St. Mary's Dominican College

St. Mary's Dominican College was a liberal arts college for women in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Main gateway of St. Mary's Dominican College on St. Charles Avenue, about 1980

History

The college was founded by the Dominican Sisters congregation of St. Mary as St. Mary's Academy. The high school section separated to become St. Mary's Dominican High School.[1]

St. Mary's Dominican College was chartered in 1910 and operated until 1984, when it was disbanded. Its grounds were sold to Loyola University, and became Loyola's Broadway campus.[2]

Notable alumnae

Notable faculty

Notes

  1. Dominican Congregation of St. Mary Last retrieved February 12, 2007
  2. Blake Ponchartrain, Gambit Weekly, January 29, 2002. Last retrieved February 12, 2007.

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