Public Schools

Los Angeles Unified School District
333 S. Beaudry Ave., 24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213 241-1000
www.lausd.net

Los Angeles Unified School District serves the city of Los Angeles, as well as several surrounding communities. It is the second-largest school district in the United States, with over 700,000 students.   This district is broken down into eight mini-districts to ease bureaucracy.

It’s not uncommon for those who can afford it to send their children to private schools, which range in price from a few thousand dollars a year to more than many universities’ tuitions.

“Everyone in Los Angeles has a stake in the education of our children. Whether we are parents, grandparents, family members, educators, support workers, employers, or neighbors, we are affected by the quality of education in our community.

Because we are a community, we must all work together to make a difference in the education of our children. In order to do so effectively, it is our responsibility to articulate our goals and objectives and the strategies we believe to be key to changing the face of education in Los Angeles. A clearly articulated Strategic Plan provides a tool that we can all use to focus our collective energy and efforts to achieve our ultimate goal of preparing our students to succeed as members of our global community and workforce.  All students will achieve grade level standards for literacy and mathematics to enable them to be globally competitive in the 21st century.”- Roy Romer, Superintendent of Schools.

The primary goals of this plan are that all students will achieve grade level standards for literacy to enable them to be globally competitive in the 21st century.

Ventura County Office of Education
5189 Verdugo Way
Camarillo, CA 93012
(805)383-1900 ·
Fax: (805)383-1908
www.vcoe.org
The Ventura County Office of Education. Ventura County encompasses 21 school districts, 3 community colleges, and a four year university.  Our K-12 public school population approaches an enrollment of 140,000 with educational opportunities as diverse as the districts we serve.  For specific information, please visit website.

Enrollment
After determining your child’s school of residence, register him or her at that school. You must show:

• proof of the child’s age (birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport)
• complete written health and immunization records for all new students.  There is no grace period: all immunizations must be up-to-date before a youngster can attend school.
• proof of residence address, such as a utility bill.

 

Higher Education

Community Colleges
Community colleges exist for two major purposes. The first is to serve as a bridge from high school to college by providing courses for transfer toward a bachelor’s degree. Four out of 10 collegebound high-school graduates start their college education this way.

The second function of community colleges is to prepare students for the job market by offering entry-level career training as well as courses for adult students who want to upgrade their skills for the workplace. They often offer programs that are not available at four-year schools, like fashion design.

LA Community College District (213) 891-2000
770 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.laccd.edu
The LACCD oversees the city’s 9 community colleges.

Ventura County Community College District (805) 652-5500
255 W Stanley Ave Suite 150
Ventura, CA 93001
www.vcccd.edu
The Ventura County Community College District is an organization of the community colleges in Ventura, Moorpark, and Oxnard. The VCCCD oversees these colleges and helps provide administrative support.

Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal arts colleges offer a broad base of courses in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Most are private and focus mainly on undergraduate students. Classes tend to be small and personal attention is available.

Online Learning
Recent years have witnessed the rise of online degree programs, to allow the busy professional a chance to work at their own pace from the comfort of their home on the path to getting a degree. The costs to students are typically the same as for traditional classes- and financial aid is equally available-while the cost to the institution can be much less.

There are online universities ranging from legitimate distance learning systems to fly-by-night degree-mills. It’s important to research a particular institution before deciding to enroll in their system. Generally, brick-and-mortar schools that also offer online classes are the safest, though there are plenty of fully accredited online universities out there.

Nearly 3 million students are believed to be taking online classes at institutions of higher education in the United States this year. That number has been growing about 25% a year recently. Now, virtually all public higher education institutions, as well as a vast majority of private, for-profit institutions, now offer online classes. By contrast, only about half of private, nonprofit schools offer them. Online schools offer everything from Associate’s degrees to Doctoral programs with available emphases in everything from Business Administration to Criminal Justice to Nursing. Some programs require students to attend some campus classes or orientations, but many are delivered completely online. Online courses generally require a computer with a broadband connection, but are now a serious option for the busy professional.

Public vs. Private
Public colleges are usually less expensive, particularly for in-state residents. They get most of their money from the state or local government. Private colleges rely on tuition, fees, endowments, and other private sources. Private colleges are usually smaller and can offer more personalized attention and often more prestige.

Pepperdine University (310) 506-4000
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
www.pepperdine.edu

University of Southern California (USC) (213) 740-2311
Exposition Blvd and S Figueroa St, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90089
www.usc.edu

Universities
Generally, a university is bigger than a college and offers more majors and research facilities. Class size often reflects institutional size and some classes may taught by graduate students.

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) (310) 825-4321
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
www.ucla.edu

California State University Channel Islands (805) 437-8400
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
www.csuci.edu
Cal State Channel Islands is Ventura County’s first 4 year public institution of higher education.

Upper Division
Upper-division schools offer the last two years of undergraduate study, usually in specialized programs leading to a bachelor’s degree. Students then generally transfer to an upper-division college after completing an associate degree or after finishing a second year of study at a four-year college.

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