and after College. Presentation College proudly offers various student activities that strengthen the body, mind, and spirit, including campus clubs and organizations, intramural programs, student athletic and recreational activities, and other student activities.
The typical Presentation student only pays $14,500 in general tuition after financial aid is applied, making PC one of the most affordable private College's in the region.
Founded in 1951 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Presentation College has a professions focus in the undergraduate programs, including arts & sciences, nursing, business, social & behavioral sciences, and allied health. Using knowledge to improve lives and make our communities a better place is the very heart of what we do at Presentation College. Here, service-learning is not an add-on or an afterthought. It is the very foundation of who we are and what our education stands for. Because, quite simply, that is what the world needs.
Our deep Catholic roots guide us in the way we approach learning and living. A core mission of our founders is a sincere commitment to social justice and human dignity. That commitment is brought to life every day through our efforts to help individuals, families, and communities in need. In order to fulfill graduation requirements, students complete at least two service-learning projects. You will have the flexibility to choose from a broad range of service-learning programs and opportunities, and you will enhance the experience through reflections and journaling.
From building homes through Habitat for Humanity, to "Shop with the Saints" for families in need, to packing lunches at the local food bank, to hosting community meals and health clinics, to countless other service activities, there is no limit to our enthusiasm for service. That is why 97 percent of students say they are satisfied with service learning at Presentation.
Presentation College seeks a rich diversity of students and seeks entry-level students who are residents and commuters, part-time and full-time.
Presentation College offers the essence of higher education so that students can mature through the seven dimensions of a whole person, which are identified in the core value of Whole Person Education. There is an emphasis on experiencing perspectives through a world view and growing and expanding the ability to think and engage in dialogue consistent with the Catholic tradition.
Graduates are Presentation people who are recognized through the values they live. They are justice-making and committed to the common good. They combine wisdom with compassion. They engage joyfully to serve society.
Presentation College maintains its focus on the education of health care professionals. The College offers vital undergraduate programs while exploring the feasibility of offering advanced degrees to health care professionals.
Presentation College attracts and supports diverse, highly qualified, and innovative faculty and staff, which ensures a challenging higher education for students. The support includes funding for research and professional development.
Faculty in each academic program research and implement best practices relevant to the uniqueness of the discipline. Each academic program demonstrates excellence through a collectivity of excellence in scholarship, creativity, learning, and service.
Presentation College maintains its enrollment at a level that creates sustainability. It has achieved financial and academic sustainability by balancing its current distinctiveness with its future vision. Presentation College remains true to its mission and core values as it identifies, promotes and builds on its outstanding education. It is a learning community, intentionally serving and learning with all who seek relationship within the context of the College.
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