1678 Asylum Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

St. Joseph College is a liberal arts college for women located in West Hartford, Connecticut and was founded in 1932 by the Sisters of Mercy in the Roman Catholic tradition. The Connecticut School is New England's only Catholic College for women. St. Joseph College sits on an 84-acre campus along with the Gengras Center, the coeducational Prime Time Program and the graduate school.

The Connecticut school follows calendar semesters and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. Students choose from more than 30 undergraduate areas of study at the Connecticut school, including accounting, environmental studies, Latin, philosophy, religious studies and sociology. Specialized minors at St. Joseph College include art studio, ethics, gerontology, political science and sports nutrition. St. Joseph College is accredited by both the State of Connecticut Board of Higher Education and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Clubs at St. Joseph College are student run. Students hold all leadership positions and receive guidance from a staff or faculty advisor. Opportunities for student involvement at St. Joseph College include joining the Student Government Association, event planning with the Student Programming and Events Council and joining the college chapter of Best Buddies, which creates friendships between students and individuals with intellectual disabilities. Other clubs and organizations available to students at St. Joseph College include Amnesty International, Relay for Life, Student Ambassadors and Women Empowerment.

Quick Facts:

The student-to-faculty ratio at St. Joseph College is 11-to-1 and the average class size is 25 students.

More than 80 percent of students at St. Joseph College receive financial aid.

Five residence halls provide on-campus housing to all full-time, undergraduate students at this Connecticut school.

All first-year students at St. Joseph College enroll in the first-year seminar, a three-credit course which helps students transition into the academic, emotional and social aspects of college life.

St. Joseph College is a NCAA Division III school, with eight varsity teams that compete regionally and nationally.

The Pope Pius XII Library at St. Joseph College offers students more than 133,000 volumes and online resources.

The Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities is the newest facility at the Connecticut school, with a 350-seat auditorium plus five art galleries, classrooms and faculty offices.

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