Mission
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA INVITES YOU TO PASSIONATELY EMBRACE KNOWLEDGE, THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE CAPACITY TO MAKE LASTING CHANGE IN THE WORLD. THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS IS OUR MISSION. TO PROBE DEEPLY THE MYSTERY OF EXISTENCE BY CULTIVATING THE WAYS OF KNOWING AND THE ARTS OF THINKING. TO AFFIRM AND FOSTER THE CHRISTIAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN PERSON WHICH ANIMATES THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. TO CREATE A STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY WHOSE MEMBERS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER WITH MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT.