The University of the Sacred Heart is among the higher education institutions in more traditional Brazil. With over 60 years of work on behalf of Education, it is part of its essence, and Catholic and Cleliana be the inseparability of Education and Research. The history of the USC began with the arrival of the first Apostles to Brazil in 1900. From this date, other missionary Apostles arrived in Europe. In cities that were established, they were leading the Love of the Heart of Jesus through their works, according the needs of each region. Reached Bauru in 1926 at the request Father Francisco Van der Maas, a Dutch missionary who started the works of Externato St. Joseph in 1921.