A Little History

In the early 1970's the founders of California Coast University interviewed hundreds of displaced Business, Engineering, and Aerospace Executives who were having great difficulty re-entering the job market because they didn't hold appropriate academic degrees. Many of these people were highly qualified executives, managers, department heads, and engineers who for one reason or another never were able to complete college, and now as adults found it impossible to return to the traditional university system.

In May 1980 the University became one of California's first private degree granting institutions to undergo the State's newly adopted review and approval process and Full Institutional Approval was awarded from the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Department of Education for all of the degree programs offered at that time.

In 2004 California Coast University was awarded accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The DETC has been the standard setting agency for distance education and home study since 1926.

Today at California Coast University

California Coast University serves the educational needs of students in all fifty states and many foreign countries. The student body has over 8,000 actively enrolled students.

California Coast University's programs are oriented toward the mid-career adult and working professional. Conversely, classroom universities are attracting the 18 to 21-year olds whose life goals and ambitions have yet to be established.

The University does not currently offer any on-line programs. Students are allowed to submit certain exams and other information via the Internet. Instructional materials are presented as a correspondence study program.

Correspondence Degree Programs

School of Administration and Management

• A.S. - Associate of Science (Business Administration)
  
• B.S. - Bachelor of Science (Business Administration)
  
• B.S. - Bachelor of Science (Health Care Administration)
  
• B.S. - Bachelor of Science (Management)
  
• M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration (Business Administration)
  
• M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration (Human Resources Management Concentration)
  

School of Behavioral Science

• A.S. - Associate of Science (Psychology)
  
• B.S. - Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
  
• M.S. - Master of Science (Psychology)
  

School of Education

• M.Ed. - Master of Education (Curriculum and Instruction)
  
• M.Ed. - Master of Education (Administration)
  

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California Coast University
700 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-547-9625
1(888) CCU-UNIV
http://www.calcoast.edu/

* Accreditation
California Coast University holds accreditation through the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The DETC is an educational association located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1926, it is the standard setting agency for distance education institutions.

All of the Degree Programs offered by California Coast University have been reviewed, evaluated and approved by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education for the State of California. The University was awarded "Institutional Approval". This is the highest educational status awarded by the State of California. To grant the award of "Institutional Approval", the Bureau must conduct a qualitative review and assessment of each degree program offered by the institution.

[source: California Coast University Website]