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Dominican College began as a convent, on July 21, 1889 in San Rafael, California, and was originally the home for nine Dominican Sisters, four postulants, and one novice. The building, seen in this engraving, housed not only the Sisters but also the students, and was used for classrooms as well. Originally the school catered to girls of elementary age through three years of high school. However, the college soon increased to a four-year institution, graduating its first class in 1922. As the school grew, the elementary school and the high school moved to San Domenico in San Anselmo in 1965. In 1971, the College became coed and in April 2000 changed its name to Dominican University of California. The convent, commonly called the Motherhouse, burned in 1990, whereupon the Sisters decided to build a new building instead of salvage what was left of the convent.
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