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Casa Loma College faculty are talented educators and accomplished scholars active in their respective fields.

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WHO IS CASA LOMA COLLEGE?

Casa Loma College is a non-profit college serving the professional health care community of Los Angeles, California since 1966.

The college offers accelerated hybrid programs to help you earn a degree in less than two years.

We are accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools and we are approved by the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education (CSAAVE) for students to use their GI Bill education benefits at our Sherman Oaks, CA campus. Our Nashville, TN campus is not currently approved for VA Education Benefits.

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Virtual Information Session – LA Campus – Oct. 18

Virtual Information Session – LA Campus – Oct. 18

Oct. 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm PDT Monthly Information sessions, aka Open Houses, are conducted by member of our Admissions Department throughout the year. Information sessions are for interested persons who are looking for more information about the value of attending Casa Loma College and healthcare degree programs. Learn more about a program ...

Virtual Information Session – Nashville – Oct. 5

Virtual Information Session – Nashville – Oct. 5

5:30-6PM CST Monthly Information sessions, aka Open Houses, are conducted by member of our Admissions Department throughout the year. Information sessions are for interested persons who are looking for more information about the value of attending Casa Loma College and its’ programs. Learn more about a program and the career it leads to and how ...

How to Become a Medical Assistant

How to Become a Medical Assistant

Entering the medical field is a rewarding opportunity, not to mention it’s a hot career track. If you want to become a medical assistant, you are certain to find an abundance of job opportunities. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), medical assistant jobs are projected to grow a whopping 16% (much faster than average) ...

Virtual Information Session – Nashville – Sept. 7

Virtual Information Session – Nashville – Sept. 7

5:30-6PM CST Monthly Information sessions, aka Open Houses, are conducted by member of our Admissions Department throughout the year. Information sessions are for interested persons who are looking for more information about the value of attending Casa Loma College and its’ programs. Learn more about a program and the career it leads to and how ...

How to Become an X-Ray Technologist

How to Become an X-Ray Technologist

For those interested in working with people to provide a valuable service, becoming an X-ray technologist could be the ideal path. This is a field of the medical industry that is very much necessary as it allows for a better understanding of the health and placement of bones and tissues within the body. Take a ...

Margaret Avila, Ph.D., PHN, APRN

Founding Dean of Nursing/Nursing Consultant/Nursing Faculty

With over 50 years of professional nursing, Dr. Avila has been actively involved in nursing as a Nurse Practitioner in adult and women’s services, Assistant Professor at Mt. Saint Mary’s College, and Cal State University Los Angeles, also holding faculty positions at Dymally School of Nursing, Harbor UCLA Women’s Health NP Program and USC KECK SOM, and Nursing Director of Los Angeles County Public Health, Clinical and Public Health Nurse at the Department of Health Services,

Dr. Avila has been awarded both the National Hispanic Nurse of the Year and Southern California Public Health Association Leadership Awards, and numerous awards bestowed for her Public Health Nursing, as well as the Diversity Award and Innovation Award presented by the Department of Health Services.

Dr. Avila is actively involved in community service being active with the California DHS, Office of Family Planning, Family PACT Clinical Practice Committee, Federal Drug Administration, Panel Member Devices, ALIVA Health & Wellness Center- Nurse Practitioner, and Hollywood-Sunset Free Clinic- Nurse Practitioner. She has also presented at the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Department of Health Services, CMS Annual Nursing Conference and CDU Colloquium, in addition to her numerous publications including, The Reinvigoration of Public Health Nursing: Methods and Innovations. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Role of an Advanced Practice of Public Health Nursing in Bio-Terrorism Preparedness. Public Health Nursing, and The Public Health Practice Manual: A Tool for Public Health Nurses. Public Health Nursing.

Dr. Avila’s nursing credentials consist of ADN Diploma, St. Vincent’s College of Nursing, BSN, Mount Saint Mary’s College, MS Health Care Management, Cal State University, MSN Cal State University Long Beach, and Ph.D. Nursing, University of San Diego.