Marymount College will submit a 20-year plan to the City of Los Angeles and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes that forecasts serving students who will attend classes at two distinct locations – the current Palos Verdes Drive North residential community in San Pedro and at its established RPV Main Campus site.
Once approved, the City of Los Angeles’ conditional use permit would allow Marymount College to begin offering classes at the Palos Verdes Drive North location in San Pedro beginning in 2013 with additional classrooms, residential, dining and recreational facilities completed in phases over 20 years.
To prepare for an anticipated increase in enrollment, largely due to student desire for four-year degrees, Marymount College is requesting from the City of Rancho Palos Verdes an increase of enrollment capacity from 943 to 1,200 students. Also for consideration by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, is the college’s need for a 20-year window to build the city council-approved facilities on the college’s Main Campus. Approved in June 2010, library and recreational facilities are slated in the campus’ future to enhance the educational experience of its students and serve as a community resource.
Only a few years ago Marymount was a small two-year college with declining enrollment. After Marymount was granted accreditation as a four-year college in 2010, the college experienced a tremendous transformation, including:
- Increased student enrollment by more than 70 percent
- Added new programs in business, media, global studies, psychology, American studies, premedical studies and forensic science investigation
- Selected to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- Established one of the nation’s most comprehensive and integrated service learning programs that included providing 16,000 hours of volunteer service in one year to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor
- Established the Waterfront Campus in San Pedro
- Invested $7 million in facility construction, renovation and development to the San Pedro residential communities located on Palos Verdes Drive North and West 24th Street
- Planned for the college’s first graduate programs in 2013
- Developed online programs.
“We believe our 20-year vision brings educational, cultural and economic benefits to local communities for generations to come,” says Dr. Brophy. “Since our founding, Marymount College has been a good neighbor, providing students from all backgrounds with a transformative educational experience. “
The Harbor and South Bay have been home to Marymount College for more than 50 years. The college has awarded thousands of degrees and served local families with special programs for children enrolled in pre-K through 12th grade.
Today the college is a Catholic, liberal arts, Catholic college devoted to sustaining the values of its founding order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, whose mission is to “serve others so that all may have life.”
“Besides providing education, the college has a $40 million annual economic impact on Los Angeles County which generates at least 1,500 jobs in the local community. This comprehensive long term plan allows for adequate financial and fundraising planning for Marymount to become an even larger contributor to the region’s economic growth.”
News Release: Marymount College Announces 20-Year Plan
