Most of its courses were taught in borrowed classrooms provided by the Bishop Noll Institute in Hammond and St. John the Baptist Church in Whiting.
[5] At that time, St. Joseph's College Calumet Campus moved into a new building, a former furniture store in East Chicago.
[6] Buildings were donated or acquired on Indianapolis Boulevard and Olcott Avenue to provide classroom and office space, a library, laboratories, a theater, a communications center and student recreational facilities.
It officially separated from St. Joseph's College on November 15, 1973, when articles of incorporation were filed with the state of Indiana.
[citation needed] On December 31, 1973, the American Oil Company deeded its research and development facilities and 256 acres (103.6 ha) of land to Calumet College.