{"id":30,"date":"2023-03-24T19:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T19:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T19:00:51","slug":"a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/","title":{"rendered":"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Los Medanos College!<\/span><\/p>\n

I am thrilled to offer a college journey just for you. Whether you are in high school looking forward to transferring to a university, or someone seeking to add skills or change careers, we are ready to help you bring that vision to reality. LMC boasts top-notch faculty and experts to help tailor the college experience to your needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this edition of Career Focus, we present some of the careers you can prepare for at LMC in a way that fits your learning style, budget, and schedule, along with resources that give you access to free health care, free groceries, financial aid, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Join LMC and do College Your Way!<\/span><\/p>\n

Pamela Ralston, Ph.D.<\/span>
\nInterim President<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Los Medanos College! I am thrilled to offer a college journey just for you. Whether you are in high school looking forward to transferring to a university, or someone seeking to add skills or change careers, we are ready to help you bring that vision to reality. LMC boasts top-notch faculty and experts… read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"article_type":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nA message from Interim President Pamela Ralston - 2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Welcome to Los Medanos College! I am thrilled to offer a college journey just for you. Whether you are in high school looking forward to transferring to a university, or someone seeking to add skills or change careers, we are ready to help you bring that vision to reality. LMC boasts top-notch faculty and experts... read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-24T19:44:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-09T19:00:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jcasey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jcasey\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/\",\"name\":\"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston - 2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-24T19:44:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-09T19:00:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/0c782a12803c2c91f47a1eb3040acaa4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/\",\"name\":\"2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/0c782a12803c2c91f47a1eb3040acaa4\",\"name\":\"jcasey\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d214b0be40441fd0c49f75dfe87977bfa4cf4701cae2ee5e5357adf39fd3697b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d214b0be40441fd0c49f75dfe87977bfa4cf4701cae2ee5e5357adf39fd3697b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"jcasey\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/author\/jcasey\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston - 2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston","og_description":"Welcome to Los Medanos College! I am thrilled to offer a college journey just for you. Whether you are in high school looking forward to transferring to a university, or someone seeking to add skills or change careers, we are ready to help you bring that vision to reality. LMC boasts top-notch faculty and experts... read more","og_url":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/","og_site_name":"2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1","article_published_time":"2023-03-24T19:44:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-09T19:00:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"jcasey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"jcasey","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/","url":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/","name":"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston - 2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg","datePublished":"2023-03-24T19:44:11+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-09T19:00:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/0c782a12803c2c91f47a1eb3040acaa4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/President_800.jpg","width":800,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/a-message-from-interim-president-pamela-ralston\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A message from Interim President Pamela Ralston"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#website","url":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/","name":"2023, Volume 15 \u2013 Issue 1","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/0c782a12803c2c91f47a1eb3040acaa4","name":"jcasey","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d214b0be40441fd0c49f75dfe87977bfa4cf4701cae2ee5e5357adf39fd3697b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d214b0be40441fd0c49f75dfe87977bfa4cf4701cae2ee5e5357adf39fd3697b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"jcasey"},"url":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/author\/jcasey\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}