Overview
Founded in 1945 in Pasadena, CA, Pacific Oaks College is an upper-division, accredited institution offering bachelor's, master's, and certificate programs in human development, counseling, and teaching credential. Known and recognized for its pioneering efforts to reduce bias within our nation's education system, POC arms students with the skills they need to help people from diverse backgrounds and learning styles. Graduates enter careers as teachers, counselors, policy-makers, college instructors, early childhood program directors, and parent education specialists.
Student Appeal
The institution is one of the nation's pioneers and leaders in training educators, counselors, and human development professionals able to help people with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and experiences achieve their highest human potentials. Featuring an egalitarian academic environment, where each student and each instructor is both teacher and learner, education at Pacific Oaks includes academic, research, clinical, and community outreach components to develop a comprehensive understanding of the students' chosen field.
Financial
Pacific Oaks College has a long history of providing educational opportunities to qualified students from all types of economic backgrounds. The institution offers financial aid regardless of family financial circumstances, and approximately 86% of the recent attending students received some form of financial aid.
Programs Offered:
- B.A. in Human Development
- Bi-cultural Development Certificate
- Education Specialist Credential, Mild to Moderate Disabilities Level I
- Education Specialist Credential, Mild to Moderate Disabilities Level II
- M.A. in Human Development
- M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Post-Graduate Certificates in Human Development Graduate Certificate Early Childhood Education
- Post-Graduate Certificates in Human Development Graduate Certificate in Bi-cultural Development
- Post-Graduate Certificates in Human Development Graduate Certificate in Social and Human Services
- Preliminary Multiple Subject English Learner Credential
