Presentation College, South Dakota
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1951 |
| Founder | Presentation Sisters |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| President | Dr. Margaret Huber |
| Undergraduates | 786 |
| Location | Aberdeen (main campus), South Dakota, USA |
| Campus | Rural, 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | NAIA – NSAA |
| Sports | 5 men's & 5 women's varsity teams |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Mascot | Spirit the Saint Bernard |
| Affiliations |
ACCU NAICU NCA |
| Website | www.presentation.edu |
Presentation College is a Catholic private college located in South Dakota and Minnesota, split across campuses in Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls in South Dakota and Fairmont, Minnesota. The college, founded in 1951, has a current enrollment of 786 students.
Presentation College is an independent Catholic educational institution, sponsored by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM). The college began in Mitchell, S.D. in 1922, when the Right Reverend Monsignor J.M. Brady, Pastor of Holy Family Church, established Notre Dame Junior College, a parochial junior college. Notre Dame Junior College operated in Mitchell until 1951, when Brady gave sponsorship of the school to the Presentation Sisters, who staffed the school from its inception.
The name was changed to Presentation College and the campus moved to Aberdeen. The campus was housed in Butler Hall at the Presentation Convent for three years before moving to its present 100-acre (40 ha) location. In 1968 the college became co-educational.
The 1,200-seat Strode Activity Center was dedicated in 1998 as the home of Saints Athletics. A new student housing complex opened in 1999, featuring suites with private bedrooms, semi-private bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens, computers and Internet access. A new dining and recreation hall opened in 2000, and in 2005 Presentation College launched its Wireless Initiative, which provides a dynamic learning environment for students with access to a flexible and ubiquitous learning community.
Presentation College has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1971. The College conferred diplomas to its graduates until 1966, when the College began offering associate degrees in Arts and Sciences. In 1990 the College was also accredited to confer four-year professional baccalaureate programs.
In 1980 the Cheyenne River Lakota Nursing School in Eagle Butte, S.D., became a satellite of the nursing program at Presentation College and enrolled its first class of Native American students. In 1991 the name of the school was changed to Presentation College-Lakota Campus. In 2013, Presentation College announced that it would be closing its outreach, Lakota Campus on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in Eagle Butte, S.D. , next May 2014 with a plan in place to teach out all remaining students currently enrolled at the site before closing. There were many deciding factors that went into this decision. The Presentation Sisters’ and the college have accomplished the mission in Eagle Butte and have provided a great service over the past three decades since the campus opened.
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