About

Inspired by the rich educational and spiritual traditions of the East and West, Ananda College of Living Wisdom provides a distinctive, student-centered liberal arts academic environment that encourages and supports spiritual growth and inquiry.

Founded in 2003, the college offers not only the academic tools needed for achieving success in today's world, but also the subtler understanding that is becoming increasingly necessary today for people to live as complete human beings. Completeness may be described as including, physically: balance, fitness, and energy; mentally: focus, clarity, and intuition; and spiritually: direction, serenity, inspiration, and higher guidance.

These objectives provide the essential foundation for all aspects of the college. All our degree offerings approach their topics from this unifying perspective. The faculty, in addition to their academic qualifications, have a long history of involvement with these principles through their personal practice of yoga philosophy.

The concept behind the college has a long history, its roots having been sunk in the soil of society by Paramhansa Yogananda when he founded a school for boys in 1917 in India. In 1970 these ideas found expression in the US with the founding of the first Education for Life elementary school at Ananda Village in Northern California. The first Education for Life high school commenced in 1997 and has accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Ananda College of Living Wisdom is approved by the state of California to offer the A.A. and B.A. degree, as well as many certificates. The college is also approved by the Veteran's Administration (VA) for funding of qualified VA student candidates.  

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