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School of Visual Arts has been a leader in the education of artists, designers and creative professionals for more than six decades. With a faculty of distinguished working professionals, dynamic curriculum and an emphasis on critical thinking, SVA is a catalyst for innovation and social responsibility. Comprised of more than 6,000 students at its Manhattan campus and over 41,000 alumni from 100 countries, SVA also represents one of the most influential artistic communities in the world. For information about the College’s 32 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, visit sva.edu.

Mount Angel Seminary, the oldest Catholic seminary west of the Mississippi River, was established in 1889 by the monks of Mount Angel Abbey at the request of the Archbishop of Oregon City. The primary purpose of Mount Angel Seminary is forming and educating men for the Catholic priesthood for dioceses and religious communities. But a sizable number of non-seminarian students, including lay people, study at Mount Angel Seminary in the Graduate School of Theology. Mount Angel Seminary offers degrees ranging from bachelors to doctorate and is an accredited institution under the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

We are one of the largest Benedictine communities of women in the United States — over 100 members strong and thriving. We were founded in 1867 by four young Benedictine sisters who came to Ferdinand to teach the children of area settlers. Since then, more than 1,000 women have entered our community and we've expanded our ministries both beyond education and beyond Ferdinand. We are teachers, social workers, parish ministers, counselors, nurses, youth ministers, chaplains, librarians, and more.