The very first ministries of Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States were schools. In fact, St. Joseph Hearing + Speech, which we founded as St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf in 1837, is still actively teaching today.

Below are educational institutions founded or sponsored by our sisters that are still in operation.

Deaf Education

St. Joseph Hearing + Speech*, Brentwood, Missouri, and Indianapolis, Indiana

Higher Education

Avila University*, Kansas City, Missouri

Mount Saint Mary’s University*, Los Angeles, California

St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Secondary Education

Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield, Minnesota

Academy of Our Lady of Peace, San Diego, California

Benilde-St. Margaret’s School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Carondelet High School*, Concord, California

Cretin-Derham Hall High School, St. Paul, Minnesota

Rosati-Kain Academy*, St. Louis, Missouri

St. Joseph’s Academy*, St. Louis, Missouri

St. Joseph High School^§, Lakewood, California

St. Joseph Joshi Gakuen, Tsu, Japan

St. Mary’s Academy*, Inglewood, California

St. Teresa’s Academy*, Kansas City, Missouri

*St. Joseph Educational Ministries members. SJEM is a Catholic sponsor in education that works as a bridge between the Catholic Church and its sponsored Catholic institutions in the spiritual tradition of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

^§ St. Joseph High School is a philosophically sponsored school of the Los Angeles Province.