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START YOUR JOURNEY WITH PLNU — LET'S CONNECT TO DISCOVER YOUR NEXT STEP

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START YOUR JOURNEY WITH PLNU — LET'S CONNECT TO DISCOVER YOUR NEXT STEP

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Key Benefits

CAREER-FOCUSED

Gain experience and valued skills to advance your career.

CAREER-FOCUSED

At PLNU, your education is focused on advancing your career to set you up for success. You’ll get hands-on experience, learn from professionals, and gain evidence-based skills to enter your profession with purpose and confidence.

CAREER-FOCUSED

SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

Build meaningful connections to create opportunities for the future.

SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

You’ll be surrounded by a group of peers and professionals invested in your growth—connecting your passions with your profession. The connections you build here become a source of support and opportunity long after graduation.

SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

Whether it’s online, at one of our centrally located classrooms, or on a familiar community college campus, our courses are designed to accommodate your schedule.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

Flexible programs designed to fit your goals and schedule.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

Choose from online, hybrid, and in-person programs designed to meet you where you are. Programs may include full-time, part-time, or online pathways, so you can advance your career and balance life’s responsibilities.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

PLNU's Graduate Programs

Whether you’re reaching a milestone, stepping into a new role, or pursuing a career you love — a graduate degree equips you with new career opportunities, invaluable professional connections, and a higher earning potential. A graduate program focuses on field specific classes, hands-on experience, and professional support to achieve your goals. The next step in your academic journey means your closer to the career you always envisioned.

Why Choose PLNU?

At PLNU, we're committed to helping you discover how your calling intersects with your career. Our Graduate and Professional Studies programs are designed to allow you to confidently and purposefully stand out. You will be prepared with advanced knowledge and professional support to pursue the work you were meant to do.

PLNU LOCATIONS

Mission Valley Regional Center

Balboa Regional Center

Liberty Station Conference Center

Bakersfield

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Featured Programs

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

This a robust, flexible degree program for experienced professionals to improve their expertise, confidence, and ability to be successful leaders in various organizations. We also offer four concentrations so you can pursue your calling:

• MBA in Organizational Leadership

• MBA in Project Management

• MBA in Global Leadership

• MBA in Sport Management

• Early Career MBA

Key Benefit

Purpose-driven training and networking within San Diego’s biggest industries

CLINICAL COUNSELING M.A.

Develop your skills to intentionally and carefully work with people to provide lasting transformation. This program is designed to provide students with the essential tools to confidently work in the fields of:

• Private Practice Therapy

• Couples Counseling

• Spiritual Life and Ministry

• and many more

Key Benefit

In a 63 unit curriculum, students will be equipped with on-campus clinical experience — where learning is intentional and your calling is heard

ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS

“There's an intimate relationship with the PLNU professors where you're not a number, and they really care about what you're doing. They use their network to help you in your job search and advance your career.”

—Quay Snyder

MBA

—Quay Snyder

MBA

"I felt really comfortable during my whole program and felt a lot of support from my PLNU advisor. She’s just an all-around great support system. I could call her for anything.”

—Terry Poole

M.A. School Counseling

—Terry Poole

M.A. School Counseling

“My biggest advice for people going into a masters program at PLNU is you get out what you put in. You get hands-on experience that perhaps you wouldn’t be getting at a bigger grad school or program.”

—Amy Ogren

M.S. Kinesiology

—Amy Ogren

M.S. Kinesiology

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