University of St. Joseph's College

The University of St. Joseph's College was a university in Memramcook, New Brunswick that closed in 1966, when it amalgamated with two other colleges to form the Université de Moncton.

See also: Saint-Joseph, New Brunswick
University of St. Joseph's College
TypePublic
Established1864-1969
Location
Memramcook, New Brunswick
,
NB
,
Canada
CampusUrban
View of the main building of the former College St. Joseph, showing a monument to the founder, Pere Camille Lefebvre, CSC (1841-1895).

Founded in 1864 as St. Joseph's College on the site of St. Thomas Seminary which had closed two years earlier,[1] St. Joseph's was the first French-language, degree-granting college in Atlantic Canada. The university was closed in the 1960s with the establishment of the University of Moncton. The university facilities now house the Memramcook Institute, now properly called the Memramcook Learning and Vacation Resort. There is a national historic site, Monument Lefebvre, located on the Institute grounds that features exhibits about Acadian History.

In 1898 the college obtained the status of a university and became the University of St. Joseph's College. In 1928 the title was shortened to University Saint-Joseph.[2]

By 1920, the university had two faculties: Arts and Sciences. It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Law (BL), and Master of Arts (MA). It had 389 students and 40 academic staff, all male.[3]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Musée acadien of the Université de Moncton
  2. Clément Cormier (1975). "UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON :HISTORIQUE" (PDF). Archives de l'Université de Moncton (in French). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 9 November 2018..
  3. Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canada Year Book 1921, Ottawa, 1922

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