Los Angeles, CA Colleges and Universities: Find Career Education in the LA Area

Published: November, 2010

The Greater Los Angeles Area, often referred to as Southern California or simply L.A., comprises Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange counties, among several others. In 2006, the area had a population of more than 18 million people.

About 3.8 million of those people reside in the city of Los Angeles, known informally as the "City of Angels." The population of Orange County is around 3 million, and Riverside county contains about 1.5 million residents. People flock to Southern California for its warm weather and cosmopolitan lifestyle, as well as its close vicinity to the Pacific Ocean and its thriving entertainment industry.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are hugely important to international trade and the global economy, and the area is one of the largest entry points for immigrants to the United States, making Los Angeles one of the most diverse cities in the world.

Major Los Angeles employers include:

Northrop Grumman
KB Homes
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox

Los Angeles' economy is driven by the following sectors:

International trade

Entertainment

Agriculture

Petroleum

Aerospace

Tourism

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, the median personal income in 2004 for a Los Angeles-area resident was $35,188, which is about 6 percent more than the average American's income.

The Los Angeles area continues to grow at a rate of about 7.2 percent, which is 4 percent less than the nation's average growth rate.

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Online Schools in California

USC School of Social Work

The USC School of Social Work’s MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree through the Virtual Academic Center without relocating to Southern California.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Master of Social Work

UNC Kenan-Flagler School of Business

UNC Kenan-Flagler is one of the world's top-ranked business schools. At UNC Kenan-Flagler, you develop the skills that make you a highly effective leader and prepare you for long-term career success. The strength of the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA degree comes from a school culture in which members live the business school's core values of excellence, leadership, teamwork, integrity and community.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

MBA@UNC

University of St. Mary

Give your career a boost with University of Saint Mary.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Master's in Business Administration - Health Care Management
Master's in Business Administration - Finance

Everest College

Leave that dead-end job behind with training from Everest College.

Campus Locations:

Los Angeles
Alhambra
Reseda
Gardena
LA Puente

Programs:

Associate of Science - Business
Diploma - Criminal Justice

American Career College

American Career College (ACC) offers hands-on training that will prepare students for careers in the healthcare industry at three campuses in Los Angeles, Ontario, and Orange County, California.

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