Collège Sainte-Barbe, historical monument in France

Collège Sainte-Barbe is a former college on rue Valette, on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève in Paris's 5th arrondissement. Its buildings were remodeled by architect Louis-Ernest Lheureux and later rehabilitated by Antoine Stinco. They now house the interuniversity Bibliothèque Sainte-Barbe and a university center of Panthéon-Assas University.

Geoffroy Lenormand founded the college in 1460 in the former hôtel des Chalons, without an endowment, and dedicated it to Saint Barbara. Robert Dugast had the buildings rebuilt and gave the college its statutes on 19 November 1556. Closed in 1793, it was revived by Victor de Lanneau, who bought the premises in 1798. It remained the oldest college in Paris until its closure in June 1999.

The name refers to Saint Barbara, a break with the era's colleges named after the provinces that funded them; Geoffroy Lenormand's foundation took pupils from all provinces. The Association Amicale des Anciens Barbistes, founded in 1820 and recognised as a public society in 1880, keeps the "Barbiste spirit" alive and is the oldest alumni association in France.

The former college buildings at 4 rue Valette now house the interuniversity Sainte-Barbe Library, open to the public since March 2009, and a university centre of Panthéon-Assas University. The site is not a high school or student residence. Access is via the Latin Quarter; check the library's opening hours before visiting.

The Friendly Association of Old Barbistes, founded in 1820 and recognized as a public society in 1880, is the oldest alumni association in France. Its members keep the Barbiste spirit alive, and former pupils include Ignace de Loyola, Gustave Eiffel, Alfred Dreyfus and Jean Jaurès.