K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Carmel Unified School District
Serves kindergarten through 12th graders in Big Sur, Carmel and Carmel Valley.
District Office:
4380 Carmel Valley Road
Carmel, CA 93923
(831) 624-1546

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Operates two high schools, four middle schools, and more than a dozen elementary schools in Monterey, Seaside, and Marina.
District Office:
700 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
(813) 649-1554

Pacific Grove Unified School District
Operates two elementary schools, a middle school and high school in Pacific Grove.
Headquarters:
555 Sinex Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
(831) 646-6520

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The Peninsula boasts several leading educational facilities, particularly in the field of language studies. A wide variety of colleges, universities and trade schools offer a vast array of programs for anyone seeking higher education.

California State University Monterey Bay 
CSUMB is a WASC accredited institution. With the closing of Fort Ord in 1993 and the relocation of its 13,000 soldiers and their dependents, the community looked to replace the military economy with an educational industry. The result was the establishment in 1994 of California State University Monterey Bay. This residential, four-year campus offers numerous undergraduate and graduate programs and attracts students and faculty from around the world. For more information about the school, call (831) 582-3000.
100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955

Brandman University
Brandman is a WASC accredited institution that offers Bachelor of Arts degrees (liberal studies, organizational leadership, psychology, and social science), Masters degrees (teaching, education, human resources, and psychology) and teaching, as well as administrative credential programs for elementary and secondary schools. It is part of the Chapman University system. For more information, call (831) 373-0945 or (866) CHAPMAN.
99 Pacific Street, Suite 375B, Monterey, CA

Monterey Peninsula College
MPC is a community college offering Associate Degrees in a wide variety of subjects. It also offers major adult educational programs. For more infomation, call (831) 646-4000.
980 Fremont Street, Monterey, 93940

Heald College School of Business
Heald College offers career training in a variety of fields, including accounting, business software applications, computer business administration, computer technology, and medical office administration. For more information, call (831) 443-1700.
1450 North Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906

Monterey College of Law
Monterey College of Law is an accredited college of graduate studies offering a juris doctorate (JD) degree. For more information, call (831) 582-4000.
100 Col. Durham Street, Seaside, CA 93955

Monterey Institute of International Studies
MIIS offers several graduate programs. MIIS is a graduate school of Middlebury College, Vermont. For more information, call their main office at (831) 647-4100, or admissions at (831) 641-4123.
425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93940

Hopkins Marine Station
Hopkins Marine Station is Stanford University’s marine biology facility. For more information, call (831) 655-6200.
Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA 93950

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

The Monterey Peninsula Adult School
Through its Regional Occupation Program, the Adult School offers vocational and technical training in a variety of fields to high school students and adults at its campuses in Seaside (295 La Salle Avenue) and Monterey (222 Casa Verde Way). In addition, classes are held in a variety of locations throughout Monterey County. For more information call Seaside Campus at (831) 899-1615 or the Monterey campus at (831) 373-4600.

MILITARY PROGRAMS

Graduate programs are offered to military personnel at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and at the U.S. Army Defense Language Institute of Monterey.