Antioch University Santa Barbara
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Provost | William Flores, PhD |
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Academic staff
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117 |
| Students | under 400 |
| Location | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | www.antioch.edu/santa-barbara |
Antioch University Santa Barbara (AUSB) is a private liberal arts university in downtown Santa Barbara, California. It is part of the Antioch University system that includes campuses in Keene, New Hampshire; Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio, also home to Antioch College. Antioch University has operated in Santa Barbara since 1977.
Antioch College was established in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Horace Mann, educator, social reformer, abolitionist, and one of the creators of the US public school system was its first president. Mann's goal, which he achieved, was to create a university that would be nonsectarian, coeducational, and that did not utilize a conventional grading system. In 1863, Antioch approved a policy that no applicant was to be rejected on the basis of race. It was also among the first colleges to offer the same curriculum to men and women students.
In 1963 the College began to expand out-of-state. A network of schools was begun. In 1977 Antioch College renamed itself Antioch University and opened the Santa Barbara campus that year.
AUSB's programs include:
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Liberal Studies completion program is perfect for transfer and returning students – with high transfer credit available. Students engage in a wide range of learning activities with academic work taking place in various environments including on-campus classes, schools, health agencies, art organizations, businesses, and other community settings. There are seven concentrations available: Applied Psychology; Business & Entrepreneurship; Child Development & Education; Communication & Media; Environmental Studies; Liberal Arts; and Marketing.
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