Tuition Assistance
Tuition assistance may be available to you through either the Pike Fund or through the State of California Workfore Development.
Pike Fund:
The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Certificate Program at LMU is supported, in part, by a generous by endowment provided by Tom and Katherine Pike. Please contact our Records and Registration Specialist, Pat Ranftl, by email, at
pranftl@lmu.edu
and request a tuition assistance application package. You may also request one by telephone at 310.338.1971.
New students: Tuition assistance (from the Pike Fund) is available for qualifying candidates up to a maximum of 25% of tuition per class for the first four (4) classes taken in the Alcohol and Drug Certificate Program. All awards will be relative to student need and availability of funds. Continuing awards are contingent upon receiving a grade of “B” or better in each class.
Returning students will become eligible to apply for increased financial assistance toward future coursework when they have satisfactorily completed (with a grade of “B” or better) four (4) courses in any of the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Curriculum. Award levels from any previous cycle are not guaranteed, and eligibility guidelines for tuition assistance are re-evaluated each semester, relative to student need and availability of funds. A new application form must be submitted each year.
Each semester please be sure you submit your enrolllment forms at least one week before the start of the semester. For example: fall enrollment forms should be submitted by mid-August, spring enrollment forms should be submitted by the first week of January, summer enrollment forms should be submitted by the first week of May.
All students: Completed tuition assistance applications for each semester should be submitted at least one week before the start of the semester. Incomplete tuition assistance applications will not be considered. A completed tuition assistance package must include:
- Completed Tuition Assistance Form (front and back)
A Personal Statement
Registration Form for the course/s into which you wish to enroll
A 50% deposit toward the course/s you wish to enroll (check or credit card)
Enrollments cannot be done online and must be submitted on an enrollment form.
State of California Workforce Development.
The Alcohol and Drug Certificate is approved for tuition assistance by The Intrastate Training Resources and Information Network (I-TRAIN), which offers an interactive, user-friendly alternative to traditional workforce development service delivery. I-TRAIN is governed by a consortium of 21 Private Industry Councils found in 11 different counties throughout California. Clients of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program sites, Employment Development Department (EDD) offices, and One-Stop centers may work with their officer at the site to secure the funding for these programs. To begin the process, please visit your local site, or fill out the online Participant Registration form at: http://www.i-train.org/default1.asp