NOTICE:
San Damiano College for the Trades is applying for permission to operate in Illinois under the authority of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. It is not operating as a College, requesting applications, or offering any degree programs without receiving state permission. All information on this website is part of efforts to investigate and develop a future program aimed at seeking operating authority from the state of Illinois.
“Go, rebuild my Church, for as you can see, it is falling into ruin.”
Our mission is to form men to recover the dignity of work, integrating it into the whole of a life ordered toward the kingdom of God and the sanctification of the world.
Learn a high-skill trade. Earn a degree. Embrace authentic Catholic Life.
We offer a rich variety of vocational paths with an emphasis on restoration and new construction. Intentional community and leisure are daily integrated into a rich spirituality of our Catholic faith.
Graduate debt-free. Earn while studying. Become highly employable.
Because our program includes paid apprenticeship, students graduate debt free. Experience and training in a trade plus an associate degree in liberal arts make our graduates highly employable.
“The San Damiano College for the Trades offers a truly unique opportunity for full formation of the human person—morally, spiritually, intellectually, and practically—in trades that are facing a demographic crisis. Praise God that young people are expressing renewed interest in these essential and dignified lines of work, and San Damiano ensures that, in addition to technical and skills training, students will also be well formed to serve customers and the community while also leading families and businesses.”
