Theological College is located in the heart of Washington, D.C., across the street from The Catholic University of America and The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and just steps away from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The national hub for many Catholic organizations, Washington is also a city where different cultures and religious backgrounds blend.

Myriad formative ministerial opportunities are available to seminarians, especially through the pastoral placement program, which offers mentored experiences in parishes, prisons, hospitals, campus ministry, and services for the handicapped and marginalized, to name just a few. Seminarians are voluntarily involved in many social outreach initiatives, from bringing meals to the homeless to fundraising for area charities such as the DC Diaper Bank.

The city’s cultural richness provides seminarians with various educational, social, and recreational offerings, from concerts on the National Mall and at the Kennedy Center to the Smithsonian Institution’s 17 world-class museums, galleries, gardens, and zoo. With a subway stop on campus, seminarians have easy access to all destinations in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia metro range.

  • Dome of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

    Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

    "The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is integral to our University community," says President John Garvey.

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  • Catholic University's Campus

    Little Rome

    As clerics and religious men and women of different orders walked around in their religious robes, Brookland began to be called Little Rome.

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  • capitol building

    Study Architecture in D.C.

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  • Student excursion in D.C.

    Study Arts and Sciences in D.C.

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  • Student excursion at the capitol building

    Study Business in D.C.

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  • Capitol building in D.C.

    Study Canon Law in D.C.

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  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

    Study Engineering in D.C.

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  • Supreme Court building

    Study Law in D.C.

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  • Students study art in D.C.

    Study Music, Drama, and Art in D.C.

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  • VA Hospital in D.C.

    Study Nursing in D.C.

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  • U.S. Capitol Building

    Study Philosophy in D.C.

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  • Students standing at Metro

    Pursue Professional Development in D.C.

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  • Sculpture garden artwork

    Study Social Work in D.C.

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  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

    Study Theology and Religion in D.C.

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  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

    Attend Seminary in D.C.

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