The Ocean Institute is an educational facility is located in the beautiful city of Dana Point. Its mission is to educate people of all ages to become responsible stewards of the ocean. The Institute is nationally known for its hands-on approach to environmental education, marine science and maritime history programs. The Ocean Institute specializes in ground-breaking marine and social science programs. It has a collection of artifacts and animals on its campus. More than 110,000 K-12 students and 6,000 teachers annually participate in the Ocean Institute's 61 award-winning programs.
The School of Healing Touch is a vocational school that teaches the profession of massage and spa therapy and offers continuing education. It is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association and is approved by the State of California Employment Development Department. The director and teacher at the school is Hussein F. Azar, CMT who has been practicing and teaching massage and spa therapy since 1989. Be sure to view the website or call for more information.
Formerly known as Western Career College, Carrington College is a vocational school with a focus on allied health professions. The school offers certificates and associate degree programs in dental assisting, dental hygiene and health care administration as well as massage therapy, medical assisting, medical billing and coding, pharmacy technology, registered nursing, veterinary technology and vocational nursing.
Carrington College, which is a subsidiary of DeVry, Inc., also offers online programs in many other fields, such as accounting, business, criminal justice and health care management.