Graduate Spotlight: Mia Martinez People will throw stones at you. Don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.— Anonymous We face many challenges throughout our lives. It is how you learn to overcome them and use them to your advantage. Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes…
By Sonja Anderson, July 2022 Graduate Speaker It’s an honor to be here and one that I could never have imagined. In fact, when I received the call from Liz Gutierrez telling me that I had been selected as the student speaker for today’s graduation, my first instinct was to ask her if she had…
By: Andres Guerrero Due to everything that happened with the pandemic, a lot of us were on furlough or working from home. Now, things are going back to normal. The state is opening slowly but surely and a lot of people are going back to the workforce. Also coming back is the nerve-wracking in-person interview! Getting…
Here at Laurus College, we like to spotlight some of our amazing instructors. All our classes are presented in real-time meaning you’ll be interacting live with your instructor. Get to know Rory Decker, a Web Design Instructor who specializes in illustration, digital painting, and web design. How did you get into web design? I’ve always loved…
By: Patricia Lincoln, Medical Billing and Coding Instructor Medical terminology allows doctors, nurses, billers, and other medical professionals to speak the same language. It is incredibly important to be able to understand what a procedure or condition is in order to do your job as a medical professional. Practice Makes Perfect Once you have learned…
By: Melanie Bryant It’s time again to prepare for finals! At Laurus College, students are assigned only one class per five-week term. This allows students to fully immerse themselves in the course material without being distracted by multiple classes at the same time. It also means class finals are every five weeks! You might be…
Career-Focused Higher Education is Thriving on the Central Coast By Karen V. Edwards, Ph.D., Laurus College Access to bachelor’s degrees and specialized training is vital for those living on the central coast. Recently, Glen Morris (President and CEO of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce), published a very important article in the Santa Maria…