St. Joseph College, a self-governing college in Bangalore, was founded by the Fathers of the French Foreign Mission in 1882. The institute has received an accreditation grade of A++ from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. SJC is recognized by the University Grants Commission as a "College of Excellence." Bangalore University is associated with the institute. 34 undergraduate, 19 postgraduate, 4 postgraduate diploma, and 4 Ph.D. programmes are only a handful of the various courses the institute offers in a variety of areas. Some of the main programmes that SJC provides include the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MSc), etc.