Boston-Area Colleges Branch Out Across The Country
20.05.12
One of Emerson College’s most famous graduates, Henry Winkler, or The Fonz, led a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the school’s new campus in Los Angeles.
“Every one of your energies is helping to make the greatest small college in America even greater, even larger,” Winkler told a crowd.
Emerson College says its new facility on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will establish it as a bi-coastal institution. For years, Emerson has rented space in Burbank for its internship program, but President Lee Pelton says building a new satellite campus is an important step.
“The industries in Los Angeles, from marketing communications to film and television, are important to our students,” Plenton said. “So it makes sense for us to have an on-site location that will provide them access to those industries.”
Emerson LA will have residence halls, classrooms and administration offices, all in one building. Pelton sees it as a way to increase enrollment. Emerson will also offer graduate courses and professional certificates in television production, film writing and the business of makeup.
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