Holy Family College was a private Catholic liberal arts college in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Founded as an academy in 1885 by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, the college achieved four-year college status in 1935 and was then called Holy Family College. In 1972 the college became separately incorporated from the Franciscan order, and was renamed Silver Lake College. The college announced it is closing in 2020, with the final classes in August 2020. The college was connected through the same Franciscan order to Manitowoc's major hospital, Holy Family Memorial. History Holy Family College traces its history to 1885 when the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity established Holy Family Academy and Normal School to prepare young women who entered the religious community for teaching. They founded Holy Family College in 1935. The college began admitting lay women in 1957 and became coeducational in 1969. The college was located in a wing of Holy Family Convent for 25 years. In the late 1950s, a capital campaign was launched to build a new college building on 36 acres adjacent to Holy Family Convent. The new Holy Family College building opened in 1960. In 1972 the college became separately incorporated from the Franciscan order, and was renamed Silver Lake College of the Holy Family. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Silver Lake College of the Holy Family expanded programs to nontraditional students. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the college also offered degree-completion programs and professional development coursework. The St. Joseph Parish church and school, located on campus, added space for meetings, classes and offices. It was named the Generose Enrichment Center for the first college president, Mother M. Generose Cahill, and opened in 2003. George F. Arnold was appointed the college's first lay president and served from 2004 to 2013. Clare Hall was renovated to offer on-campus student housing in 2009. Dr. Robert B. Callahan became Holy Family College's 11th president in 2018. In September 2019, Silver Lake College announced that it would be renamed Holy Family College, in a return to its Franciscan roots. In May 2020, Holy Family College announced it would be closing in late August 2020. The college cited increased expenses and the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on enrollment. Academics Holy Family College offered 21 undergraduate programs and three graduate programs. Accelerated evening coursework on the main campus in Manitowoc and at outreach sites in the state were offered to those