Mount Sacred Heart College was a small Catholic women's college in Hamden, Connecticut. It was founded in 1946 as Mount Sacred Heart Junior College and closed in the summer of 1997 due to low enrollment. The college was founded by Sister Mary Antonine Signorelli and operated by the Missionary Zelatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an Italian religious institute now known as the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Academics Mount Sacred Heart was designed as a sisters' college, or a college primarily designed to educate nuns. In light of its mission, the curriculum focused on theology, although it was not limited to that area. Faculty members offered courses in Latin, education, writing, and other subjects. Courses were initially offered on the traditional American two-semester system, but by 1966 the college had adopted a trimester system. Graduates received associate degrees. Legacy The Mount Sacred Heart campus is now used by the Zelatrices' successor, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart, to operate Sacred Heart Academy, a preparatory school for high school-aged girls. The only remaining sisters' college in the United States is the Assumption College for Sisters in Mendham, New Jersey. See also List of current and historical women's universities and colleges References External links Sacred Heart Academy Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Buildings and structures in Hamden, Connecticut Educational institutions established in 1946 Educational institutions disestablished in 1997 Defunct private universities and colleges in Connecticut Defunct Catholic universities and colleges in the United States Former women's universities and colleges in the United States Seminaries and theological colleges in Connecticut Universities and colleges in New Haven County, Connecticut 1946 establishments in Connecticut Catholic universities and colleges in Connecticut Sisters' colleges History of women in Connecticut