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# New university falling in line with SM digs
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/new-university-falling-in-line-with-sm-digs/
- Published: 2006-05-19T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:57:10.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Education, Ocean Park, #archive-import

*Open house is set for new university*

SUNSET PARK The path towards higher learning in Santa Monica will be widened next week, when Argosy University — a fully accredited, private university — opens its halls to the public, welcoming both recent high school grads and seasoned professionals looking to bolster their résumés.

Argosy, which is registering students for the fall semester, will offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate programs in psychology, education and business, starting at $270 a unit.

“We’ve already received about 600 inquiries since we started offering limited classes a few weeks ago, and we have somewhere around 40 applicants who have already signed up for the fall, so it’s been pretty fast and furious around here,” said Dr. Dan Anglin, director of the Santa Monica campus, which is located in the same building as its sister college — the Art Institute of Los Angeles — at 31st Street and Ocean Park Boulevard.

The move to Santa Monica marks Argosy’s first foray into West Los Angeles. The university is further expanding into Southern California, also opening locations in the Inland Empire and San Diego, Anglin said.

“We felt opening a branch in Santa Monica gives us a great advantage in terms of attracting members of the business and professional community in the greater Los Angeles area,” Anglin said. “This is an area where a huge number of people are looking to take their careers to the next step.”

Argosy was founded as the American Schools of Professional Psychology in the early 1970s by a group of psychologists, educators and other professionals who believe in the importance of practical training, according to the university’s Web site, www.argosyu.edu.

In 2001, the American Schools of Professional Psychology merged with the Medical Institute of Minnesota and the University of Sarasota to form Argosy University.

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Argosy has been granting doctoral degrees for 35 years, and offers graduate programs in psychology, counseling, education and business. There are 14 Argosy campuses and four approved degree sites in 12 states, according to Argosy’s Web site. According to Anglin, what makes the college unique is that students can choose to work on two courses every 15 weeks, or one course every seven weeks, allowing them the time to immerse themselves in one subject while they cope with their day jobs.Weekend and evening classes also are offered.

“We cater to the working professional,” Anglin said. “Most of our students are around 35 (years old).”

Anglin said students can learn from professors who work in their fields of study. For instance, the chancellor of Orange County’s junior colleges teaches a course on college management.

The university will host an open house for residents and prospective students on Wednesday, May 23, beginning at 4:30 p.m., said Mark Toth, a spokesman for Argosy.

“We aren’t here to compete with Santa Monica College or the University of Santa Monica,” Anglin said. “We feel like we can offer something unique that can really help the residents of Santa Monica and those who chose to attend classes there.”

> “We aren’t here to compete with Santa Monica College or the University of Santa Monica. We feel like we can offer something unique that can really help the residents of Santa Monica and those who chose to attend classes there.” — DR. DAN ANGLIN DIRECTOR, SANTA MONICA CAMPUS

Anglin said the university will be fully operational, with faculty and advisors in place, in the next couple of weeks.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 19, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051906.pdf?ref=smdp.com)