Downtown Neighbors

Notre Dame’s local network includes more than 200 Individual Program Partners and Community Partner Organizations to support student learning.

San Jose State University

Being located blocks from a university has distinct advantages for a college-preparatory school. Recent field trips have included touring social justice monuments on campus, visiting the Dia de los Muertos exhibit at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, orchestra students observing a college-level orchestra class and ARISE students with documented learning differences learning how to advocate for themselves in a college setting.

In addition to hosting landmarks that serve as field trip destinations, we are able to leverage academic benefit through course dual enrollment in classes like Statistics and Environmental Science. Additionally, students grow in confidence when they are able to preview the college experience.

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. LIBRARY

This eight-story public and university library is an academic resource for Notre Dame students. Notre Dame students are issued a library card to access all the San Jose Public Library e-Resources, extensive archives and check out books. Students can also reserve individual study rooms. Local art and history exhibits at the library serve as field trip destinations.

Sofa Cultural Venues

Our location in the SoFA district provides students with easy access to the art and culture center of San Jose. Within a five-minute walk, students can access the San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, City Lights Theater and The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, which is one of five textile museums in all of North America.

Accessing Campus

327 families carpool to campus

I-280 is located seconds from campus

4 ND shuttles run daily to/from Diridon Station & campus