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LA ROCHE COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT La Roche College, a Catholic institution of higher learning, founded and sponsored by the Congregation of Divine Providence, creates an international community of scholars from the region, the nation and around the world, including students from conflict, post-conflict and developing regions. Liberal and professional educational experiences are integrated into a way of life that empowers men and women to become lifelong learners, achieve success in their chosen careers and promote justice and peace in a constantly changing global society.
La Roche College was founded in 1963 by the Sisters of Divine Providence as an independent, private, Catholic college for religious sisters. By 1965 the college admitted its first lay students and conferred degrees on its first six graduates, all members of the Sisters of Divine Providence. By 1969 male students were admitted to the college and beginning in 1993, the Pacem In Terris program brought students from many countries, mostly developing regions and conflicted regions of the world. La Roche College has undergone a number of transformations in its 38-year history to become the vibrant institution that it is today. From its initial role as a college for religious sisters to its current incarnation as an institution for students from around the world, La Roche offers high quality educational opportunities that reflect its Catholic heritage and the dynamism and spirit of its founding and sponsoring congregation.
From its scenic 80-acre campus in the burgeoning North Hills of Pittsburgh , La Roche reaches out to students from the United States and other nations, offering the promise of more fruitful lives for individuals and the hope of a better world for us all. One thing that has remained constant throughout its history is the spirit that animates the institution. It is the same spirit that has animated the Congregation of Divine Providence, since its foundation 150 years ago. It is that spirit which will lead La Roche College for many decades to come.
The following Sisters have their ministry at the College:
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