Kelly and Chloe our chefs offer great food and deserve a…read morenew kitchen to do their work- music at lunchtime needs an upgrade with the piano players -should be more professional, not beginning folks "practicing" Lori Lewis is a good standard to follow.

This is a truly special place for seniors - defined as 55 and up. The Carmel Foundation enables…read moreseniors to be connected with other seniors in an environment which seems to attract truly special members, with its truly kind, loving and attentive staff, excellent dining room, auditorium, lecture hall, raised stage theater, dance hall, movie room, library meditation garden, green house, chess, arts and crafts, discussion groups, field trips, walking tours, card games like Bridge and Texas Hold-em ... Are still reading? Why? Get to a phone, call and become a member today! Tell them the "Rev" sent you!

Outstanding junior community college, I highly recommend for getting basic required courses…read morecompleted in relatively small class sizes, for cheap to no cost. They even have high school programs to earn college credits. I took extra night summer classes to complete my bachelors degree, decades ago. I took real estate classes on line and on campus to get my real estate license. Trade school classes are excellent for police, fire, nursing, medical/dental assistance, mechanics, etcetera. Many seniors take cooking, gardening, photography, exercise, art, dance, theater and other programs. Fabulous to stay active and exercise/move! Public schools are so affordable, compared to say, Williams at $70,000 plus per year! Really, if you have a child interested in higher education: perhaps they should aim for a 4.0 grade point average at a junior college, then get a scholarship at a state university for the last two years. I moved to California, after graduating one year early (at 17) with honors, from a public high school. Went to UCLA, at 17 with the hill side strangler roaming the neighborhood. Classes were 500 plus students in auditorium halls, for the basic mandatory courses. Ridiculous!!! Interesting adventure for a country girl from Massachusetts, but I do not recommend. I finally graduated UCSC, correct a banana slug: after Wheaton College, a year in Osaka Japan and other experiences. However, I always treasured the value of the community colleges, I attended. Cabrillo and MPC primarily, but the state law school I graduated from, was also excellent and cost effective (MCL). Enjoy your life and aim for less debt.

20yrs ago it was a good college. This month, the Admissions & Records Dept has caused me to become…read morehomeless and jobless. How? On the 6th of Jan 2026, I ordered transcripts to be sent to the board of nursing in Oregon for a job I had gotten. Today is Feb 1st and they have not sent it. 2 weeks ago I ordered a 2nd set of transcripts, they have REFUSED TO RELEASE MY TRANSCRIPTS per National Student Clearing House who they are contracted with. I have called about a dozen times, they never answer and they have never returned my call. Because of them basically stealing my money not once, but twice, I gave up my home in CA and moved to Oregon to start a job but could not because of the sole reason of them stealing my money and holding my transcripts from Natl Student Clearing House. I have been sleeping as a nurse, in truck stops because I have not been able to start any job in Oregon where I moved to because the Oregon Board need them to send what I paid for twice already. They are a bunch of morons there to hear me tell them my dire state over and over again in all the messages and still hold unto my transcripts plus ghost me. I will be looking to file a lawsuit on this dispicable Admissions & Records dept at Monterey Peninsula College. 0/5 stars for you lack of customer service.

I am so happy we chose Kim Von Berg and Excellence in Academics. Kim was able to get on Zoom and…read morehelp my daughter with the math issues she was struggling with. I would highly recommend Excellence in Academics and Kim. She was exactly what my daughter needed. Thanks, Kim.

From the owner: Excellence in Academics has been providing quality customized tutoring for college bound students…read moreon the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding areas since 1994. Recognized by educators in central CA for our quality one-on-one instruction, we are well versed in the curriculum requirements needed to pass secondary school and college entrance exams. We provide one-on-one tutoring in your home, at a local library or online. We are proud to have assisted many students to be accepted to prestigious universities and competitive private schools as York School, Robert Louis Stevenson and Santa Catalina, achieving high scores on their entrance exams. In addition, we prepare students for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, GMAT, SSAT and the CBEST and have our own nine week individualized courses to dramatically elevate scores on the SAT and ACT. We also offer supportive services such as teen/young adult coaching to improve motivation and success, skills to reduce test anxiety, assistance with the college application process and training of students and parents to assert themselves with teachers and administrators to optimize their child's learning. We consider ourselves teenage advocates and offer whatever support is needed to ensure that our teens best interests are honored. Each student has specific needs, learning challenges or not, and we are proud of our success record founded on our attentiveness to the individual. Our motto is: we listen first, then teach.

I love this so much!!! Went here for years , Francine is such an inspiration person and she is so…read moresweet

I went to Menu For Learning for Spanish and math tutoring. It was helpful and my grades improved a…read morelot!

Ginny is incredibly effective voice teacher. She has a deep understanding of what it takes to sing…read morewell and to perform. She provides her students with actionable feedback, exercises to do at home between the lessons and invaluable insights of how to up level their natural abilities through hard work and practice. I can't recommend her highly enough!

I'm so grateful to have worked with Ginny. I went to her feeling unsure of my voice. She helped…read moreme develop my confidence, range, projection, and a clear sense of the vibrations of sound moving through my body. I'm now singing in 2 choirs! As a bonus, she also helped me with guitar. She's an incredibly talented musician and cares about her students. Thank you so much Ginny!

I have had the profound pleasure of working with Dr. Arayeh. I came to her as I left a very…read moredifficult situation where, in order to manage day to day, I had to suppress any feelings that I would have, in a safe environment, been able to express. With her knowledge and guidance, she taught me how to feel my feelings, acknowledge my feelings, and allow them to move on. I, quite literally, discovered a whole new way to live and interact with the world. Not only am I now my authentic self, but I also learned how to set healthy boundaries. Thanks to Dr. Arayeh, and undoubtedly some heavy lifting on my part, I am now very calm, confident and content in a new life that I am building for myself.

Dr. Arayeh Norouzi is truly exceptional. Having heard her…read morepresent many times, I'm always inspired by her clarity, compassion, and wisdom. "The Art of Living in Joy" beautifully reflects her gifts...its practical steps are easy to apply and have already made a positive difference in my life. This book is uplifting, insightful, and genuinely transformative. I'm grateful for Dr. Araya's work and highly recommend her book to anyone seeking more joy and harmony.

I had another editor who bailed on me and extenuating circumstances that made thesis writing very…read moredifficult. I can genuinely say that without Carla, I would not have produced a thesis and would not be sitting here, writing a review as a recent MS graduate. I consider myself a good writer, but writing is difficult (thesis writing is a different animal, focus becomes a bit myopic) and I did not know that I needed help in a lot of areas. I was stuck and in a span of 1.5 weeks she helped me find order and put me back on track. Carla doesn't just fix grammar or spelling errors but does a lot more. * Scoping * Helps you identify sentences to rephrase for better comprehension * Brings conciseness but elaborates sections that need more focus to strengthen overall paper * restructuring of chapters or arguments * Suggests connective tissue between various sections of thesis to improve flow * Spelling and Grammar * She's super fast, extremely honest with her time (Rush turn around, pre-negotiated based on schedule, but she is generous and hardworking). * Citation checks (super tedious but they are very picky correct format) These are just some of the things she provided, but essentially she worked with me and helped me focus on what needed to be done. NPS theses are tough (we are not given the time like other academic institutions to concentrate on them) and my thesis adviser had high expectations. Carla helped me meet those expectations and she was worth every single penny. She's also super genuine, affable, and a communicator. If you need help or not even sure you do, Carla will point you in in the right direction. She's probably editing this review right now :P, she's amazing!

What an incredible woman! Smart, friendly, professional, great energy!!! Highly recommend Carla for…read moreher professional services.