Mount St. Mary’s

As the president of one of the three women’s colleges in the western United States, I was very pleased to read “Women-Only Decision Works for Mills College” (Feb. 6), focusing on the success of Mills College. It was dismaying , however, that Mount St. Mary’s College, the only women’s college right here in Los Angeles, was overlooked in the sidebar about enrollment increases. MSMC’s enrollment has increased by more than 20% over the last three years. Our total of 1,935 students in associate, baccalaureate and graduate degree programs represents an all-time high!

MSMC distinguishes itself from other single-sex colleges in several important ways. We are among the most ethnically diverse of all the independent colleges, and have for many years been at the forefront of curricular change designed to support the education of culturally fluent students. Mills cites a student body that is less than a third minority: at MSMC, more than two-thirds of our students are Hispanic , African or Asian American.

And a final note: Our tuition of $12,474 per year makes us a “best buy” in college education, according to Barron’s, U.S. News and other college guides.

SISTER KAREN M. KENNELLY

President

Mount St. Mary’s College

Los Angeles