convent and includes a chapel. Before being sent home during the COVID-19 pandemic, 35 students were at the campus.
=== Tucson ===
By 2015, Catholic University officials had recognized that most Hispanics in the United States are Catholics but historically have not had access to Catholic higher education in their areas. According to a university press release, an analysis by Catholic University found that of "the 25 U.S. cities with the largest total increases in the Hispanic population, nine have no Catholic college or university in close proximity."
Given this demographic reality, in 2017 Catholic University began exploring partnerships with existing institutions in the Southwest. Several cities with large populations of Hispanics and Catholics were considered when then-Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild heard of Catholic University's desire to open a satellite campus and facilitated meetings between University leadership and then-Bishop of Tucson Gerald Kicanas.
In 2019, a partnership with Pima Community College …
