OpenFieldSaint Joseph's Maine · Standish, Maine, United States
Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private Catholic liberal arts college established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1912, located on an idyllic 474-acre lakefront campus along Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Acclaimed for nursing, marine ecology, sustainable agriculture, and healthcare administration.
Saint Joseph's operates the Mercy Hall Nursing Simulation Center, the Pearson's Town Farm (an educational certified organic campus farm), and the Lake Science Center with direct research access to Sebago Lake (Maine's deepest lake). It was one of the earliest pioneers of distance education in healthcare administration.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA (minimum 2.5 recommended) with test-optional reviews. Nursing candidates require secondary review with biology and chemistry benchmarks. Online graduate programs require an accredited bachelor's with a 2.75 GPA.
CCNE-accredited pre-licensure BSN program featuring high-fidelity clinical simulation and clinical hospital rotations at Maine Medical Center and Northern Light Mercy Hospital.
Fieldwork-intensive marine curriculum utilizing Sebago Lake and Gulf of Maine coastal research sites to investigate lobster population dynamics, ocean acidification, and aquatic toxicology.
Pioneering online graduate program instructing healthcare executives in hospital operations, healthcare economics, clinical quality metrics, and ethical health leadership.
Interdisciplinary program integrating hands-on regenerative agriculture on the campus farm, organic crop management, agroforestry, and regional food policy in Maine.
CCNE-accredited online MSN preparing registered nurses for national FNP certification, primary care clinical diagnosis, pharmacological prescribing, and rural healthcare delivery.
Undergraduate summer fellowship monitoring deep-water dissolved oxygen profiles, nutrient runoff dynamics, and invasive milfoil mitigation in Maine's Sebago Lake watershed.
President & Professor of Public Policy
Office of the President
Dr. McDonnell directs Saint Joseph's College of Maine, researching regional workforce economic alignment, sustainable community development, and healthcare high...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Physics and Science
Department of Sciences
Dr. Syphers specializes in condensed matter physics, quantum Hall effect in semiconductor superlattices, and lake thermal stratification sensor design....
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor & Chair of Nursing
Department of Nursing
Prof. Arnold researches clinical nursing simulation pedagogies, rural healthcare access in northern New England, and patient safety handover communications....
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