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Stella Maris Polytechnic (SMP) is a post-secondary, private institution of higher learning in Monrovia in the West African nation of Liberia. Founded in 1988, the school is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia. Located on Capitol Hill, the school has approximately 2,000 students. The school is recognized by Liberia's National Commission on Higher Education as an approved baccalaureate granting school of higher learning,[1] and is a member of the Association of African Universities.[2] History The school traces its history back to the Arthur Barclay Vocational Institute that had its roots in a donation of land to the church in 1972.[3] Eventually the planned school was renamed as the Arthur Barclay Technical Institute and first held classes in February 1979.[3] Catholic leaders then considered starting a Catholic college beginning in 1985, which eventually led to the establishment of Don Bosco Polytechnic.[3] That school included Arthur Barclay Technical

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