La Verne, University of

La Verne, University of, is a private university in La Verne, California, near Los Angeles. The Church of the Brethren founded the school in 1891 as Lordsburg College. Besides its main campus in La Verne, the school has branch campuses throughout California, in Alaska, and in Greece.

The university stresses four main areas, which it believes will help its students lead a useful and rewarding life. Those four areas of emphasis are values orientation, community and diversity, lifelong learning, and community service. The university’s website at https://laverne.edu/ provides additional information.