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La Salle University (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /) is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle .
La Salle College High School is a Catholic, all-male college preparatory school located in Wyndmoor, a community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. La Salle is within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia , and is located roughly 10 miles northwest of Center City .
Tom Gola – enshrined in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976; NBA champion (1956); 5-time NBA All-Star (1960–1964); No. 15 retired by La Salle; Tom Gola's number 15 is retired by La Salle University. The Tom Gola Arena is named after him. B.J. Johnson – current NBA player; Tim Legler – NBA, analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage
ASPIRA City College; Berean Institute (closed) Community College of Philadelphia; Delaware Valley Academy of Medical and Dental Assistants (closed) Esperanza College of Eastern University; Hussian School of Art (closed) Lincoln Technical Institute, Center City and Northeast Philadelphia; Orleans Technical College
College Hall is the original academic building on La Salle University's campus. It is located at 1900 W. Olney Avenue in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . College Hall presently houses the Schools of Business and Business Administration, the Campus Ministry Center and the La Salle University Archives.
Despite losing to La Salle College High School early in the 2015 playoffs, the St. Joseph's Prep football team won the first ever Class 6A PIAA state championship, defeating Pittsburgh Central Catholic by a score of 42–7 at HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. [9]
The graduate program in TESOL and Literacy was approved in 2008. The doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Professional Studies was approved in 2010. Holy Family is the youngest of the four Catholic universities in the city of Philadelphia; the others are Saint Joseph's, La Salle, and Chestnut Hill College.
In 2005, the De La Salle Professional Schools, Inc. Graduate School of Business (DLS-PSI-GSB) handed out the inaugural "Ka Pepe Diokno Human Rights Award", one of the most prestigious human rights awards in the country. This award is partly organized by the school, together with the entire university board and the Jose W. Diokno Foundation. [9]