LUCERNE, Calif. – Marymount College is set to launch its newest campus and a new opportunity for upper division and graduate students to advance or complete their college degrees.  

The new campus will be located at the historic Lucerne Hotel, located on Country Club Drive.

The college and the county signed the lease for the 1920s-era building last fall, as Lake County News has reported.

Marymount College reported this week that students will originate from both Northern and Southern California when the college is fully operational in gall 2014, but opportunities exist sooner for students currently enrolled with Marymount in Southern California.

This fall, a limited number of well-qualified upper division and graduate students will have an opportunity to be pioneers at this new site, living at the Clear Lake Campus in Lucerne and earning degree credits through experiential learning, such as internships, service, and research, as well as online course work.

This will be a particularly valuable opportunity for students in search of meaningful Capstone or Master's research projects.

Students at Marymount's Clear Lake Campus will be able to launch projects working with social service agencies; interning with individual businesses or community business associations; conducting research for public agencies or UC Cooperative Extension; or pursuing independent research projects suited to the Lake County location and to their majors.

This opportunity is available only to students who are enrolled with Marymount in Southern California and who have attained upper division or graduate standing prior to the beginning of the 2013 fall semester.

Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher; no significant judicial or integrity violations; and completion prior to fall 2013 of a sufficient proportion of applicable course and degree requirements so that qualifying students can stay on track for degree completion while engaged in experiential learning and online coursework.

Students will be able to apply for federal, state or private financial aid and scholarships toward enrollment costs.

As pioneers at a new campus, students will be expected to be mature, self-motivated and adaptable.

The campus will provide basic dorm rooms, study space, Wi-Fi connectivity and some student support services.  

For more information visit http://www.marymountpv.edu/lake-county .