Dominican offers the best small university experience in Northern California by delivering a well-rounded education, supportive relationships, and career building experiences to students from all backgrounds, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dominican University offers a top-tier education that prepares every student for a complex, diverse, and changing world. Founded in 1890, Dominican enjoys a century-long reputation for excellence in scholarship, research, and community outreach.

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.

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.

Established in 1929 by Sunset Magazine's creative director, Richard S. Stephens, Academy of Art University transforms aspiring students into professional artists & designers. He believed that aspiring artists, with proper instruction, hard work & dedication, could learn the skills needed to become professionals. He also believed students should be accepted into an art institution regardless of an art portfolio, and most importantly, an art education should be provided by professional artists. Academy of Art University fosters innovation through a faculty of current industry professionals, state-of-the-art facilities & curriculum in several areas of study. Graduates have been hired by companies like: Apple, EA, Nike, Pixar, Zynga & more. Through the dedication of current President Dr. Elisa Stephens & Chairman Emeritus Richard A. Stephens, Academy of Art University is keeping pace with emerging technologies & industry trends. The Academy has grown to over 18,000 students & is the largest accredited private art & design university in the nation. Academy of Art University continues its commitment to art & design while maintaining a strong connection to the passion of its founder. Majors: Acting, Advertising, Animation & Visual Effects, Architecture, Art Edu., Art History, Fashion, Fine Art, Game Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Arch. & Design, Jewelry & Metal Arts, Landscape Arch., Motion Pictures & Television, Multimedia Com., Music Prod. & Sound Design for Visual Media, Photography, Visual Dev., Web Design & New Media

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.

KIPP is a network of free, public charter schools educating elementary, middle, and high school students. 21 schools in Northern California.

MCDS is an independent K-8 coed day school enrolling 600 students at a 35-acre campus in Corte Madera, 10 miles north of San Francisco. The school's mission is to "create an inclusive community of learning that inspires curiosity, empathy and action." We enroll children from both San Francisco and Marin County. In addition to an engaging curriculum balancing academics, arts and athletics, current strategic initiatives focus on technology, environmental sustainability, and community and global connections. MCDS is particularly concerned with supporting its outstanding faculty and professional staff, with strong emphasis on professional development. Every employee helps to create a learning community in which all seek to improve as practitioners, learners, and team members. Members of the faculty and professional staff are bright, collaborative and passionate. MCDS is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the principles and practices of diversity throughout the school community.

Founded in 1960 by Mary Harley Jenks and Ruth Willis, The College Preparatory School is an independent coeducational day school for grades 9-12 in Oakland, California. Our kind, creative, diverse, and joyful community engages, supports, and inspires academically curious young people.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri (VNA) is a private, not-for-profit Home Health service provider, licensed by the state of Missouri and certified by Medicare and Medicaid. The VNA offers a variety of services to meet all your health-care needs. Our service area covers 14 counties in Southeast Missouri including Cape Girardeau and Butler (Poplar Bluff area) and the entire "Bootheel"​ of Missouri. Call our Central Intake toll-free number to find out more. 1-800-286-5892 Ext. 1157. The mission statement of the Visiting Nurse Association is to set the standard for excellence in the delivery of home care service to the citizens of southeast Missouri through therapeutic, custodial, palliative, and preventative care in a cooperative and seamless system, utilizing innovation, diversification and cost effective methods in an environment that fosters learning and demonstrates positive outcomes.

Marin Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory high school, located in San Rafael, California, twelve miles north of San Francisco. Marin Academy is recognized as an innovative school whose blend of rigorous college preparation and distinguished performing and visual arts occupies a unique place in secondary education. We are a school which seeks to balance its commitment to providing an outstanding academic curriculum alongside a variety of challenging experiences – among them athletics, outdoor education, and service learning – when, taken as a whole, constitute a Marin Academy education. The MA community is based on respect and trust, where students and teachers relate to each other as individuals as they encourage each other to "think,"​ "question,"​ and "create."​ The Marin Academy graduate is a self-directed, lifelong learner who approaches the world with sensitivity, creativity, passion, confidence and a strong sense of purpose.

As an all boys’ school, Town provides a rich, challenging and rigorous educational experience that addresses the distinctive energy levels and developmental styles of boys. Town values being a diverse and inclusive community that nurtures integrity, sensitivity and respect in its boys, and prepares them to become productive and contributing members of an ever-changing world.

The Branson School is a coeducational, college-preparatory day school of 345 students, grades 9-12, located in Marin County, California. Branson's mission is to develop students who make a positive impact in the world by leading lives of integrity, purpose, learning, and joy. Branson is an ever-evolving educational community that challenges and supports students as they grow into confident, thoughtful, ethical people. We encourage students to be brave in whatever they do – in the classroom, on the field, on stage, in the community, even with their peers. Branson also believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to create a truly excellent learning environment and a vibrant, caring community. From the classroom, to affinity spaces, to athletics, clubs, and beyond, we aspire to ensure that every member of the Branson community feels a deep sense of belonging and inclusion. At the heart of Branson is the trusting, dynamic relationship between dedicated teachers and students. The Branson faculty and staff value student-centered teaching and decision-making, continual growth, and collaboration. They respond to challenges with open minds and creative spirits, and they fully participate in the Branson community in a multitude of roles. They are widely regarded as outstanding, innovative leaders in teaching and their areas of expertise. Branson faculty and staff work and collaborate together on our beautiful, 17-acre campus, where a shared sense of purpose and love for their students create a joyful and tight-knit community.