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- EIN 25-0964126
- (724) 539-9761
- 300 Fraser Purchase Rd Latrobe PA 15650 USA
- www.stvincent.edu
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Causes: Education, Undergraduate Colleges
Mission: Saint vincent college is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the catholic faith, the heritage of benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning. Its mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at saint vincent college encourage the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.
Programs: Founded in 1846, saint vincent college is a private, catholic, benedictine liberal arts college located in latrobe, pennsylvania. Our mission is "to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. "saint vincent college's approach to education is rooted in a core curriculum that provides all students with a broad-based education. The core curriculum is founded in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. Each of our programs of study incorporates an interdisciplinary view of knowledge and emphasizes the skills to increase a student's general body of knowledge throughout their lives. In addition to its role as a key educational provider, saint vincent serves as an economic, environmental and cultural resource for the local area. Approximately 40% of all graduates from the college reside in allegheny and westmoreland counties, helping to contribute to the region's economic growth. The college's academic and outreach programs also have had an instrumental role in fostering business development, promoting cultural enrichment and addressing regional environmental and healthcare issues. Saint vincent college seminary is a center for the spiritual formation, human development and academic and pastoral preparation of candidates for the priesthood. The seminary also provides programs for permanent diaconate candidates and offers degree programs to qualified men and women seeking a theological education.