Lucerne >> Residents of Lake and nearby counties have an opportunity to finish their college degrees at a university without leaving Lake County.
Since 2014 Marymount California University (MCU) Lakeside Campus has been offering upper-division courses in several major areas of study. Business, psychology and liberal arts bachelor’s degree programs are offered, as well as psychology with a concentration in early childhood education and liberal arts with an emphasis in criminal justice as relatively new offerings. Additionally, students can enroll in hybrid master’s programs in business, community psychology, and leadership and global development.
The Lakeside Campus is located in a facility that was once a hotel. Renovations were made to upgrade and add classrooms, complete with broadband, and common meeting rooms. All classes are offered in the evenings to allow students to pursue their regular daily activities with jobs, families or other business.
While some classes are offered online, students choose the lakeside campus in part for the experience of being on a college campus interacting with other students.
Student Lilia Powers, of Lakeport, said it is “a dream come true to be able to complete my degree without leaving Lake County. It is great to learn and exchange ideas in a classroom with other students and professors.”
Powers is completing a liberal arts degree with an emphasis in psychology and business. She reports she would have had to leave the area to complete her degree had MCU Lakeside Campus not been in Lake County.
For residents of Lake County and six surrounding counties, tuition at the Lakeside campus is discounted from the cost of tuition at MCU’s main campus in Southern California. Interested students may be eligible for financial aid as well.
“The staff at the lakeside campus is available to give tours, schedule meetings to discuss programs or assist in helping anyone thinking of going back to school to determine how it could work for their individual situation” said lakeside campus executive director Michelle Scully.
For more information, call the MCU Lakeside Campus, at 888-991-5253 or Kathy Windrem at 310-303-7699.
