The Ross Minority Program in Real Estate Development and Finance is a set of intensive executive educational programs designed to provide urban developers and real estate professionals with the technical expertise needed to develop significant urban real estate projects.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Ross Minority Program in Real Estate was founded in 1993 as a response to the civil unrest in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict. The Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, the University of Southern California and other urban stakeholders designed the program with the intention of attracting organic talent from distressed communities in need of redevelopment. Originally titled the Summer Program in Real Estate (SPIRE), the executive education program in real estate finance and development has trained professionals ranging from entrepreneurs, bankers, mortgage brokers, realtors, developers, engineers, attorneys and architects who have played key roles in many mixed-use, commercial retail and housing developments throughout the nation!
PROGRAM SESSIONS
The Winter and Summer Sessions provide executive education to urban developers using the same curriculum with a slightly different format. The Winter Session is a commuter program for local professionals. The courses are offered Thursday through Saturday and are delivered over the course of five weekends.
The Summer Session is designed for professionals who prefer an in-residence consolidated program occurring over two consecutive weeks.
Winter 2006 Session dates:
January 19-21; January 26-28; February 2-4; February 9-11; February 15-17
Summer 2006 Session dates:
June 12-23
TUITION
Each student’s tuition is partially subsidized by the Lusk Center for Real Estate, the University of Southern California and contributions from private donors, corporate and bank sponsors. The tuition fee is $4200.00 which covers registration, course materials, meals, networking events and [housing].
ALUMNI
Since its inception, the Ross Minority Program in Real Estate has graduated over 400 alumni who have contributed significantly to the urban core in Los Angeles and beyond. Many have played key roles in mixed-use, commercial retail, office industrial and housing developments in many distressed communities. As a result, they have revitalized communities by creating economic development opportunities, created safer neighborhoods for families and children through affordable housing developments and continue to effect change in many neglected areas in the urban core.