Visit us at the 21st Annual California Charter School Conference on March 3-6, 2014 at the San Jose Convention Center.

Happy New Year & Seasons Greetings

Happy New Year & Seasons Greetings from all of us here at UCLA Extension's Education Department. We thank you for your continuous support and wish you a wonderful new year.

We congratulate our instructor Nicole Nicholson for having been recognized at the Clute International Education Conference for having presented the “Best Session Paper,” entitled The Executive and Academic Functioning of Stimulant-Medicated and Non-Stimulant Medicated Adult College Students with ADHD: A Neuropsychological Perspective.”

See What One of Our Students Has Said About Our College Counseling Certificate:

"At first, I was a little hesitant to be taking all of my classes online, but I found very quickly that the instructors were deeply engaged in the classroom. The discussions in our weekly forums were invigorating, and the feedback on my assignments were so individualized that it actually exceeded anything that I experienced in a traditional classroom. 

More importantly, what UCLA did for me was help to think about being a private college consultant from a holistic perspective. We tackled issues such as counseling the college-bound, financial aid fundamentals, and testing for career assessment. We did interviews and field research. One class requirement was to create a college counseling manual; my instructor’s feedback led to my manual being used as a model for many high schools where I do consulting work. It was a challenging program – instructors demanded a lot from the students, and without exception students responded very positively to the high expectations.  

All of my instructors, by the way, were actual working professionals in the field and they frequently highlighted what they were teaching in the classroom based upon experiences occurring in their professional lives. That was a key part of the program: it was directly relevant to the daily life of a private college consultant."

- Jason Lum, Private College Consultant

Check out the photos from our Open House on Oct. 4, 2013!

NCJW/ LA Fall 2013 Scholarship!

The National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles (NCJW/LA) is now accepting applications for its fall 2013 scholarships (2^nd cycle). The scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,000 and are awarded to nursing students, teachers, single parents, mid-life women, and film production students. The application deadline is November 1, 2013. Please don’t hesitate to contact Chloe Hanna at (323) 651-2930 x 515 or chloe@ncjwla.org if you have any questions. 

UCLA Extension Education Featured on Yahoo Education

Check out our article on Yahoo Education: Five Great Career Switches That Could Boost Your Pay - From Teacher to Principal.