California Coast University
| Type | distance education |
|---|---|
| Established | 1973 |
| President | Thomas Neal |
| Students | 8,000 |
| Location | Santa Ana, California, United States |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 33°46′44.93″N 117°52′15.39″W / 33.7791472°N 117.8709417°W
California Coast University (CCU) is a for-profit, private university, based in Santa Ana, California. It is accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission. Degree programs are offered through CCU's distance education curriculum, through both online and correspondence studies, and traditional classroom attendance is not offered. Approximately 8,000 students are enrolled at any given time.
California Coast University was founded in 1973 as California Western University, with administration and library facilities located in downtown Santa Ana, California. The name was changed to California Coast University in 1981. In 2010, CCU moved to larger headquarters to accommodate its continued growth.
CCU presently offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, management, marketing, psychology, criminal justice, human resource management, health care management, and education. Beginning in the early years, CCU was distinguished from other nontraditional institutions by staffing the departments with qualified people led by distinguished faculty with doctorates from traditional universities. California Coast University operates an approved testing center for College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), Pearson VUE, Castle Worldwide, and PAN.
CCU received national accreditation from the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC) on January 8, 2005. The DEAC is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). As of January 2010, DEAC accreditation authorizes CCU to award degrees up to and including the doctoral level. Since the DEAC has been approved by USDE to accredit professional doctorates, including the D.B.A. and Ed.D, CCU has been granted approval to offer several Ed.D doctorate programs.
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