A college town without the college

Mount Senario taught in Ladysmith from 1962 until 2002, then tried to return as a regional education center. This site is the public record.

Mount Senario Center entrance sign, 1500 Port Arthur Road, Ladysmith, Wisconsin — The center’s own archived photograph of the campus entrance sign, 1500 Port Arthur Road. Shown at its original size.

The record

History

A four-year college from 1962, closed in 2002, then a regional education center.

For alumni

Transcripts

The college is closed. Here is who actually holds the records, and how to order.

Photo record

Walk the campus

The buildings, rooms and grounds from the center’s own photographs.

What closing cost the town

The college opened in 1962 as a four-year private college run by the Servants of Mary, and became secular in 1975 under a board of trustees. When it closed in 2002, Ladysmith and the surrounding Rusk County area lost 230 full-time and part-time students and 75 employees. At its peak the college employed as many as 200 faculty and staff and served 800 students. Rusk County Development Director Andy Albarado estimated the impact at “$30 million annually when you consider (lost) retail sales, housing and employment.” The fuller history →

The campus, in photographs

Dining hall with international flags on the ceiling — Dining hall

Campus buildings, library interior and grounds — Campus and library

Autumn footpath through the woods at the campus — The grounds in autumn

Classroom with rows of desks — A classroom

Open the photo gallery → Campus building index →

Need a transcript?

Records are not held here. Start with the transcript page →