I've been graduated 6 years from MIIS with a MA in International Policy & Development. I can…read moreconfidently say that it's set me up to make six figures right after graduation & connected me to tons of alumni that have become lifelong friends. The key to being successful in grad school & post grad school are #1.) Specialize (I chose human security) & #2.) Network like crazy the entire time you're in school to prep yourself to land a solid job coming out of school & #3.) Travel & apply your skills during internships while in grad school. I hired & been with my career coach for 6 years to help me write my CV, LinkedIn & interview prep & that too has made a difference. I was making $40k with a BA as a high school English teacher & now I'm a program manager in big tech making $150k-$200k+ depending on how my stock is doing. I highly recommend MIIS

I contacted Eva Gudbergsdottir by the way, the representative who left a passive-aggressive message…read morebelow my review. I guess she couldn't be bothered to respond to either my Yelp direct message or my email. She's not located in Monterey, she's in Middlebury College in Vermont. I still get messages from users asking me to explain a bit more about my experience at MIIS, and I am happy to answer. I encourage everyone to read the "not recommended" reviews at the bottom of this page; you'll find insightful commentary there. I also encourage you to read my original review: I share some insights on the MA TESOL program, more of which I can share a bit below. I get a few questions about the MANPTS degree, or the Nonproliferation/terrorism studies degree. If you already have a job which is sponsoring you to do this degree at MIIS, that's fine. The degree itself does not lead to any kind of career outcome, however; ONLY pursue this degree if you already have a job. The MA in Environmental Policy is a joke. It's the easiest degree at MIIS, and it's known colloquially as the "poster-making" degree because much of the course content involves making visual posters. You can do this if you really want a Master's degree, although honestly you can also get a Master's degree from a private for-profit university, and it will basically be the same thing. The T&I programs are the only successful programs at MIIS, and even to this day attract a good number of students. To my knowledge, it's one of the only programs (possibly THE only program? I might be wrong, please correct me if I am) in the US for translation/interpretation. The city of Monterey is small, isolated, and largely a tourist town, so there is no inherent reason for the country's premier interpretation school to be there. Why couldn't there be a program in NYC, the location of the United Nations? As bad as the MA TESOL program was before, it's even worse now. In an attempt to stay socially relevant in a changing economy, the program has doubled down on a bastardized version of what they call "social justice." In order to pass your courses, you need to find ways to pander to an upper-middle class white liberal audience by paying lip-service to contemporary popular social issues. You'll need to identify your gender pronouns, and create curricula that require students to understand white supremacy in the USA. For a fucking teaching English degree. The statistics on the MIIS career website are laughably false. 99% of all graduates are employed after graduating? Seriously? There's no way this kind of statistical misrepresentation can be legal. Given how expensive and niche the school's degrees are, your classmates are going to be trust fund babies, and the staff/faculty are painfully naive. It pains me to see men and women in their 40's who don't have an understanding of the labor market. By all means, please contact me in a private message and I can tell you more (about the current work environment, about the comical housing situation, MIIS's tuition scholarship hustle...). I promise to be more responsive than Eva Gudbergsdottir.

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.

Came for two of the school, it's very punctual and they told us it was gonna be an hour long, which…read moreit was. All questions were answered, it's a nice campus.

We went here on a whim to tour the campus on our own. We enjoyed it! Its a small campus but not so…read moresmall that you feel like you are on top of one another. This area itself has beautiful weather and there are a lot of trees on campus. The school seems to be updating some buildings or building new ones, which is good.

MIIS is THE BEST school in the world for getting a Master of Arts in Teaching Foreign Language! I…read morestarted my program in 1987 when I was a Russian Military Language Instructor while on active duty in the US Navy. Unfortunately, I was transferred to Travis AFB for my twilight tour before retiring and was unable to complete the program. However, if I ever return to the Monterey Peninsula, I WILL finish and get my MATFL! BTW, it is now called Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (still MIIS). Middlebury College's Summer Language (SLANG) Program at its Vermont campus is THE BEST total immersion program in the World; I should know ... I was there in 1985 studying the third-year Russian course.

Great military college ! The campus is beautifully located in the heart of city of Monterrey , nice…read moreclean and surrounded by lots of beautiful landscaping and tress . The DoD funded college provides all the science , technology and homeland security programs for both military and civilians around the world . I am proudly have my son graduated and working for the NPS as faulty member !

Every time I visit Monterey, I always stop here buying gas for my car, checking into the Naval…read moreAcademy's Suites for the most inexpensive, four-star amenities accommodations staying in Monterey, and of course, this little Naval base is the most safest place staying for both my car and for me while visiting Monterey CA. I have been visiting this little, secret base since receiving my honorable discharge from the United States Air Force: Blame my step-father who was a retired Naval Officer and he was the one who told me about this little base! Hah~lol! Long ago, I would bring my friends with me staying at the Suites, shopping at the Navy Exchange, and of course, buying gas at the gas station. This little, secret base is my home away from home where I stay whenever I visit Monterey; the Suites is where I stayed long ago obtaining my SSI and PADI certification. If it wasn't for the Suites' location, I know I wouldn't have received my pro diver certifications! Thank you so very much for letting an Air Force personnel stay at the Naval Postgraduate's Suites!

Lovely school! attending NPS for a program with my job. Overall, the school is great it's a small…read morecampus however you're able to get to all buildings within a reasonable time. They have a hotel, restaurants, a gym and a Navy exchange on site so you can pretty much survive on the campus without having to step off. as for my instructors they have been phenomenal and I can't wait for my next visit to the campus.

Lots of history here at the former Del Monte Hotel grounds which now serves as the Naval Post…read moreGraduate School! Beautiful grounds and so much of the original buildings are still here. The architecture brings you back in time and really cool if you are able to stay in the Navy Gateway Inn on base which is the former main Del Monte Hotel. Well worth visiting if you are in Monterey!

Terrible school. I would never recommend MCL. Faculty are disorganized moonlighters and the…read moreatmosphere is pedantic and overstressed. They also give horrible grades to their own students and their bar pass rate is in the dumps.

Very Enjoyable Enlightening Educational Experience! The…read moreeducators are active lawyers and judges, from the surrounding communities. A four year night law school, Monterey College of Law offers an affordable legal education to students of all ages. This was the only law school, I attended and graduated from. Because I could not start until I was age 28, it was wonderful to have classmates around the same age or older. Thank You!

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