The Center offers class sessions from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m., Monday-Thursdays, and on Saturdays after 9 a.m. through mid-day.
   Our photo studios and Earning-Learning Center are located just off Exit 32 (the Carmel Mountain Road exit) on I-8, one block South on Exit 32 and one block East on Sorrento Valley Road to the Sorrento Arts Center.

Where Flexibility Creates Affordability

   Today America's education system is one of the largest in the world. Originally the system was founded on the idea that an economical education comes from having many students divide the cost of a class. However, both public and private schools have grown to become linked with the banking system's loan programs and, so now, most students need huge loans of tens of thousands of dollars to pay for the large parking lots, multi-storied buildings, and big class rooms that are needed to serve the current students.
   To overcome the enormous costs of learning a trade, our students meet with their instructors by appointment, typically at our Earning-Learning Center, or at our photo studios. The value of meeting students by appointment on a one-to-one basis is that there's no need for large buildings, expansive classrooms, and a huge parking lot. Plus, one-to-one training is extremely efficient, in some cases, the lack of interruption from other students can lower a student's anxiety, increase the learning ability of the student, shorten the session time (a cost-saving factor) and improve the effectiveness of demonstrations by the instructor.
   Another important feature that most schools can not offer is a "Earning-Learning Center." Imagine that you could bring clients to a "studio" that you've scheduled that features modern computers for graphic and multimedia work and a fully equipped lighting system for photographers.