studying first year academics at the College of St. Catherine. In 1964, the hospital program was expanded and opened under the title "St. Mary's Junior College". St. Mary's offered associate degrees in healthcare, including the first occupational therapy assistant program and the first physical therapist assistant program in the United States. St. Kate's acquired St. Mary's Junior College in 1985. In 1987, Fairview Hospital combined with St. Mary's Hospital to become Riverside Medical Center. In 2019, St. Catherine University sold the Minneapolis campus and moved all Minneapolis campus programs and staff to the St. Paul campus the following year.
=== Move to University ===
On June 1, 2009, the College of St. Catherine changed its name to St. Catherine University.
=== National Register of Historic Places ===
Derham Hall and Our Lady of Victory Chapel are co-listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
=== St. Kate's Presidents ===
St. Catherine's University has had twelve presidents over its history.
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