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Graduate Program in Education

Accredited by the California Board of Education and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Whittier's graduate program in education offers a master's degree in education (M.A.), as well as the single-subject and multiple-subject credential.

Whittier Law School

Located in Orange County and with an alumni network of 4,000, Whittier Law School has nationally recognized centers in Children's Rights, Intellectual Property Law, and International & Comparative Law.

News

11.14.08 Whittier has once again been recognized as a "Colleges of Distinction" in a national annual guidebook founded by parents and admissions professionals to help students find the college best suited for their interests.More »

11.14.08 Whittier vs. Occidental rivalry intensifies. During the rivalry football match between Whittier and Oxy, which determines who takes home The Shoes, the Whittier Senior Class issued a challenge to their Oxy peers to see which school can get the highest percentage of seniors to make a donation to their respective college. More »

10.08.08 Whittier College delivers a "Portal to the "World" through its innovative global curriculum, according to this month's issue of American Association of Colleges & Universities Newsletter. More »

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Campus Events

December 5, 6, and 7, Holiday Dinner and Concert in the Memorial Chapel. The Whittier College Choir hosts this annual event, which features a musical performance of traditional favorites, as well as a full holiday-themed feast. Reservations are required and may be made by contacting the Music Department. More » Join us for Navidad en Whittier performed by Danza Floricanto/ USA. Celebrate the season as one of the top Folkorico companies in the United States brings the traditional dances of a Mexican Christmas to the stage of the Ruth B. Shannon Center on Saturday, December 14 at 7 p.m. More » >> All Events

Shannon Center for Performing Arts

HAPA with Special Guest Darin Leong
December 6, 2008.

Like the Hawaiian islands themselves, HAPA's music is an amalgam of influences ranging from ancient Polynesian rhythms and genealogical chants to the strummed ballads of Portuguese fisherman, Spanish cowboys, and the inspired melodies and harmonies of the traditional church choirs of the early missionaries. Add to this a dose of American acoustic folk/rock, and you have what has been described as the "most exciting and beautiful contemporary Hawaiian music the world knows!"

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