A historic women's liberal arts college in New Orleans that operated from 1910 to 1984.
St. Mary's Dominican College was founded by the Dominican Sisters congregation of St. Mary as St. Mary's Academy. The college was chartered in 1910 and operated as a women's liberal arts institution in New Orleans for over seven decades. The high school section separated to become St. Mary's Dominican High School. The college ceased operations in 1984, at which point its grounds were sold to Loyola University and converted into Loyola's Broadway campus.
The college produced notable alumnae including Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and leading American anti-death penalty activist. The faculty included John Kennedy Toole, the novelist best known for A Confederacy of Dunces, who briefly taught English at the school. Sculptor and art professor Angela Gregory served as sculptor-in-residence at the college.