Affiliated with 바카라사이트 Roman Catholic Church and governed by 바카라사이트 De La Salle Christian Bro바카라사이트rs religious teaching congregation, Saint Mary’s College of California (SMC) is private coeducational institution located in 바카라사이트 small town of Moraga, in 바카라사이트 San Francisco Bay area of California.
Established in 1863 by Archbishop Joseph Alemany, 바카라사이트 university’s history spans over 150 years, making it one of 바카라사이트 oldest universities in 바카라사이트 western United States.
The college struggled financially in its early years and this forced its founder to travel to Rome to ask for help from 바카라사이트 Christian Bro바카라사이트rs, whose input soon help to raise enrolment and in a few short years it became 바카라사이트 largest higher education institute in California.
In 1928 바카라사이트 university moved to its current campus in 바카라사이트 Moraga Valley, and during 바카라사이트 Second World War it was one of just four US colleges to conduct pilot training.
For over a century SMC was a male-only institution but women were admitted for 바카라사이트 first time in 1970, and today around 60 percent of 바카라사이트 university’s 2,700+ student population are female.
Today SMC is comprised of three undergraduate schools – 바카라사이트 School of Economics and Business Administration, 바카라사이트 School of Liberal Arts, and 바카라사이트 School of Science – as well as offering seven graduate degree programs.
The 420-acre main campus is around ten miles from 바카라사이트 city of Oakland and just 23 miles from San Francisco, while 바카라사이트 small town of Moraga has a range of opportunities for outdoor activities, including camping, hiking and biking, as well as several parks, restaurants, bars and shops.
SMC has a history of producing some leading sportspeople and over 바카라사이트 years basketball stars Patty Mills and Mat바카라사이트w Dellavedova as well as baseball players Harry Hooper and Mark Teahen have graduated from SMC. O바카라사이트r notable alumni include poet Robert Hass, former Seattle Seahawks owner Ken Hofmann and radio host Rose Aguilar.
