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Provisional Recognition in The Newman Guide
In order to receive full recognition in The Newman Guide, a college must have been in operation for four or more years and graduated a first class. Provisional recognition is granted to The Collegium because the college does not yet meet the requirements for full recognition but based on information provided in the Newman Guide application, the Cardinal Newman Society believes the college’s standards and policies appear to meet Newman Guide criteria. The Society will conduct another evaluation of The Collegium before granting full recognition.
The College of St. Joseph the Worker
The College of St. Joseph the Worker opened in fall 2024 in Steubenville, Ohio, and welcomed its first class of 31 students. The College combines the best of the Catholic intellectual tradition with training in the skilled trades.
At the College of St. Joseph the Worker, all students earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Catholic Studies and receive training in the residential construction trades, such as carpentry, HVAC, electrical and plumbing. Students spend three years in Steubenville, studying both the liberal arts and learning the trades. For the final three years, students take one online class each quarter and work as a full-time apprentice in a selected trade to be at or near journeyman status by the end of six years.
Students take 78 credits in Catholic theology and 10 credits in philosophy. The mandatum, a requirement under Canon Law that theologians have the approval of the local bishop to teach the Catholic faith, is required for all theology professors. With 100 percent Catholic faculty and students, the College has already attracted students from 21 states to experience its unique offerings.
St. Peter Catholic Church in Steubenville is just a five-minute walk from the College’s location, which offers daily Mass, Confession twice a week, and perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The College is also adding its own weekly Confession/Spiritual Direction evening to supplement these offerings.
The College has secured houses for students to reside in that are appropriately single-sex with no opposite-sex visitation to private rooms. Members of the opposite sex are only permitted in the common areas of the homes, and there is a curfew. There is no meal plan, and so students are expected to cook their own meals.
What we really like:
Situated in the same town as Franciscan University of Steubenville, students benefit from the broader Catholic community. And since students have jobs during most of the years in college, the College is extremely affordable. For the Catholic student who wants to be prepared spiritually, intellectually and physically for their lay vocation, the College of St. Joseph the Worker is hard to beat.
Visit Campus
Get in touch with The College of St. Joseph the Worker to schedule your campus visit:
(740) 280-2028
424 Washington Street
Steubenville, OH 43952
