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Featured Classes

Fitness Classes for the New Year

If you’re like many, your resolution for the new year includes exercise and fitness. Get started in 2012 with these great fitness classes, taught by experienced professionals. For a high energy, cardio workout, try our Body Works with Dr. D class. Our Zumba®, Salsa Blast/Zumba® Workout and Introduction to Boot Camp are great ways to get in on some of the hottest trends in fitness. If you want to focus on strengthening your core abdominal area, then our popular Mat Pilates and Stretch and Tone classes will fit the bill. And Yoga, Intro to Tai Chi Ch’uan, Yogi Barre and Aqua Aerobics classes offer gentle exercises that will improve your flexibility and provide a sense of calm. All of our fitness classes are taught by experienced professionals and are held during evenings and weekends to fit your busy schedule. Come get fit with us!

Medical Coding & Billing Certificate Program

Healthcare is one of the most job-secure fields of the next few decades. The Westside Extension certificate program in Medical Coding & Billing will give you basic foundational knowledge and skills. Gain an understanding of the jobs that are available in the industry and the career paths to them. Our comprehensive certificate program, developed by professionals in the field, consists of 10 required classes and more than 80 hours of class time, plus plenty of practice. Classes are conveniently held on Saturdays and the program can be completed in about six months. Attend a FREE orientation session to learn more about the field and our top quality program.

Dance Classes

Kick up your heels to start the new year in one of our popular Extension dance classes. We offer a large variety of dance classes for every interest. Our Salsa Dance and Let’s Dance classes will get you dancing like a star. Try our beautiful and lovely Beginning Hawaiian Hula classes. If you like to stomp your feet a bit, try Tap Dancing or Irish Dancing. Show your shimmy in Belly Dancing, your passion in Argentine Tango or your sexy side in Samba. Groove to the music in our Hip-Hop Dance class or jitterbug in It’s Swing Time. You’re sure to have a good time in any of our dance classes.

Investment Planning—Make Your Money Work for You

In today’s challenging economic times, it’s vital that you know how to manage risk and make informed investment decisions. Brian Asher’s popular 7-part Investment Planning series is designed to teach you how to develop and retain a winning attitude, react to market fluctuations and increase your likelihood for a profit. Learn about stocks, mutual funds, bonds, research and analysis, retirement planning and much more. Stop worrying about your financial future and take action now. Make your money work for you!

Gymnastics and Ice Skating and Hockey

Westside Extension offers wonderful Gymnastics and Ice Skating and Hockey classes for toddlers through teens. These classes are a great way to enhance your child’s motor development and hand-eye coordination and make new friends. Our gymnastics lasses are held at the Josephson Academy of Gymnastics, a first-class gymnastics training center in Culver City. We partner with the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, the home rink of Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek and other Olympic performers, for our skating and hockey classes. We offer classes weekdays and weekends so come join us.

Current Office Hours
Noon-5pm Monday-Thursday
Noon-3pm Fridays
WE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY JANUARY 27 FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

You may register online 24/7 or email us at westside@wlac.edu. You may also call us at 310-287-4475 or come by during hours posted above.

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Please join us to learn something new, have a great time, and make some new friends.