Chalon Campus The university first held its classes at St. Mary's Academy, then located at West
Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard. In 1928, the Sisters purchased of land along the foothills of the
Santa Monica Mountains from the Rodeo Land and Water Company for $162,000. In 1947, an additional was acquired to complete what is today the university's Chalon campus. The campus contains a blend of architecture familiar to Los Angeles, largely in the tradition of the
Spanish Colonial Revival and
Mission Revival styles. The location of the campus in
Brentwood, on a 1,100-foot (340 m) ridge, provides an overlook to both the
Getty Center and of the
Pacific Ocean. Being the university's first campus, Chalon has been home to a number of important events in the history of the university. In 1929, the university's first graduation was held on the Chalon campus. 20 years later, the university founded its historic Nursing program under the direction of Sr. Rebecca Doan, CSJ. After receiving full accreditation from the California Board of Nursing Examiners for its
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, Mount Saint Mary's produced
California's first BSN graduates in 1952. In 1955, the university also began offering graduate degree programs. Today, the Chalon campus is home to the university's traditional undergraduate students, though some classes and student housing are also offered at the Doheny campus.
Doheny campus The university grew to two campuses in 1962 when it was given , holding two city blocks of
Queen Anne style and
Victorian mansions, in the
West Adams District The property was formerly owned by
Edward L. Doheny and his wife, the
Countess Estelle Doheny, who made their fortune in oil. The
Chester Place residences were built at the turn of the century by Judge
Charles Silent. The Dohenys purchased the mansion at
#8 Chester Place in 1901. Due to his wife's desire for more privacy, Edward L. Doheny went on to purchase all thirteen remaining lots on Chester Place in order to make it into a secure, gate- guarded street. The university named the campus after the Countess Doheny and her husband. The Doheny campus first played host to the university's Associate in Arts program when it opened in 1962. Forty years later, in 2002, the university began its first doctoral degree, in physical therapy, which joined the other graduate programs offered at the Doheny campus. The first class of DPT students graduated in 2005. In 1992, the university launched its Weekend and Evening College program at the Chalon campus, which primarily focuses on providing working professionals the opportunity to complete their undergraduate degrees within four years by attending classes scheduled on weekends. The Weekend and Evening College program moved to the Doheny campus in 2006, joining a number of courses for the associate and graduate programs offered at Doheny on weekday evenings and on weekends, furthering the idea of accessibility introduced by Weekend and Evening College. Doheny is home to the university's
associate, daytime and evening graduate programs, Weekend and Evening College (undergraduate and graduate), and educational credential programs.
Hollywood Studio In 2022, the Mount opened a third academic location named the Hollywood Studio. Though not officially a campus, it serves as home to the university's Film, Media, and Communication department and is used to conduct tech-heavy multimedia courses. The Hollywood Studio also contains a podcast studio, computer lab, sound editing bay, full recording studio with isolation booth, and a 1,200 square foot shooting stage. The
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is historically affiliated with the university. The current relationship is not clear, as the Institute's website contains no references to the university. ==Demographics==