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Loras College is a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and is the oldest post-secondary institution in the state of Iowa . The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Founded in 1839 by Bishop Mathias Loras as St. Raphael Seminary, the seminary has operated under various names and conditions at Loras College until adopting its present name in 1954. St. Pius X has prepared countless Seminarians across Iowa & surrounding states for the priesthood, counting over 30 Bishops as alumni.
The state's oldest post-secondary institution is Loras College, a private Catholic school in Dubuque that was founded in 1839, [2] [3] seven years before Iowa became a state. [4] The state's only two law schools, the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake University Law School, are both accredited by the American Bar Association. [5]
The University of Dubuque is a member of NCAA Division III, and is part of the American Rivers Conference, which, in addition to the University of Dubuque, currently includes Buena Vista University, Coe College, Central College, Luther College, Loras College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Simpson College, and Wartburg College.
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Bishop Mathias Loras, the first Bishop of Dubuque, founded the a Catholic institution of higher education in his residence in 1839. St. Raphael's Seminary, primarily for the education of priests, was probably the first college established in what would become the State of Iowa. [2] The Brothers of Christian Instruction, a French teaching order ...
In 1881, St. Mary's moved to its present location atop Dubuque's Seminary Hill (Clarke Drive) and was renamed Mount St. Joseph Academy and College. The college became a liberal arts school in 1901, and the first bachelor's degree was awarded in 1904. In 1910, Mt. St. Joseph was chartered by the state of Iowa, becoming a four-year college by 1913.
† Eastern Iowa Community College District - Clinton (volleyball, men's basketball only), Muscatine (baseball, softball), Scott (golf, soccer only). ‡ All seven DMACC campuses (Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Des Moines, Newton, Urban (Des Moines) & West Des Moines campuses) play at Boone.