"I thought that if I ever wanted to get a college degree, I'd have to quit my job and go to a community college full time. Of course being a wife, a mother and a career woman, that wasn't an option. Taking classes on the weekends allows me to realize my dream of getting my education while still maintaining my busy lifestyle," says a Marymount/Webster Weekend College student.

Are you feeling like you have run out of options when it comes to getting an education? You work, so you can't go to school during the day, and are either too tired or too busy to attend at night. Consider this option. Marymount College/Webster University Weekend College offers Associate's degrees and Bachelor's degrees exclusively on the weekends. Classes meet on Saturdays and Sundays between 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. There is even a Friday night option for students who want to accelerate their program or who don't want to attend on the weekends.

Weekend College is not a new concept. Marymount College, a private 2 year liberal arts college located in Rancho Palos Verdes, has offered a Weekend College Associate's degree since 1984. The program is as academically rigorous and prestigious as the Marymount day school program, the only difference is that rather than attending classes during the week, students attend on Saturdays and Sundays. About 2 years ago, in response to numerous requests from students who wanted to continue on to earn a Bachelor's degree in the weekend format, Marymount entered into a partnership with Webster University in St. Louis, a liberal arts university nationally recognized for it's leadership in adult education. Now students can get their AS or AA on the weekends and then continue on the get a BA in Business Administration, Management, Marketing or Human Resource Management through a degree completion program.

Students attend classes six non-consecutive weekends per trimester. Each trimester lasts four months. Classes start in September, January and May. Weekend College students can take one, two, three or four classes per term. In this format, if a student takes 3 classes per trimester, he can earn an Associate's degree in about two years; the same amount of time that it would take if he went to a Community College full-time. Students can attend classes at the Marymount College campus in Rancho Palos Verdes or at the Irvine Metropolitan Campus in Irvine.

"The most exciting thing about Weekend College," says Dr. Barbara Baiamonte, Marymount/Webster Weekend College Director, "is that working adults have an opportunity to earn a high quality, academically rigorous and prestigious degree on the weekends. They don't have to quit their jobs, or give up their family life. It truly is that second chance that most people think they will never get."

It is not too late to register for the Summer 1999 term. Classes start May 15, 1999. If you are interested in learning more about earning your Associate's degree or completing your Bachelor's degree on the weekends, please call Marymount College/Webster University Weekend College Palos Verdes (310) 377-7742 or Irvine (949) 263-0316 to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor. Also, you may visit our website at www.marymountpv.edu.