The California Teachers Association is the preeminent voice for educators in California’s public schools and colleges, CTA is a powerful and passionate advocate for students and public education. Our 325,000 members not only make us strong, they make us the state’s largest professional employee organization. And, as the largest affiliate in the 3.2 million-member National Education Association, our voice is also heard as far away as Washington, DC. Connect with us on social media: @WeAreCTA Facebook: facebook.com/wearecta Twitter: twitter.com/wearecta Instagram: instagram.com/wearecta YouTube: youtube.com/californiateachers

Occidental College is among the most distinctive urban liberal arts colleges in the country. Founded in 1887 as the first liberal arts college in Los Angeles, Oxy provides a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality -- one that prepares them for leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent and pluralistic world. Among the College’s esteemed alumni are President Barack Obama '83, Jack Kemp '57, federal judge Jacqueline Nguyen '87, and director Terry Gilliam '62.

Harvard-Westlake School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, grades 7-12. It is the result of a merger between Harvard School, founded in 1900, and Westlake School for Girls, established in 1904. Coeducation began in September of 1991. The middle school campus is located in Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, and the upper school campus is located in Studio City, CA.

Mount Saint Mary’s is the only women’s university in Los Angeles and one of the most diverse in the nation. The Mount is known nationally for its research on gender equity, its innovative health and science programs, and its commitment to community service. As a leading liberal arts institution, the University provides year-round, flexible and online programs, including a co-ed Weekend and Evening College, and our Graduate Division. Mount alums are engaged and active global citizens who are using their knowledge and skills to better themselves, their communities and the world.

Founded in 1909, SMU offers a premier health care education devoted to immersive learning, serving the community, and transforming the field through diversity and inclusion. The university offers degrees in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and podiatric medicine.

The Official LinkedIn of CalArts (California Institute of the Arts). Ranked as America’s top college for students in the arts by Newsweek/The Daily Beast, California Institute of the Arts has set the pace for educating professional artists since 1970.

Fuller Seminary is an evangelical, multidenominational graduate institution committed to forming global leaders for kingdom vocations. Fuller Seminary offers 16 degree programs—with Spanish, Korean, and online options—through our Schools of Theology, Psychology, and Intercultural Studies as well as 22 centers, institutes, and initiatives. More than 3,500 students from 90 countries and 110 denominations enroll in our programs annually, and our 43,000 alumni serve as ministers, counselors, teachers, artists, nonprofit leaders, businesspersons, and in a multitude of other kingdom vocations around the world.

Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. Benefitting from its San Francisco Bay Area location, the college prepares students for lifelong creative work by cultivating innovation, community engagement, and social and environmental responsibility. CCA offers a rich curriculum of 22 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs in art, design, architecture, and writing taught by a faculty of expert practitioners. Attracting promising students from across the nation and around the world, CCA is one of the 10 most diverse colleges in the U.S. Graduates are highly sought-after by companies such as Pixar/Disney, Apple, Intel, Facebook, Gensler, Google, IDEO, Autodesk, Mattel, and Nike, and many have launched their own successful businesses. Alumni and faculty are often recognized with the highest honors in their fields, including Academy Awards, AIGA Medals, Fulbright Scholarships, Guggenheim Fellowships, MacArthur Fellowships, National Medal of Arts, and the Rome Prize, among others. CCA is creating a new, expanded college campus at its current site in San Francisco, spearheaded by the architectural firm Studio Gang. The new campus design, scheduled to open in the fall of 2024, will be a model of sustainable construction and practice; will unite the college’s programs in art, crafts, design, architecture, and writing in one location to create new adjacencies and interactions; and will provide more student housing than ever before.

Founded in 1901, Golden Gate University, a private nonprofit university based in the heart of San Francisco's financial and high-tech district, empowers students to achieve their professional and educational goals. GGU offers working adults and nontraditional students access to more than 60 degree programs. Our nationally renowned undergraduate and graduate degrees and career-advancing professional certificates are practical and skills-based to meet the demands of today’s employers. Our scholar-practitioners have decades of professional experience from Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and Fortune 500 companies. With a primary campus in San Francisco, GGU also has teaching locations in Silicon Valley and Seattle. GGU has been a leader in online education for nearly three decades, and our programs offer maximum flexibility for modern students. GGU graduates join a vibrant and loyal alumni network of 70,000 proud graduates. Golden Gate University prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high-quality, practice-based educational programs in an innovative and challenging learning environment that embraces professional ethics and diversity.

Supporting alumni and students by cultivating thoughtful scholars, grateful servants and faithful leaders for global engagement with the academy, church, workplace, and world.

Founded in 1961, Viewpoint is an independent coeducational school from Transitional Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade that creates exceptional readiness for extraordinary futures by cultivating the critical skill set, courageous mindset, and resilient identity of each individual Viewpoint student. Viewpoint is a school where tradition connects us and innovation propels us, a community where families value unity in diversity, and a world where education changes lives. Viewpoint’s World Ready promise to create exceptional readiness for extraordinary futures is defined by students’ growth in four areas of impact: • Academic Depth • Inspired Leadership • Resilient Identity • Global Citizenship These drivers represent the critical skill set and courageous mindset that distinguish the Viewpoint student and graduate.

Established in 1942, GDB is the largest Guide Dog school in North America and continues its dedication to quality student training services and extensive follow-up support for graduates. Our programs are made possible through the teamwork of staff, volunteers and generous donors. GDB receives no government funds. Services are provided to students from the United States and Canada at no cost to them. GDB is headquartered in San Rafael, California, with a second campus in Boring, Oregon. More than 12,500 teams have graduated from our program, and there are approximately 2,200 active teams in the field currently. VISION STATEMENT: Guide Dogs for the Blind envisions a world with greater inclusion, opportunity and independence by optimizing the unique capabilities of people and dogs. MISSION STATEMENT: Guide Dogs for the Blind empowers lives through exceptional partnerships between people, dogs and communities.