college had begun to admit its first lay students by 1965. It continued to grow, and two years later, La Roche expanded beyond its leased space to construct the first building, the John J. Wright Library.
La Roche encountered financial difficulties soon after its founding. Although closing the college was considered, Sister de la Salle Mahler, president from 1969 to 1975, carried on. The Board amended its charter in 1970 to establish La Roche as an independent, coeducational Catholic institution, while also diversifying course offerings through an affiliation with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. This partnership made available several new areas of study, including graphic and interior design, which count among the university's strongest programs today.
An enrollment boom made the construction of two new residence halls necessary in the mid-1970s. Under College President Sister Mary Joan Coultas (1975–80), the college launched its first capital campaign in 1979, garnering enough to construct the Palumbo Science …
SAT EBRW 25%
550
SAT EBRW 75%
640
SAT Math 25th %
505
SAT Math 75th %
595
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