The college offers bachelor's, associate degrees, and Nursing certifications.
Donnelly College was established in 1949 by the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and George Joseph Donnelly, Bishop of Kansas City, Kansas.
Since then the college has added an additional bachelor's degrees in Information Systems.
[7] In the fall of 2020 Donnelly transitioned into a new academic building.
As of 2023, over 30 men have graduated from the Donnelly College in Prison program.