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.

-There was a young man by the name of Reggie Johnson. He played football during the years of…read more2007-2009, and that kid was elite. He was a special talent to watch in practice & a joy to watch during the games. At one point in time he was ranked number 1 in the north, as a punt returner, and a kick returner. He played under coach Rasmussen while the equipment manager Rene was around ask about his 4.3- 4.4 speed. Everybody wanted him to go to USC cause he ran like Reggie Bush. I was told he got accepted to the University Of Edward Waters, in Jacksonville Florida purple city aka Ricky Waters camp. Onlookers also mentioned he received prospect letters from the (W) Wyoming University cowboys D1 & Iowa State University the cyclones D1. Loved seeing this young man do what he does shout out to the whole MPC wolf pack!

Trinity is an amazing high school... where the students…read morelearn so much more than reading, writing, & arithmetic... and the teachers & staff truly care about kids. "Not just college prep, Trinity is LIFE prep!" Fantastic school. Highly recommend!

My son was a typical, well adjusted middle school student with mostly A's. High school started…read morewell enough. But then he ended up needing surgery around October with a long recovery time . After missing 3-4 mos of school he felt lost both academically and socially and didn't want to go to school. The public school would not consider allowing him to repeat the grade. Private schools in our area are impacted and competitive to even get into. I was at a loss until my aunt in Monterey told me about Trinity Christian High School. From the first phone call explaining our situation, to shadow day, to interview, and starting a new school around April - it was all amazing and beyond my expectation. Most importantly my son snapped out of his depressed mood after one shadow day and has been going to school happily for the past year.

As a parent of a student enrolled for a third year in a row, I am so happy that we decided to…read moreenroll him at DRW. The commitment from school staff and faculty is seen and felt. There are so many things that stand out. We feel welcomed as soon as we step foot on campus. From the smiling and welcoming faces from staff, to the many activities available to students, to how open they are to parent feedback and involvement. They have great leadership, a great team, and it shows.

Del Rey Woods is a welcoming and inviting schools. The staff create such a friendly atmosphere so…read morefamilies feel heard and welcome!

My daughter started at Santa Catalina as a summer camper and based on her fabulous experience, we…read moretook the leap and she became a resident (boarding) high school student. Camp: Camp at Catalina is outstanding. There are two, three and five week programs. Every staff member was outstanding. The girls stay in the dorms, eat amazing food (really!), do fun and engaging activities and take part in long standing camp traditions. My daughter would cry every year when I would pick her up. She made life long pals and became very close with staff members who eventually became mentors to her during her high school years. School: Yes, I sent my fabulous, well-behaved, straight A student to boarding school. Boarding school is NOT for bad girls. Girls with a strong moral compass, a desire to lead and a thirst to learn can excel at a school like Catalina. My daughter was welcomed with open arms after being accepted at SCS as an incoming freshman (9th grader). Yes, she knew many of the faces from camp and it did make moving there from Southern California a bit easier. Staff, administrators and teachers quickly became trusted family members for her and other students became sisters. She was challenged every day academically and graduated with honors. She was accepted to several top colleges including Boston University, NYU and UC Berkeley. More importantly, she is a young woman who is poised, confident, aware of the world around her and comfortable is sharing her thoughts, views and desires. Not every day at boarding school was easy but a phone call from me to anyone would help both of us get through the tough times with a talk, a visit or a hug. I could make this a way longer review so I will just say that Catalina is amazing place and girls are blessed to go there. If you have questions, feel free to message me through Yelp and I'll answer anything.

I could talk all day about my experience here! I was a summer counselor in 2018 and I adored all of…read moremy students. They were such a joy to be around and such precious souls. I made lifelong friends here and had one of the best summers ever working to enrich the youth and traveling through California. However, this camp was run by a racist, homophobic woman. She repeatedly discriminated against me and quite literally bullied me when at the time I was only 18 years old and she was almost 60. I'm pretty sure she wanted me to quit because she constantly picked on me and singled me out. Julie was her name. She also discriminated against some of the children who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. There were several students who traveled from Mexico to attend the summer camp and she prohibited them from speaking Spanish which I felt was just discriminatory and downright wrong. These are girls as young as 7/8 years old. It was so horrible to watch a grown woman diminish the confidence and demean the character of little girls who could've looked up to her. Even though every single one of my children loved and adored me as their counselor (they gave me so many gifts throughout the summer and even had their parents give me gifts at the end), when I applied to return as a counselor the following summer I was denied the position and it is very clear why... I think it's a great place to send your children, as they will make meaningful lifelong connections and have an opportunity to learn and grow, however I truly do question the people who run this institution.

Although my daughter has only attended this school for a month, I can already say that we are…read morecompletely satisfied with it. I will update my review as the year progresses. We are a military family and last year we chose a different private school for our daughter. The tuition was more expensive and the campus was nicer, but it was lacking in many aspects, like academics and social environment. At Monterey Bay Christian School everybody is really nice and we can tell from the very beginning that everyone involved in the school genuinely cares about the growth of every single student there. Everybody has been very welcoming. Our daughter loves her teachers, classmates, and is looking forward to going to school every single day. We have witnessed a huge, positive change in our daughter thanks to MBCS. We are impressed with the level of academics and our daughter's teacher is making sure that she is at level with the other students after being at such mediocre school last year. At first we were concerned about choosing a Christian school since we are Catholic and very relaxed in our religious practices. We were afraid that religion would be pushed too much or something. It is not like that. Our daughter loves the religion class, the daily prayers, and they go to the chapel just one day per week. It is actually nice to know that she is learning many positive things and nothing is radical or weird. Also, we like that many of the families at MBCS are military and also the fact that the student body is very diverse. As I said before, I will write updates in the future, but so far I could not be happier.

Our oldest boy was at MBCS from kindergarten thru 8th grade and was well prepared for high school…read more Our younger, 4 years later, also was at MBCS from kindergarten thru 8th grade. Both graduated at top of their classes. MBCS had about 15 in older son's 8th grade class and younger son's graduating 8th grade class had about 4 due to some staff changes that parents did not like. The education was still good and MBCS dealt with small class size (something the public schools complain about) by combining some grades. Which was not us parents' preference, but it worked. After all, the USA somehow survived long ago in the "one room school house" days of combined grades. It worked and our younger son graduated and went on to MVCS in Watsonville, like his older brother which was an academic kick butt school at least until his senior year when new leadership made changes the staff and students did not like ("IB" etc) and lost experienced teachers. MBCS is affordable at around $7,000 a year. Classes small. Teachers dedicated. They try hard for a small Christian school. And teach both academics for high school prep and good citizenship (Bible teachings) though one does not have to be a professed Christian to attend. Older son went on to MVCS (Watsonville) and was a top student and got a merit scholarship and then on to U.C.Davis which was good on classes but totally sucked at helping him get into a grad school. Davis did nothing to help. Happily older son made a friend of one professor who helped him get accepted into a good grad school in PA, Marywood University (Catholic) where I think she was alumni, and where he did well, got a job in his major and now works full time and is happy with everything but the weather (hot summers, cold winters...not Monterey, CA weather for sure!) It took a lot of effort to even get older son's diploma out of U.C.Davis...huge school, huge classes, huge graduation and so next to nothing in support timeliness and help. Plus did forced "get covid shots or get kicked out" right before classes started so no time to change schools. Younger was a top student at MBCS (the small, mixed grades classes did not hurt...maybe helped with so much individualized teacher/student attention), and then became a top student at MVCS and when applying for college, applied about a dozen schools and was accepted by all. He went to Simpson University in Redding, did well. Good teachers, ho hum counseling dept. A modest sized Christian college where he did well. Worst was 4 in a dorm room for Freshmen, after that he got double rooms with a friend as RA (dorm resident assistant. RA was a good deal...got 1/2 price on cafeteria and free room in dorm as I recall. Plus a $20,000 academic scholarship per year for 4 years. Which was nice for a $50k/year private college (tuition, books/fees, dorm, meals). Then he applied to grad schools, where all but SFSU (San Francisco) the last college I attended, accepted him and is now at Sacramento State University in a very tough doctoral grad program that makes him glad his previous schools were academically intense. So two kids, one now working for a couple hospitals (one full time and one part time) and one a top student due to intense hard work with a heavy, exhausting medical-related academic load, both got their start to successes at MBCS. A small, humble, caring K-8th Seaside, CA Christian school where they began. So yes, I like MBCS because it started out two kids out to a path to successes. And our young niece there is happy. Has friends and likes the teachers. Where could MBCS do better? It could send graded quizzes, tests, etc home each Friday so parents could get weekly "how their kid is doing?" feedback. I think that would be a very helpful idea. Weekly academics feedback instead of less frequent parent/teacher conferences. RH

My son Roman J Moncrief Alumni 2018 graduated cum laude made a huge difference with charities on…read morethe Central Coast. He earned scholarships and was determined the educators at the exemplary school make a huge life difference. He cherishes the memories from US and International students that attended. He lettered in swimming his Sophmore year and enjoyed teamwork with waterpolo. Stevenson and the alumni Dr Griffths and others made a huge difference in our lives.

My niece graduated at this beautiful school and said her time their was the best years of her life…read more10/10 experience

My four-year-old non verbal autistic son loves the school. He started going there when he was…read morethree years old and he just absolutely loves it. His face lights up every time we drop him off. His teacher Morgan is great. I always say it takes special people to work with these special kids. They are angels in my book. The aids are great as well. So loving and patient. The principle ave the secretary are just as great. The Speech and OT therapists are so knowledgeable and work great with me son. There isn't enough kind things I can say about the school. They've really help my child grow and I seen a significant amount of progress just buy him going for 4 hours a day. I would recommend the school to any parent.

I had the pleasure of being a substitute teacher for this fine school district. I found the staff…read moremembers to all be very friendly and cordial to me. They have a very fine facility. The schools are all kept very clean. The principals are all notch. I really enjoyed teaching here