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The school formerly operated as Saint Mary's College and for many decades educated young women in grades 11–12 and their freshman and sophomore years in college. The school changed to a four year high school in 1998, [ 2 ] at which point the name reverted to Saint Mary's School, the original name of the institution when it was founded in 1842.
In 1893, St. Mary's received a charter to grant college diplomas. It was the first women's liberal arts college in the Northwest and was known until 1930 as St. Mary's Academy and College. [5] Marylhurst University, originally part of the downtown school, moved out in 1930. [4] The Kleeman building was inadequate for the students by the 1960s.
The cost of full-time attendance (indicating the cost of tuition and fees) at St. Mary's for the 2023-24 academic year was $43,324. The 2023-24 cost for part-time attendance was $28,654. [ 8 ]
St. Mary's academic program is designed to meet the basic entrance requirements for any college curriculum. Requirements for graduation are four years of theology and English; four years of mathematics; three years of science and social studies; three years of a foreign language; and a semester each of computer programming, computer applications, physical education, health, fine arts, and speech.
St. Mary's College of Maryland is located on the original site of Maryland's first colony, St. Mary's City, [12] which was also the first capital of Maryland [13] and is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America. [14] [15] Colonial St. Mary's City was actually only a town and at its peak had between 500 and 600 residents.
The new St. Mary's College quickly gained senior college status and in 1927 the first class of bachelor's degree candidates graduated from the newly renamed St. Mary's University. [ 9 ] In 1932, the high school programs at St. Mary's Academy relocated from the College Street campus to become Central Catholic High School . [ 10 ]
St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic K-12 school in New Orleans, Louisiana run by the Sisters of the Holy Family. [3] Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest Black Catholic schools in the country. It admits girls and boys until grade 7, and admits only girls for grades 8-12.
St. Mary's Academy is composed of a co-ed Lower School (co-ed Preschool through Grade 5) and Middle School (co-ed Grades 6-8), and continues its tradition as a college preparatory high school for girls (Grades 9-12). The U.S. Department of Education has honored St. Mary's Academy three times as a School of Excellence (a program initially titled ...