Mount Sacred Heart College

Former name

| Mount Sacred Heart Junior College

|

Type| Sisters' college
Active| 1946–1997
Founder| Sister Mary Antonine Signorelli
Affiliation| Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Religious affiliation

| Roman Catholic
Students| 8 (1996)
Location|

Hamden

Connecticut

United States

Language| English and Latin

College in Hamden, Connecticut

Mount Sacred Heart College was a small Catholic women's college in Hamden, Connecticut. It was founded in 1946 as Mount Sacred Heart Junior College[1] and closed in mid-1997 due to low enrollment.[2]

The college was founded by Sister Mary Antonine Signorelli[1] and operated by the Missionary Zelatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an Italian religious institute now known as the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

## Academics

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Mount Sacred Heart was designed as a sisters' college, or a college primarily designed to educate nuns.[1] In light of its mission, the curriculum focused on theology, although it was not limited to that area. Faculty members offered courses in Latin, education, writing, and other subjects.[3][4]

Courses were initially offered on the traditional American two-semester system, but by 1966 the college had adopted a trimester system.[5] Graduates received associate degrees.[6]

## Legacy

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The Mount Sacred Heart campus is now used by the Zelatrices' successor, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart, to operate Sacred Heart Academy, a preparatory school for high school-aged girls.[7]

The only remaining sisters' college in the United States is the Assumption College for Sisters in Mendham Borough, New Jersey.

## See also

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* List of current and historical women's universities and colleges

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Memorial Library Fund For Sister Antonine". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 24, 1967. p. 3E. Retrieved November 2, 2019 - via newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Sans Castle" (PDF). Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development. 13 (3): 6. Fall 1998. Retrieved June 9, 2006.
3. ^ Ellis, Amy (April 5, 2016). "The Right Reverend Lambert Reilly Celebrates Mass In Hartford". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
4. ^ "Directory of Chairmen of Freshman Composition". College Composition and Communication. 16 (4): 129–145\. November 1965. JSTOR 355089.129-145&rft.date=1965-11&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/355089#id-name=JSTOR&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mount+Sacred+Heart+College" class="Z3988">
5. ^ Oleson, Loyd C. (1971). "A Report on Academic Calendars" (PDF). American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers: 1–41. Retrieved November 2, 2019.1-41&rft.date=1971&rft.aulast=Oleson&rft.aufirst=Loyd+C.&rft_id=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED060809.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mount+Sacred+Heart+College" class="Z3988">
6. ^ Directory of Postsecondary Institutions. Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. 1992. p. 77.
7. ^ "About Sacred Heart Academy". Sacred Heart Academy. April 27, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2006.

## External links

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* Sacred Heart Academy
* Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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