Core Values: Unity, Truth, Love (Unitas, Veritas, Caritas) Villanova was founded in 1924 by the Augustinian Order as an all-boys boarding and day Catholic college preparatory school in the Ojai Valley of Central/Southern California. In 1970, and just celebrated 50 years of women on campus. Villanova is the only California boarding school to offer the internationally recognized, highly regarded International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. MISSION STATEMENT: In the Augustinian tradition, the Missi