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Colleges and Universities of Los Angeles, California

Location by City Name

Azusa

• Azusa Pacific University. "Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian community of disciples and scholars who seek to advance the work of God in the world through academic excellence in liberal arts and professional programs of higher education that encourage students to develop a Christian perspective of truth and life."

Calabasas

• Soka University of America. "Located in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains outside of Los Angeles, California, Soka University-Calabasas offers a quiet campus, with beautiful natural surroundings, where the student is the center of attention. The University is made up of a diverse student body. It offers a well-balanced curriculum, small class sizes and rigorous academic discipline.

Carson

• California State University, Dominguez Hills. "As the most diverse campus in the West, CSUDH is a friendly and supportive environment that offers you the services and excellent academic programs you need to succeed in the career of your choice. Here, your achievement is the measure of our success. You can expect to meet faculty and staff who will work hard to assist you in reaching your goal – because our goal is to become one of the top urban universities in America.
  
  Whether you are a student enrolled or considering CSUDH, an alumna/us, someone interested in employment, a visitor or friend, I hope you find whatever you may need here at your fingertips. We have taken great strides in making our place on the Internet an exciting and informative gateway to our campus.
  
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Claremont

• Claremont Colleges. "The Claremont Colleges is a consortium of five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions and a central organization that provides services shared by all students, faculty, and staff. The eight institutions support and strengthen each other to become more than the sum of their parts, and all but one are located on adjacent campuses. The Colleges are nationally and internationally renowned for academic excellence. Students at The Claremont Colleges enjoy the individualized academic attention of a small college and the resources of a major university. The Colleges not only share a library system, athletic facilities, and extra-curricular activities, but also offer joint academic programs and cross-registration in courses. Currently the consortium has over 6000 students and a combined faculty and staff of over 3,300 members. More than 2500 courses are available to students in Claremont.
  
  Institutions

  • Pomona College

  • Claremont Graduate University

  • Scripps College
    Claremont McKenna College

  • Harvey Mudd College

  • Pitzer College

  • Keck Graduate Institute

  • Claremont University Consortium

• Claremont College of Theology. " With a global purview and a catholic spirit, Claremont passionately pursues intellectual rigor, vocational discernment and responsible social engagement. Nurtured by the Christian tradition, Claremont prepares effective leaders for service to God, the church, the academy and the world.
  
  The study of Theology requires an intense personal commitment. Claremont provides an exceptional curriculum to a diverse student body taught by a world-renowned and distinguished faculty within a peaceful, contemplative and supportive environment. Claremont's alumni/ae occupy positions of moral, ethical and spiritual leadership worldwide."

Costa Mesa

• Coastline Regional Occupation Program. "Coastline Regional Occupational Program (ROP) is state-funded public education that provides high quality career preparation and guidance to meet identified educational standards and industry needs. Classes are intended for high school and adult students of all ability levels and are held in businesses, industries and schools. Coastline ROP is one of seventy two ROPs in California and one of four in Orange County.
  
  ROP instructors bring first-hand knowledge and experience to the classroom as a result of their recent employment in business and industry and are fully credentialed by the State Department of Education.
  
  ROP course offerings are based upon labor market demand. The curriculum is reviewed and updated regularly by business and industry advisors to reflect current standards, requirements, and practices."
• Orange Coast Community College. "Just minutes from Southern California's beautiful beaches, Orange Coast College ranks as one of America's largest single-campus community colleges. More than 27,000 students enroll in classes on our beautiful 164-acre campus each semester.
  
  OCC is a leader in transferring students to four-year universities, and nearly half of our students are enrolled in two-year career and technical programs.
  
  Orange Coast College is a great place to begin your career in higher education."
• Vanguard University. "Vanguard University of Southern California (VUSC), founded in 1920, is a Christian Comprehensive University of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. At the heart of its mission, VUSC is committed to preparing students through an education marked by academic excellence and spiritual vitality for productive service in a variety of vocations and ministries that are matched to the marketplace of the 21st century.

Cypress

• Cypress College. "At Cypress College, student learning is our highest priority. We are proud of our reputation for academic excellence in both our general education/transfer courses and our vocational programs. Our award-winning faculty offer small classes, a variety of teaching approaches, and personalized attention--all designed to ensure student success."  Also see City of Cypress.

Eagle Rock

• Occidental College. "Occidental offers you a unique combination of a rigorous academic program, small size, a diverse student body, and all the resources of Los Angeles. Our interdisciplinary, hands-on approach to the liberal arts challenges you to develop a wide range of skills; our close-knit community truly makes us what one college guide calls “an urban oasis.”

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East Los Angeles

• East Los Angeles College. "East Los Angeles College has an international, multicultural student body that complements the 14 communities comprising its primary service area. The college offers both academic transfer courses which prepare students for admission to four-year colleges and universities and occupational programs which prepare students for careers in two years or less. Many of the students who transfer from East Los Angeles College to a four-year university move on to nearby California State University, Los Angeles, or to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The college is located in the suburban community of Monterey Park, California, ten miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Facilities include an Instructional Center; Bookstore; Cafeteria; Library; 20,000 seat sports stadium; 2,000 seat auditorium; and a 1,500 seat indoor swim stadium.

El Segundo

• Webster University. Los Angeles Air Force Base. "The programs at the Webster University Los Angeles AFB extended campus are designed to accommodate the needs of working adults whose career goals and professional growth require the skills and knowledge provided by a graduate degree. Webster University offers real world application and orientation to problems facing today’s climate from cutting edge professors. This real-world orientation means that you can apply immediately what you are learning in the classroom to job related activities and responsibilities. You’ll also enjoy valuable networking opportunities with classmates and faculty from global companies, prominent organizations and Fortune 1000 firms."

Encino

• Phillips Graduate Institute. "Phillips Graduate Institute offers educational and training opportunities in the field of human relations to a diverse population of motivated, mature students. Responsive to the changing needs of those they serve, students, graduates and faculty seek to enhance relationships for individuals, couples, families and organizations."

Fountain Valley

• Coastline Community College. "Coastline Community College is committed to student success through accessible and flexible education within and beyond the traditional classroom."

Fullerton

• California State University, Fullerton. "Learning is preeminent at California State University, Fullerton. We aspire to combine the best qualities of teaching and research universities where actively engaged students, faculty, and staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge.
  
  Our affordable undergraduate and graduate programs provide students the best of current practice, theory, and research and integrate professional studies with preparation in the arts and sciences. Through experiences in and out of the classroom, students develop the habit of intellectual inquiry, prepare for challenging professions, strengthen relationships to their communities and contribute productively to society.
  
  We are a comprehensive, regional university with a global outlook, located in Orange County, a technologically rich and culturally vibrant area of metropolitan Los Angeles. Our expertise and diversity serve as a distinctive resource and catalyst for partnerships with public and private organizations. We strive to be a center of activity essential to the intellectual, cultural, and economic development of our region."
• Southern California College of Optometry. "The College is located in Fullerton, California, a city of over 120,000, nestled against the hills of North Orange County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation. Not only is the College part of a burgeoning community, but it is a
  lso located in the midst of a major academic complex. Within the City of Fullerton there are five colleges and universities with a total enrollment nearing 45,000; hence, the city is known as, Fullerton...The Education Community.
  
  Directly adjacent to SCCO is California State University, Fullerton, with more than 24,000 students. Thirty-five other colleges and universities with an aggregate student enrollment topping 250,000 are located within a 25-mile radius of the College.
  
  Academia is not all the College is near. SCCO is conveniently close to all of Southern California's diverse natural, cultural and recreational attractions." 

Huntington Beach

• Golden West College. "Oceans of opportunity."

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Glendale

• Glendale Community College. "As one of California's largest two-year colleges, Glendale continues to grow and adapt to the needs of its community, and area residents continue to express their satisfaction with the college's excellent programs and services.
  
  In fact, Glendale Community College maintains a state-wide reputation for excellence, based on two major assets. The first is the college's superb faculty, a group of highly talented professionals who take sincere interest in each and every student. Second, Glendale Community College offers a comprehensive range of programs for all types of interests: programs to prepare students to transfer to a university; programs in a variety of occupational subjects; programs of general interest; programs specifically designed for the needs of older adults; and outstanding support services and resources to assist students in achieving their goals." 

Glendora

• Citrus College. "Citrus College, celebrating 90 years of service, is located in Glendora in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, approximately twenty-five miles northeast of metropolitan Los Angeles. The college has the distinction of being the oldest community college in Los Angeles County and the fifth oldest in the state." 

Irvine

• Irvine Valley College. "As one of California's leading community colleges and one of Orange County's best known educational institutions, we provide students exceptional educational opportunities in outstanding facilities and an extraordinary faculty and staff."
• University of California, Irvine. "Celebrating 40 years of innovation, the University of California, Irvine combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. Since its opening in fall 1965, UCI has become internationally recognized for efforts that are improving lives through research and discovery, fostering excellence in scholarship and teaching, and engaging and enriching the community.
  
  With more than 24,000 students, 1,400 faculty members and 8,100 staff, UCI is among the fastest-growing campuses in the University of California system. Increasingly a first-choice campus for students, UCI ranks among the top U.S. universities in the number of undergraduate applications and, for fall 2004, the campus admitted the most academically competitive freshman class in its history. Orange County’s second-largest employer, UCI generates an annual economic impact on the county of $3 billion."
• Webster University Irvine Campus. "Students receive a world-class, reality-based education that incorporates the latest theory with real-world practice.
  
  This real-world orientation means that you can apply immediately what you are learning in the classroom to job related activities and responsibilities. You’ll also enjoy valuable networking opportunities with classmates and faculty from global companies, prominent organizations and Fortune 1000 firms."

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La Verne

• University of La Verne. "Through its academic and co-curricular programs, the University provides rich educational opportunities that relate to both the academic and personal development of its students. For its undergraduates the University offers a challenging general education program, as well as a strong knowledge base in a particular discipline. Graduate programs at ULV are offered in selected professional disciplines. These programs are aimed at the practicing professional, and seek to integrate theory and practice.
  
  Philosophically, the University emphasizes four major concerns that affirm a positive and rewarding life for its students."

Long Beach

• California State University, Long Beach.
• Long Beach City College. "On behalf of our entire college family, welcome to Long Beach City College! It is our job to provide excellence in education in a student centered environment. You will find dedicated faculty who are excited and inspired, a staff who is ready to assist you and a student body with a diversity of interests and backgrounds. Long Beach City College stands ready to serve your needs with current curriculum, whether you are preparing for employment, planning to transfer to a university, engaged in professional development or personal improvement or training as a part of local business and industry. Your community college is flexible enough to meet your needs regardless of your goals. My personal best wishes for your success at Long Beach City College."

Los Angeles

• California State University, Los Angeles. "The Mission of California State University, Los Angeles is to advance a community built on the strengths of a culturally diverse urban population based on academic excellence in teaching and learning from which emerge participants who contribute productively and responsibly to the global society."
• Los Angeles City College. "As a comprehensive community college, Los Angeles City College offers programs, course work, support, and guidance to develop a community of learners--both near and far--with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for optimal growth and action in their personal and professional lives."
• Mount St. Mary’s College. "Mount St. Mary's College is an independent, Catholic, liberal arts, college which offers a values-based education for women, as well as innovative programs for professional men and women on two historical Los Angeles campuses.
  
  Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, the original campus was housed at St. Mary's Academy, at Slauson and Crenshaw Boulevards in Los Angeles. Property was purchased in the Santa Monica Mountains in 1928, and that site in Brentwood became the Chalon Campus which is home to the baccalaureate degree programs, a master's program in physical therapy and a Weekend College which gives working men and women an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree by attending school every third weekend."
• Southwestern Law School. "The only law school with four courses of study leading to the J.D. degree, Southwestern University School of Law offers traditional full-time and part-time programs as well as a unique two-year alternative curriculum. The campus includes the extraordinary Bullocks Wilshire building, a world-renowned historic Art Deco landmark that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  
  The only Los Angeles area law school on a subway route, Southwestern is within a block of the Wilshire Center MetroRail station providing convenient access to businesses, courts and government offices in the downtown district, Hollywood and the Valley. Southwestern alumni include public officials--from members of Congress to mayors, district attorneys, and over 200 judges--as well as founders of major law firms and general counsels of multinational corporations. Founded in 1911 as an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Southwestern is approved by the ABA, and is a member of the AALS."
• University of Southern California (USC). "The central mission of the University of Southern California is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. The principal means by which our mission is accomplished are teaching, research, artistic creation, professional practice and selected forms of public service.
  
  Our first priority as faculty and staff is the education of our students, from freshmen to postdoctorals, through a broad array of academic, professional, extracurricular and athletic programs of the first rank. The integration of liberal and professional learning is one of USC's special strengths. We strive constantly for excellence in teaching knowledge and skills to our students, while at the same time helping them to acquire wisdom and insight, love of truth and beauty, moral discernment, understanding of self, and respect and appreciation for others.
  
  Research of the highest quality by our faculty and students is fundamental to our mission. USC is one of a very small number of premier academic institutions in which research and teaching are inextricably intertwined, and on which the nation depends for a steady stream of new knowledge, art, and technology. Our faculty are not simply teachers of the works of others, but active contributors to what is taught, thought and practiced throughout the world.
  
  USC is pluralistic, welcoming outstanding men and women of every race, creed and background. We are a global institution in a global center, attracting more international students over the years than any other American university. And we are private, unfettered by political control, strongly committed to academic freedom, and proud of our entrepreneurial heritage..." 
• West Coast University.

Malibu

• Pepperdine University. "The most distinctive feature of Pepperdine University is its commitment to academic excellence in the context of Christian values. Mr. Pepperdine's original statement of purpose in 1937 continues to resonate with the mission of the University today:
  
  'Therefore, as my contribution to the well-being and happiness of this generation and those that follow, I am endowing this institution to help young men and women prepare themselves for a life of usefulness in this competitive world and to help them build a foundation of Christian character and faith which will survive the storms of life.'
  
  This dual commitment to academic excellence and Christian values is more fully articulated in the Affirmation Statement in the University's catalogues and publications."

Mission Viejo

• Saddleback College. "Our Mission:  To provide access to learning opportunities that promote student success; to foster intellectual growth, individual expression, and character development; and to support a dynamic and diverse environment of innovation and collegiality."
• South Orange County Community College District. "

Moorpark

• Moorpark College. "As a public community college, Moorpark College offers programs and services accessible to the community. Drawing from a student-centered philosophy, Moorpark College creates learning environments that blend curriculum and services in providing to students:
  • Introductions to the broad areas of human knowledge and understanding;
  • Courses required for university transfer and career preparation or advancement;
  • Skills in critical thinking, writing, reading, speaking, listening, and computing;
  • Exposure to the values of diversity locally, nationally, and internationally;
  • Extracurricular activities that promote campus community involvement and personal development;
  • Preparation for the challenges and responsibilities of life and change in a free society and the global community.

Northridge

• California State University, Northridge. "California State University, Northridge is a vibrant, diverse university community of nearly 28,000 students and more than 3,300 faculty and staff, sited on a 353-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. As you explore the university's website, you will find ample evidence of Cal State Northridge's commitment to the educational and professional goals of students, and its extensive service to the community."

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Norwalk

• Cerritos College.

Orange

• Chapman University. "Here's what Chapman is about: Dream the biggest dream of your life. Then let us help you achieve it.
  
  We are a comprehensive university built around a liberal arts core offering traditional undergraduate, graduate and professional programs on our main campus in Orange, Calif. To serve the larger community, we provide working adults with the opportunity to obtain a range of bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and teaching credentials through our University College campuses conveniently located throughout California and Washington."  

Pasadena

• Art Center College of Design. "Art Center College of Design has been a leader in art and design education for nearly 75 years. The College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines, as well as Public Programs offering design education to all ages and levels of experience. Fundamental to Art Center’s core curricula is a commitment to social and cultural engagement and giving students the tools and skills with which to effect change and address real-world issues. Art Center is located in Pasadena, California, with classes held at its Hillside Campus and new South Campus in downtown Pasadena."
• California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Mission:  The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society." 
• Pasadena City College. "The mission of Pasadena City College is successful student learning. The College provides high-quality, academically rigorous instruction in a comprehensive transfer and vocational curriculum, as well as learning activities designed to improve the economic condition and quality of life of the diverse communities within the College service area."

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Pomona

• Cal Poly Pomona. "Cal Poly Pomona’s mission is to advance learning and knowledge by linking theory and practice in all disciplines, and to prepare students for lifelong learning, leadership, and careers in a changing, multicultural world...As one of only six polytechnic universities nationwide, Cal Poly Pomona's hallmark is its learn-by-doing philosophy, directly stemming from its polytechnic mission. By blending theory and practice in all its disciplines, the university recognizes that the students solving classroom problems today will be the employees solving the real-world problems tomorrow. Students are afforded opportunities to apply their knowledge in hands-on projects, collaborate with faculty members on research, and participate in valuable internships and service-learning programs."

Riverside

• La Sierra University. "A diverse community of inquiry, learning, and service, rooted in the Christian gospel, La Sierra is committed to Seventh-day Adventist values and ideals." 
• University of California, Riverside. "University of California, Riverside is a research university committed to the creation and transmission of knowledge at the highest level, and to the translation of that knowledge for the public good. Our comprehensive programs and services, excellent faculty and staff, and vibrant and attractive physical environment are designed to: provide a high quality learning environment for undergraduate and graduate students; advance human knowledge and accomplishment through research and scholarship; enhance the public good through community service and initiatives; seek preeminence among U.S. research universities, recognizing UCR's quality in every area.
• Riverside Community College. "RCC has been the community's college of choice for nearly nine decades. The College offers 100+ programs leading to an associate's degree, career certificate or transfer to a four-year college or university. Each semester, more that 30,000 students take classes online or at one of RCC's campuses or education centers.

San Bernardino

• California State University, San Bernardino. " California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is the sole public, comprehensive, university serving the Riverside-San Bernardino counties of Southern California. Founded in 1965, the campus offers more than 70 traditional baccalaureate and master's degree programs along with a wide variety of education credential and certificate programs to a student body of 16,000. Because of recent growth, new facilities (11 new buildings in 10 years) have been established, providing students, faculty and staff with an excellent learning and working environment equipped with superior technological capabilities. Many other capital building projects are in progress on campus, allowing the university to keep pace with the region's tremendous growth.
  
  Located equidistant between Los Angeles and Palm Springs, the university serves a vast area, extending from the Arizona border in the East to the Los Angeles county line in the West. Encompassing 29,000-square miles, the service area is greater in size than many states. The two counties served by CSUSB continue to have a population that is among the fastest growing in the nation.
  
  To meet the needs of so vast a population the university has established a satellite center that serves 1,000 students in the desert communities of the Coachella Valley. Cal State is in the midst of a public-private capital campaign that will build a permanent campus in Palm Desert. The first of three buildings is complete and the second will open in 2004. Cal State San Bernardino also is developing and expanding its distance learning capacity to reach site-bound students throughout the Inland Empire and beyond. Designated and funded as a National Center of Excellence for Distance Learning, the university also is serving the educational needs of the civilian workforce in the U.S. Navy.
  
  Cal State is distinguished as the only Inland Empire university with prestigious national accreditation for its College of Business and Public Administration. In addition to an M.B.A. program that is specially tailored for executives, the university has highly respected programs in computer science, geographic information and decision sciences, psychology, health and public administration, accounting and finance, as well as a nationally acclaimed writing program. CSUSB has a leading teacher preparation program that is one of the nation's largest and most productive. Moreover, its extended education programs in business writing and language skills, technology, entrepreneurship and conference management are some of the state's busiest.

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San Fernando Valley

• Pierce College. "Pierce College is a two-year public institution providing opportunities for occupational training, transfer education and life-long learning. Pierce is one of nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District.
  
  Founded in 1947, Pierce College is a comprehensive college with more than 100 disciplines being taught to more than 18,000 students each semester. The college is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
  
  Pierce College is setting the pace in community college education. The creation of the 15-week semester plan has led to higher enrollment, better retention and better learning. With two five-week summer sessions and one five-week winter session, students are enjoying the opportunity to move more quickly through the curriculum with greater success academically.
  
  Many Pierce College students transfer to the University of California system, the California State University system, and private universities to earn bachelors degrees.
  
  Pierce College has one of the highest transfer performances in southern California. Pierce Honors students have the enviable record of never been turned down for admission to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Pierce College students also transfer to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in greater numbers than any other college.
  
  Pierce prepares its students for academic success after transferring to a university. A study by UCLA, showed that Pierce students graduated from UCLA with a higher GPA than students from any other transfer college.
  
  Located on 427 acres in the western San Fernando Valley, nestled next to the thriving business district of Warner Center, Pierce College combines state-of-the-art technology and learning with the picturesque beauty of its rolling hills. The campus' setting among 2,200 trees, thousands of rose bushes, a nature preserve, and a forest area boasting giant redwoods makes it unique in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. More and more when our community thinks of Pierce College, it thinks quality. Pierce combines academic excellence with a friendly and helpful faculty and staff. It has a solid reputation for being a student-friendly institution, offering students high-quality and challenging education that will prepare them for university or vocational work. Pierce students benefit from smaller classes sizes and lower tuition than a four-year university." 

Santa Ana

• Rancho Santiago Community College District. "Opening the door to higher education for all, Rancho Santiago Community College District is home of Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College. It offers the world’s most affordable college education to nearly 51,000 students annually leading to associate degrees, certificates and university transfer units. Its economic development and workforce improvement programs enhance regional employment and vitality.
• Southern California University of Professional Studies. "The mission of Southern California University for Professional Studies is to provide high quality undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Business Administration, Management of Engineering and Technology, Psychology, Liberal Studies, Legal Studies, and Law to adult learners throughout the world using distance learning methodologies."
• William Howard Taft University. "For over twenty years William Howard Taft University has offered distance learning graduate degree programs to students throughout the world. Presently the University offers nationally accredited programs in business, education and law."

Santa Clarita

•  Master's College. "
  The mission of The Master's College is to empower students for a life of enduring commitment to Christ, biblical fidelity, moral integrity, intellectual growth and lasting contribution to the Kingdom of God."

Santa Monica

• Santa Monica College. "Santa Monica College strives to create a learning environment that both challenges our students and supports them in achieving their educational goals. We prepare our students to contribute to the global community as they develop an understanding of their personal relationship to the world’s social, cultural, political, economic, technological, and natural environments.
  
  To fulfill this mission, the College provides open and affordable access to excellent associate degree and occupational certificate programs. These programs prepare students for successful careers, develop college-level skills, enable transfer to universities, and foster a personal commitment to lifelong learning.
  
  Santa Monica College serves, represents, and embraces the community’s racial and cultural diversity. We promote the exchange of ideas in an open, caring community of learners and recognize the critical importance of each individual to the achievement of our vision."

Thousand Oaks

• California Lutheran University. "Cal Lutheran is dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies at the undergraduate and graduate level. A highly acclaimed university, CLU’s intimate size and beautiful location create the perfect setting for lively debate, a diverse curriculum and a learning environment that values the individual."

Valencia

• California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). "California Institute of the Arts educates professional artists in a unique learning environment founded on the principles of artmaking excellence, experimentation, critical reflection and independent inquiry. Throughout its history, CalArts has sought to advance the practice of art and promote its understanding in a broad social, cultural and historical context. CalArts offers students the knowledge and expertise of leading professional artists and scholars and a full complement of artmaking tools. In return, it asks for the highest artistic and academic achievement. Reflecting its longstanding commitment to new forms and expressions in art, CalArts invites creative risk-taking and urges active collaboration and exchange among artists, artistic disciplines and cultural traditions."

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Walnut

• Mt. San Antonio College. "Mt. San Antonio College is among the largest of 109 community colleges in California. Located in the city of Walnut, Mt. SAC serves 17 communities and a million residents in the bustling San Gabriel Valley.
  
  Since the College opened its doors in 1946, Mt. SAC has provided high quality and affordable educational opportunities to more than a million students of all ages from all over the world. Today, the College offers more than 200 degree and certificate programs through a semester system. Mt. SAC remains committed to academic excellence and preparing its students for success in today’s diverse economic, professional and cultural sectors."

Westchester

• Loyola Marymount University. "At Loyola Marymount University, we balance a challenging liberal arts and sciences curriculum with a commitment to social justice. Students grow to be fulfilled in their own lives and careers, while involved in the communities around them. We welcome all spiritual, cultural and ethnic experiences. Founded in 1911 and located in the heart of Southern California, LMU provides an unsurpassed environment for learning and personal growth."

Westminster

• Coastline Community College. "Coastline Community College is committed to student success through accessible and flexible education within and beyond the traditional classroom."

West Los Angeles

• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). "UCLA’s leadership in teaching, research, and public service makes it a beacon of excellence in higher education. Our students, faculty, and staff come together in a true community of scholars to advance knowledge, address societal challenges and pursue intellectual and personal fulfillment."

Whittier

• Rio Hondo College. "Rio Hondo College (RHC), located in Southeast Los Angeles County near the intersection of the 60 and 605 freeways, enrolls over 20,000 students each semester. Rio Hondo College is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The college serves students from a variety of educational backgrounds, including recent high school graduates, people seeking new skills or careers, and lifelong learners wanting to add to their knowledge base.
  
  Rio Hondo educational programs prepare students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities, grant two-year degrees in a number of specialties, issue certificates in technical or professional fields, provide contract training for employer workforces, and offer community service classes in subjects ranging from computer skills to cultural event fieldtrips. The college graduates close to 600 students every year, awarding two-year, Associate of Arts/Sciences degrees and nearly 500 specialty certificates."
• Whittier College. "Whittier College is a four-year independent residential liberal arts college distinguished by its small size, nationally recognized liberal arts curriculum, and innovative interdisciplinary programs."

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