Maric College - Los Angeles Hosts Graduation for 172 Students Thursday Evening at Wilshire Ebell Theater

LOS ANGELES, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Maric College -- Los Angeles will hold graduation ceremonies this evening for its summer 2006 graduating class of 172 students. The ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the famous Wilshire Ebell Theater at 4401 West Eighth Street in Los Angeles. Mark Buch, Vice President of Operations for the Southern California Region of Kaplan Higher Education, will be the keynote speaker.

In April of 2005, Maric College - Los Angeles began offering new programs in the allied health field, including Pharmacy Technician and Massage Therapy. This ceremony will represent these programs' second class to graduate.

"There has been a growing demand for qualified entry-level professionals in the medical field in our community, and by shifting our educational and programmatic focus, Maric College is better able to address these needs," said Drew Totten, Director of Education for Maric College - Los Angeles.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Outlook 2005, entry-level Pharmacy Technician positions are expected to increase by at least 27 percent for the period of 2004 to 2014. Additionally, job opportunities for Massage Therapists are expected to grow between 18 to 26 percent from 2004 to 2014.

Maric College's graduates pursued studies in seven different diploma programs, including: Computer Networking; Computer Office Skills; Legal Administrative Assistant; Medical Coding and Billing; Medical Assistant; Massage Therapy and Pharmacy Technician. Each program has one valedictorian and one salutatorian. The Los Angeles campus of Maric College - summer 2006 graduates are as follows:

Diploma Computer Networking: Victor Aceves, Los Angeles, CA Adel Ben-Chaira, Los Angeles, CA Guillermo Castro, Los Angeles, CA Rodrigo Gonzalez, Los Angeles, CA Paula Herrera, Los Angeles, CA Ivis Marquez, Los Angeles, CA Hamilton Melendez, Los Angeles, CA David Mendoza, Los Angeles, CA Eric Thesris Ritch, Los Angeles, CA Sean Sweeney, Los Angeles, CA Diploma Computer Office Skills: Alexis Amezcua, Claudia Arroyo, Huntington Park, CA Rosa Artiga, Los Angeles, CA Leila Bowen, Los Angeles, CA Tony Briggs, Los Angeles, CA Jamie Davis, Los Angeles, CA Libby Davis, Los Angeles, CA Markeisha Davis, Los Angeles, CA Jacqueline Exeart, Los Angeles, CA Jean Garcia, Los Angeles, CA Fatima Guzman, Los Angeles, CA Yukontorn Karoonyanond, Los Angeles, CA Lucila Lopez, Los Angeles, CA Silvia Lovos, Los Angeles, CA Lovell Magee, Inglewood, CA Jared Martin, Los Angeles, CA Desiree Morales, Los Angeles, CA Patricia Pasqual, Montebello, CA Meagan Pollard, Los Angeles, CA Paul Taylor, Los Angeles, CA Luis Vazquez, Downey, CA Wendy Washington, Los Angeles, CA Diploma Legal Administrative Assisting: Blossom Contreras, Montebello, CA Trina Gonzalez, Los Angeles, CA Erica Griffin, Inglewood, CA Sarita McGowan, Pomona, CA Marisel Oliva, Los Angeles, CA Majjilee Osuagwu, Los Angeles, CA Cori Pitts, Los Angeles, CA Alma R. Suarez, Maywood, CA Nam Hee Yeo, Los Angeles, CA Diploma Medical Coding and Billing: Andrea Booker, Los Angeles, CA Stephanie Casillas, Los Angeles, CA Maisha Enriquez, Los Angeles, CA Svetlana Ermakova, Los Angeles, CA Giovanni Esposito, Huntington Park, CA Elsa Gajewski, Los Angeles, CA Shabnam Mehrabani, Los Angeles, CA Canesha Miller, Van Nuys, CA Paulina Oliva, Los Angeles, CA Lakita Perkins, North Hollywood, CA Kendra Young, Los Angeles, CA Saundra White, Torrance, CA Essence Wright, Los Angeles, CA Diploma Medical Assistant: Valerie Alzamari, Los Angeles, CA Rosa Andrade, Los Angeles, CA Brenda Arreaga, Los Angeles, CA Oscar Avila, Los Angeles, CA JinHee Baek, Los Angeles, CA Ajia Beckett, Compton, CA Nora Bonilla, Los Angeles, CA Pricilla Burbano, Los Angeles, CA Delisa Burton, Lawndale, CA Rosalinda Cabrera, Los Angeles, CA Joanna Caysido, Los Angeles, CA Diana Cervantez, Alhambra, CA Ebony Chandler, Los Angeles, CA Stephanie Chandler, Los Angeles, CA Jo. Vonna Clayton, Los Angeles, CA Michelle Clemons, Los Angeles, CA Christina Coleman, Los Angeles, CA Adelaida Collao, Los Angeles, CA Farrah JeanCordero, Los Angeles, CA Anita Crisanto, Los Angeles, CA Maria Delgado, Fontana, CA Cindy Flores, Los Angeles, CA Erika Garcia, Los Angeles, CA Rosemary Gilliam, Los Angeles, CA Ivan Giron, Los Angeles, CA Jessica Godinez, Los Angeles, CA Perla Gomez, Los Angeles, CA Priscilla Gonzales, Los Angeles, CA Markeisha Green, Los Angeles, CA Laura Hannan Mojave Valley, CA. Adele Harrison, Los Angeles, CA Angelique Hart, Los Angeles, CA Patience Hayes, Los Angeles, CA Blanca Henriquez, Los Angeles, CA Ingrid Herrera, Los Angeles, CA Alicia Hill, Inglewood, CA Ifornia Jackson, Los Angeles, CA Barbara Jones, Los Angeles, CA Britania Jones, Los Angeles, CA Sanetria Jones, Los Angeles, CA Stephanie Kelly, Los Angeles, CA Izumi Lilyroth, Long Beach, CA Tiffany Logan, Los Angeles, CA Antonia Maceda, Los Angeles, CA Celina Maravilla, North Hills, CA Adeladia Martinez, Los Angeles, CA Cindy Medina, Los Angeles, CA Isis Morales, Los Angeles, CA Erica Murillo, Los Angeles, CA John Palacio, Los Angeles, CA Maria Penaloza, Los Angeles, CA Martha Perez, Los Angeles, CA Ativa Phillips, Los Angeles, CA Shavonna Pressley, Los Angeles, CA Teresa Ramirez, Los Angeles, CA Brenda Rodriguez, Alhambra, CA Gladys Rodriguez, Alhambra, CA Jessica Roy, Inglewood, CA Margarita Ruelas, Los Angeles, CA Marie Russell, Los Angeles, CA Joycelyn Smith, Los Angeles, CA Luz Solano, Los Angeles, CA Tanya Stallworth, Los Angeles, CA Jan Stringfellow, Los Angeles, CA Tamika Sylvas, Los Angeles, CA Verna Tolentino, Los Angeles, CA Shera Travis, Los Angeles, CA Dalia Valle, Los Angeles, CA Liza Vargas, Los Angeles, CA Marlen Verdugo, Los Angeles, CA Lasean Walden, Los Angeles, CA Starsheka Willis, Los Angeles, CA Cendi Zelaya, South Gate, CA Diploma Massage Therapy: Najjiya Abdul- Wajibul Los Angeles, CA Manuel Abron, Los Angeles, CA Samuel Abron, Los Angeles, CA Teneshia Anchrum, Los Angeles, CA Carmen Anduiza, Los Angeles, CA Sharon Arnold, Los Angeles, CA Ieasha Brown, Santa Monica, CA Kanisha Brown, Los Angeles, CA Daisy Caperon, Los Angeles, CA Jay Caysido, Los Angeles, CA JonTay Crummie, Los Angeles, CA George Davis Los Angeles, CA Starnisha Foster, Los Angeles, CA Ruben Gomez, Los Angeles, CA Ingrid Hernandez, Los Angeles, CA Tamika Hewitt, Los Angeles, CA Marvin Jimenez, Los Angeles, CA Beverly Jones, Los Angeles, CA Shirese Jones, Los Angeles, CA Andrea Marsh, Los Angeles, CA Ines Martinez, Los Angeles, CA Elba Mata, Los Angeles, CA Michele Mclean, Los Angeles, CA Lilian Montes, Los Angeles, CA Miguel Nava, Los Angeles, CA Regneil Prasad, Los Angeles, CA Carmenza Ramsey, Los Angeles, CA John Rayford, Los Angeles, CA Jawanna Reed, Los Angeles, CA Arden Rosales, Los Angeles, CA DeAnna Smith, Los Angeles, CA Jason Smith, Los Angeles, CA Bryniesha Tatum, Los Angeles, CA Diploma Pharmacy Technician: Nancy Barrientos, Los Angeles, CA Kymberly Bereal, Los Angeles, CA Juan Briceno, Los Angeles, CA Alexander Contreras, Los Angeles, CA Elena Coreas, Los Angeles, CA Kristin Drinkard, Los Angeles, CA Mirna Escalante, Los Angeles, CA Ana Flores, Los Angeles, CA Yesenia Maravilla, Los Angeles, CA Anthony Marinkovic, Torrance, CA Tanya Russell, Inglewood, CA Camille Wagner, Los Angeles, CA About Maric College:

Maric College, with an original campus in the San Diego area, has long been recognized as one of California's leading career schools and is one of the largest groups of private institutions offering associate degrees and certificates in the state. For more than 25 years, Maric College has enabled students to develop and achieve their personal and career goals by providing study opportunities that integrate general education, professional skills, and career-focused training. Today, the school offers a breadth of programs in allied health, information technology, and legal studies at more than 15 locations. For more information, please see: http://www.mariccollege.edu/

About Kaplan, Inc.

Maric College is part of Kaplan, Inc.'s Higher Education Division, which includes more than 75 campus-based schools in 21 states, as well as online programs through Kaplan University and Concord Law School. Kaplan Higher Education offers career-oriented certificate, bachelor and associate degree programs designed to provide students with the skills necessary to qualify them for entry-level employment in fields such as healthcare, business, information technology, technology, fashion and design. Kaplan has been providing educational and career services to students, schools, professionals, and businesses worldwide for nearly 70 years. Kaplan is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company . For more information about Kaplan, please visit http://www.kaplan.com/.

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