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Annalee Habstritt is a community leader and author who graduated from the USC Price Master of Public Administration program online in 2017. Habstritt discusses her experience in the program, her award-winning capstone project, and which skills she was able to immediately apply to her professional career.

Godfrey Gozos, budget analyst for the Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department, explains how local government leaders inspired him to pursue the USC Price Master of Public Administration online and how he completed the program while working full time.

When it comes to pursuing an online master’s degree, the benefits seem obvious: more flexibility, access to global perspectives, and classes designed for working professionals. Still, prospective students often worry that by joining a remote learning environment, they won’t have the same opportunity to immerse themselves in the wider university community. For graduate students at USC that’s not the case.

Lynly Leeper, Chief Financial & Operational Officer for Ysleta Independent School District – one of the top 30 largest school districts in Texas – discusses her experience in the Master of Public Administration program online and how the degree helped her strengthen the necessary skills to excel in her professional career.

Christopher Himes works as an Assistant City Manager at Manassas Park, Virginia. He graduated from the USC Price Master of Public Administration program online in 2015. Himes explains how after years in the Navy, the program was the next step in his public service career.

Amidst social distancing orders and lockdowns, Tiffany Chum decided to obtain a master’s degree online. She discovered the USC Price Master of Public Administration (MPA) program online, which was fully compatible with her work schedule and complemented her career aspirations.

Jannatara Zaman is an Employment Development Department liaison for an Assemblymember’s office in District 21. She graduated from the USC Price Master of Public Administration program online in 2019. Zaman discusses how the MPA degree helped her become an industry expert in the field of public administration, which ultimately led to her serving for the State of California.

After completing her undergraduate studies at USC, Erica Robles decided to join the Master of Public Administration online program (MPAOL). “After I graduated, I entered the workforce and I told myself that within three years, I was going to go back to grad school, but I wasn’t sure what it was going to be ……

White-Gamble discusses how the MPA degree helped her analyze and solve problems, which ultimately led to her becoming a senior leader in her organization.

After managing a 230-member team to supervise five Disneyland restaurants and completing his Master of Public Administration from USC, Bryce Steeves is taking yet another noticeable step in his career.