Originally named St. Joseph's College for Women, the college was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, in response to the need for a day college for young women in 1916. In 1970, a Charter amendment changed the name to St. Joseph's College and enabled the college to admit the first male students to full matriculation.
Here is a photo collection of yearbook portraits of students at Saint Joseph's College in 1969, the last year before the college was allowed to receive the first male students.