Saint Mary's College, also known as St. Mary's College of Madonna University, is a

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college located in

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. St. Mary's College shares its campus with

St. Mary's Preparatory St. Mary's Preparatory is a co-educational, Catholic, college preparatory high school with a Polish-American heritage in the Detroit suburb of Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. Its mission and message is "1. God; 2. Family; 3. St. Mary's." Overvie ...

and

SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary is a four-year private Polish seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan, United States. The seminary, taking its name from Saints Cyril and Methodius, was founded in 1885 in Detroit, Michigan, to prepare candidates for ...

. It is located on the former site of the

Michigan Military Academy The Michigan Military Academy, also known as M.M.A., was an all-boys military prep school in Orchard Lake Village, Oakland County, Michigan. It was founded in 1877 by J. Sumner Rogers and closed in 1908 due to bankruptcy. Some journalists h ...

. It was founded in 1885 by Fr.

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and transferred in 2003 to become St. Mary's College of and the Orchard Lake Campus of

Madonna University Madonna University is a private Roman Catholic university in Livonia, Michigan. It was founded as the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Junior College by the Felician Sisters in 1937. It became Madonna College in 1947 and Madonna Unive ...

. Enrollment before the transfer was about 130 and specialized in

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and Polish-American studies.

St. Mary's College of Madonna University

St. Mary's College is now a college of

, much in the way the College of Humanities or the College of Sciences is of any university. Baccalaureate degrees are offered in Sacred Theology, Philosophy, and Polish Studies. St. Mary's College is host to the Catholic Integrated Core Curriculum, a set of courses taken in lieu of general education courses that seeks to integrate Faith and Reason as outlined in

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's encyclical Fides et Ratio, specifically through the study of philosophy, theology, and the great works of Western Civilization (literature, sculpture, etc.).

Orchard Lake Campus of Madonna University

More widely, the campus is referred to as the Orchard Lake Campus of

. Courses taught cover a wide array of subjects including psychology, biology, business, and computer science.

Notable alumni

* Dale Joseph Melczek, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Gary, Indiana. *

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, former Member of the

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from

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. * Matt Tedder, former student and basketball player who is known for spearheading the only NSCAA tournament win in school history. *Brian Kennedy, former student and basketball player who is known for his defensive skills, locking down opponents top player whether guard or forward, and his uncanny knack for rebounding.

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Orchard Lake Schools
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