St. Augustine College (Illinois)

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St. Augustine College
Type Private college
Active1980–2023
Accreditation HLC [1]
Academic affiliation
  • HACU [2]
  • Private Illinois Colleges & Universities (PICU) [3]
  • Colleges and Universities of Anglican Communion (CUAC) [4]
President Dr. Reyes González [5]
Academic staff
9 Full-time and 62 Part-time (Spring 2022) [6]
Students737(Spring 2022) [6]
Location, ,
United States
Website www.staugustine.edu
St. Augustine College (Illinois)

St. Augustine College was a private college in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first bilingual institution of higher education in Illinois. It was founded on October 7, 1980, under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. The founding of a college was the culmination of ten years of work by Spanish Episcopal Services and Father Carlos A. Plazas, Ph.D. [7] On April 25, 2023, it was announced that St. Augustine would merge with Lewis University at the end of the Fall 2023 semester, maintaining its bilingual instruction legacy as St. Augustine College of Lewis University. [8]

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St. Augustine College was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offered bachelor's degrees in Business Administration, Psychology, Hospitality Management, Computer Information Systems and Social Work. Associate degrees in Child Development, Interdisciplinary, Psychology Social Service, Spanish, Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Business Management, Computer Information Systems, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, Respiratory Therapy, and General Studies. [9] St. Augustine College's Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission. [10]

The college enrolled roughly 1,000 students at the time of its closing. St. Augustine College offered 14 degree programs at both the associates and bachelors level. The approximate tuition rate for St. Augustine is $13,200 per academic year. [11]

References

  1. "Saint Augustine College". Higher Learning Commission. July 18, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. "St. Augustine College". Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities .
  3. "St. Augustine College". Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. "St. Augustine College, Chicago (USA)". Colleges and Universities of Anglican Communion.
  5. "Biography of the President". St. Augustine College. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "St. Augustine College". College Navigator. National Center for Education Statistics .
  7. "Mission & History". St. Augustine College. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  8. "St. Augustine College to Merge with Lewis University". St. Augustine College (Press release). April 25, 2023.
  9. "Academic Programs". Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  10. "Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - Accreditation Directory". Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  11. "Tuition & Financial Aid".

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