They teach the MSF class in Colton, CA, close to Riverside. It is taught at the Honda traing facility and is set up great. It's probably an hour from LA, but you can take it in one long weekend. Classroom on thurs. and Fri. evenings, riding skills on sat and Sun. followed by the test. Your actually done by 2:00pm on Sunday at the latest. Get a motel in the area and get it over in one weekend.