Mrs. Hall and I (Mrs. Denny) visited Mount St. Mary's Doheny campus yesterday. We were very impressed with this school. It is definitely a school to take into serious consideration. They have two campus. The Doheny campus is located downtown near USC. It is for females only. The Chalon campus is located in Brentwood near Santa Monica and it is a co-ed campus. Both campuses are small and the student population is very diverse.
Mount St. Mary's has a good nursing program. Most of the CSU campus' nursing programs are impacted and hard to get into. Four of our Nogales Seniors from last year are currently enrolled in the nursing programs at Mount St. Mary's. Previous students have graduated from this school in four years and are currently employed in great nursing jobs.
Mount St. Mary's has other really good programs too. Yesterday, we heard about how advanced their Film, Media and Communications department is and how they are getting internships and jobs for their students with big name production companies. They also have cutting edge Criminal Justice programs.
This school is impressive, but they do not have high GPA minimums. It is easier to get into than other private schools. They also give really good financial aid packages. The application deadline for this school is February 15, 2014. Apply online at http://www.msmc.la.edu/index.asp.
There are a lot of schools out there just like this one that are good alternatives to CSU and UC schools. See your counselor for help or look up these type of schools at https://secure.californiacolleges.edu/admissions/california-independent-colleges/california-independent-colleges.asp.
