University of Antelope Valley
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| Type | private, for-profit |
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| President | Marco Johnson |
| Students | 1,146 |
| Undergraduates | 853 |
| Location |
Lancaster, California, United States 34°41′01″N 118°08′07″W / 34.6835°N 118.1353°WCoordinates: 34°41′01″N 118°08′07″W / 34.6835°N 118.1353°W |
| Athletics |
NAIA Region II California Pacific Conference |
| Website | www |
The University of Antelope Valley (UAV) is a regionally accredited private, for-profit university in Lancaster, California. It offers a variety of masters, bachelors, and associate degrees, as well as continuing education courses.
The school was founded as Antelope Valley Medical College in 1997 by retired Los Angeles City firefighter / paramedic Marco Johnson and his wife Sandra as a school teaching community CPR, first aid, EMT and other medical training. In 2009 the school was accredited by the United States Department of Education and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools and began granting associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees and became the University of Antelope Valley. In 2016 the University of Antelope Valley received its regional accreditation with WASC Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
UAV offers eight associate degrees. It also offers three bachelor's degree programs: Business Management, Criminal Justice, and an online program in Nursing (Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Three master's degrees are granted, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Master of Education. A variety of certification programs, mostly in medical fields, are available. UAV is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC), Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), and Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). UAV's Paramedic Program is only 1 of 4 programs approved in Los Angeles County.
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