Official account for The College of St. Scholastica, a private, independent college with a Catholic Benedictine heritage. The College of St. Scholastica is a Catholic Benedictine institution and the only independent private college in northeastern Minnesota. The College was founded in 1912 by a group of pioneering Benedictine Sisters. SHAPED BY THE CATHOLIC BENEDICTINE HERITAGE, THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA PROVIDES INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL PREPARATION FOR RESPONSIBLE LIVING AND MEANINGFUL WORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS MISSION STATEMENT, THE COLLEGE'S VISION STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA ASPIRES TO BE A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE, GROUNDED IN THE RICH CATHOLIC BENEDICTINE HERITAGE, SENDING FORTH THOUGHTFUL LEADERS SHARPENED AND SENSITIZED BY THE LIBERAL ARTS, WHO ARE PREPARED AND COMMITTED TO SERVE AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD.