My son has been taking SAT/ACT practice classes with Carmel Academics for the past 3 months and we…read moreare really happy. Rachel has been so helpful and friendly with the coordination & helping us figure out which test to take and Clint has been fantastic with the actual teaching. We fully recommend Rachel and Clint for all your SAT & ACT class needs!

Carmel Academics really helped my son, who was struggling with chemistry. They provided private…read moretutoring for his schoolwork and exam preparation, both in person and virtually. He finished the year with a 4.0, and I don't think he would have achieved that without Clint's help. I highly recommend Carmel Academics.

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.

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THANK YOU Brooke and Crosswalk! We can't thank you enough for making our son's SAT prep experience…read morestress free with one-on-one tutoring as well as a fabulous winter test-prep small group class before taking his first SAT. Your teachings are not only helpful with the SAT & ACT, but crossover into other high school exams as well. We have had a wonderful experience, so appreciate your attention to detail, and look forward to next steps soon. Highly recommend!

Colette is wonderful! She is very responsive and professional. We were able to book an initial…read moremeeting for an assessment very quickly and she is thorough and communicates well. She is flexible with meeting times and has been wonderful to work with. She worked with a child who was very hesitant about tutoring and is now one of the highlights of her week! She's brought out the best in our little one and I can see her confidence growing!

From the owner: Educational Services is a high level learning center that has been serving the Monterey Peninsula…read morenow for over 19 years.

It's been an incredible experience being in CLE Monterey. They really develop your life and…read moreacademic skills, and they want to work with you thoroughly to become the best version of yourself! I would echo what someone said about the negative reviews being nonsense, though. Career development is something CLE Monterey has worked very closely with students on, and they have always helped me pick the right classes and put me on the right educational path so I can attempt to build a career from my degree. It's not always about filling in application forms for a retail job. They help students look at the bigger picture, which I think Magdalena's review misses. I love CLE personally and think it's a great program.

My son joined the CLE Program in Monterey in July 2023. He has grown SO much not just in maturity,…read moreself awareness, academically and but also just in life! Not only did the program help HIM but helped us as parents! We learned different ways to support him in his independence and autonomy while learning to fade back our "parenting" to that which we should have for an adult child. The parent coaching has been a God send, as it's really tough transitioning from being their main advocate to teaching them to be their own advocate. They have also really supported our son in finding his career path setting him up with the right classes and volunteer opportunities to learn if he really wants to continue to what he thought his dream job was. We love CLE and look forward to more years with them.

We were so pleased with Jack's service! My daughter had clear instruction and support through…read moreevery step of the research process. He was encouraging and patient, which helped her be motivated to make progress in her project. I highly recommend his program for students who want to learn the research process, which will be useful for year to come! ~Jennifer A. Santa Cruz, CA

-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!

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.