Fremont College
Encyclopedia
Fremont College is a for profit, degree-granting college based in Los Angeles
and Cerritos, California
. It offers professional degree
programs in the fields of Business
, Legal Studies, Design
, and Wellness
. The College’s intensive baccalaureate degree programs span approximately 2.5 years and its associate programs in 15 months. It is owned by Fremont Private Investments.
, assumed leadership in 2007. Fremont College became an innovative center adopting the framework of Work-Based Learning Leadership at the Wharton School and Dr. Kay's thesis on improved learning through practice and collaboration.
Dr. Kay spent six years on research that provided the foundation for Professional Action Learning
®, which combines an understanding of human motivation, learning styles, and thinking patterns to create an instructional framework that improves student engagement and the experience. Fremont College's new logo represents her synthesis of three institutions and their colors: University of Pennsylvania
, The Wharton School, and the University of Southern California
.
Fremont College's employers, faculty, and staff believe that anyone who is committed to hard work and desire to change their life for the better deserves access to a world-class education.
An impressive group of CEOs joined Fremont College's Advisory Board & Board of Governors to share their vision and insight to ensure that the curriculum stays relevant to today's dynamic workplace. Fremont College's implementation of technology and its aspiration to perfect the most effective learning model makes students' campus experience intense, challenging, and fun.
By combining the best techniques from multiple institutions and theories, Fremont College strives to be an innovator in professional education. Fremont has grown in size, quality, and innovation, and new chapters are being written every day by Fremont's employers, alumni, students, faculty, and remarkable advisory board as they become a part of the Fremont story.
To achieve this vision, Fremont College will continuously improve its effective learning model for a diverse student population and add select graduate-level programs. As a university, Fremont College will develop leaders who will transform the world’s learning system.
in her studies at USC
and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
. It attempts to teach students using a variety of instructional techniques beyond the standard books and exams. The methodology involves guest speakers, videos, hands-on skills practice, group discussion, questions, dialogue, and student presentations.
The College also follows the immersion education philosophy, where students focus on a single course at a time in order to focus on the subject matter before moving on to the next topic.
Standing Committee on Paralegal Education.
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and Cerritos, California
Cerritos, California
Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956...
. It offers professional degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
programs in the fields of Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, Legal Studies, Design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, and Wellness
Wellness (alternative medicine)
Wellness is generally used to mean a healthy balance of the mind, body and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well-being. It has been used in the context of alternative medicine since Halbert L. Dunn, M.D., began using the phrase high level wellness in the 1950s...
. The College’s intensive baccalaureate degree programs span approximately 2.5 years and its associate programs in 15 months. It is owned by Fremont Private Investments.
History
Fremont College traces its roots to Platt College's founding in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1879 and the Southern California branch campus was established in 1986. The most significant evolution of the College started when its third CEO, Dr. Sabrina KaySabrina Kay
Dr. Sabrina Kay is an entrepreneur who has been involved in education, fashion, leadership and business. Featured in the LA Times and Fortune Magazine, among other publications, she is also involved with various charitable causes.-Background:...
, assumed leadership in 2007. Fremont College became an innovative center adopting the framework of Work-Based Learning Leadership at the Wharton School and Dr. Kay's thesis on improved learning through practice and collaboration.
Dr. Kay spent six years on research that provided the foundation for Professional Action Learning
Professional Action Learning
Professional Action Learning is a learning methodology used at Fremont College. PAL was developed over the course of Dr. Sabrina Kay’s Master’s Degree and doctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Education and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania...
®, which combines an understanding of human motivation, learning styles, and thinking patterns to create an instructional framework that improves student engagement and the experience. Fremont College's new logo represents her synthesis of three institutions and their colors: University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, The Wharton School, and the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
Fremont College's employers, faculty, and staff believe that anyone who is committed to hard work and desire to change their life for the better deserves access to a world-class education.
An impressive group of CEOs joined Fremont College's Advisory Board & Board of Governors to share their vision and insight to ensure that the curriculum stays relevant to today's dynamic workplace. Fremont College's implementation of technology and its aspiration to perfect the most effective learning model makes students' campus experience intense, challenging, and fun.
By combining the best techniques from multiple institutions and theories, Fremont College strives to be an innovator in professional education. Fremont has grown in size, quality, and innovation, and new chapters are being written every day by Fremont's employers, alumni, students, faculty, and remarkable advisory board as they become a part of the Fremont story.
Vision
Fremont College's vision is to be an innovator in professional education and influence the way we learn in a dynamic global world.To achieve this vision, Fremont College will continuously improve its effective learning model for a diverse student population and add select graduate-level programs. As a university, Fremont College will develop leaders who will transform the world’s learning system.
Mission
Fremont College's mission is to close the gap between the traditional classroom and 21st-century workplace by providing an effective educational experience based on research and innovative instructional methods.Academic philosophy
Fremont College’s teaching philosophy is based on research conducted by Dr. Sabrina KaySabrina Kay
Dr. Sabrina Kay is an entrepreneur who has been involved in education, fashion, leadership and business. Featured in the LA Times and Fortune Magazine, among other publications, she is also involved with various charitable causes.-Background:...
in her studies at USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. It attempts to teach students using a variety of instructional techniques beyond the standard books and exams. The methodology involves guest speakers, videos, hands-on skills practice, group discussion, questions, dialogue, and student presentations.
The College also follows the immersion education philosophy, where students focus on a single course at a time in order to focus on the subject matter before moving on to the next topic.
Programs
Fremont College offers the following programs:- Bachelor of Arts in Design Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership
- Associate of Arts in Design Interpretation
- Associate of Arts in Business Administration
- Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies
- Associate of Science in Sports & Rehabilitation Therapy
- Diploma Program in Massage Therapy
Accreditation
Fremont College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Its paralegal studies program is approved by the American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
Standing Committee on Paralegal Education.