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The University of Sacramento has a vision to become a major private university in the Sacramento region with ties to a global network of universities opened by a group of Catholic priests known as the Legionaries of Christ.

The university is Sacramento’s first private and Catholic university. It is now operating out of a small campus in a downtown Sacramento office building but it has big plans for the future.

The university recently accepted a donation of 200 acres in an area known as Cordova Hills off Grantline Road. The goal is to break ground in 2010 and eventually welcome 5,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students to new facilities.

The university is of Catholic inspiration, but open to students of all faiths and backgrounds. It is fully approved by the State of California and is also seeking accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

News10's Jennifer Smith details the university's plans in her Upclose report linked above.