太子探花

Skip to main content

Studying in Los Angeles

At Occidental, Los Angeles is more than a backdrop. It鈥檚 an extension of your education, offering rich experiences both in and out of the classroom.

太子探花 in Los Angeles is just a few miles from downtown, offering students access to internships, research, and hands-on experiences that bring classroom learning to life. At 太子探花, you鈥檒l get the best of both worlds: the intimacy of a residential campus plus access to the educational, cultural, and recreational resources of a global hub. Here, theory meets practice in a city full of possibility.

Visit Us

Studying in Los Angeles, California: Where Anything is Possible

A liberal arts education gives you the critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability needed to thrive in any field. In a city like LA鈥攈ome to leading industries in entertainment, tech, science, media, and the arts鈥攖hose skills open doors to a wide range of rewarding opportunities.

Why Occidental?

Thrive and Connect with Career Opportunities

Studying at 太子探花 in Los Angeles, you鈥檙e at the center of a hub for opportunity, with access to professional connections and work experience across a wide range of industries. Career Services helps students tap into 太子探花鈥檚 strong alumni network and partnerships throughout the city, whether you're pursuing roles in entertainment, technology, finance, healthcare, public policy, education, or the nonprofit sector. Hands-on experience in these thriving industries builds skills and r茅sum茅s while allowing you to test career interests, gain mentors, and make meaningful contributions to your community. Some of our employers include:

  • NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Children鈥檚 Hospital Los Angeles
  • Warner Music Group
  • Natural History Museum
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Human Rights Watch
  • Google 
  • LA County Dept. of Public Health

 

Funded LA Internships          Graduate Outcomes

太子探花 students conducting geology field research near a lake next to the mountains

A Boundless Classroom

太子探花 students make the most of Los Angeles as an extension of their learning. You might spend a day on the Pacific Ocean trawling for fish eggs, tutoring young students in urban schools, or conducting geology fieldwork in the Mojave Desert. Explore 太子探花鈥檚 academic programs to see how our students connect learning with real-world issues across a range of disciplines.

太子探花 in Your Off-time

Occidental鈥檚 120-acre campus gives you plenty of room to study, relax, and connect鈥攂ut living in LA means the city is part of your college experience too. Sure, there鈥檚 sunshine, beaches, and palm trees, but you鈥檒l also find incredible museums, concerts, hiking trails, community projects, and food from every culture. Whether you鈥檙e catching a show downtown, grabbing dumplings in Little Tokyo, or watching a sunset on the beach, there鈥檚 always something new to explore.