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CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES A Guide to California’s Degree-Granting Institutions and Degree, Certificate, and Credential Programs CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION 770 L Street Suite 1160 Sacramento, California 95814-3396 COMMISSION REPORT 06-14 PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2006 This report, like other publications of the California Postsecondary Education Commission, is not copyrighted. It may be reproduced in the public interest, but proper attribution to Report 06-14 of the California Postsecondary Education Commission is requested. Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Part 1: The Institutions California Community Colleges................................................................................................................................9 California State University...................................................................................................................................... 45 University of California ........................................................................................................................................... 55 Other Public Institutions ......................................................................................................................................... 61 WASC-Accredited Independent Institutions......................................................................................................... 63 State Approved and Exempt Institutions............................................................................................................. 105 Part 2: The Programs Programs Offered................................................................................................................................................... 127 Part 3: Index Index........................................................................................................................................................................ 199 Introduction Introduction Californians can earn college de- tion beyond high school varies the menu at the top. Then select grees or certificates or get job- widely, depending on factors like Information for Parents and related training at a variety of in- the course of study, institution se- Students, then College Prepa- stitutions both public and private, lected, and the educational ob- ration and Outreach from the throughout the state. jective. Saving to pay for college is list, and then click on the Get The variety of institutions, pro- important, but financial aid is avail- Links button for a list of web grams, degrees and other educa- able to many California students. sites. tional choices is wide. This Guide Aid may come directly from the • www.csumentor.edu will help you identify options that school or college, the state, or the • www.universityofcalifor- suit your needs. federal government. nia.edu/admissions/ Please keep in mind that inclusion Find out if you qualify for financial • www.cccco.edu of an institution in this Guide does assistance. See a counselor. Ask not imply an endorsement of its for more information about aid from • www.aiccu.edu the institutions you are considering courses, degrees or educational • www.californiacolleges.edu outcomes. attending. More information is available in this Guide and from: Residency Requirements Some important facts about • California Student Aid Com- California’s public colleges and going to college mission PO Box 419027 universities distinguish between It is never too soon or too late to Rancho Cordova, CA residents and nonresidents for tui- benefit from college or education 95741-9027 tion purposes. State residents his- beyond high school. Younger stu- (888) 224-7268 torically have been charged fees but dents and their families should start www.csac.ca.gov not tuition. Nonresident students, planning as soon as possible. Sav- however, pay both fees and tuition. ing for college should start when a • Federal Student Aid Information The California Community Colleges child is born, and building a good Center (CCC) and the California State Uni- academic record becomes increas- PO Box 84 versity (CSU) apply rules set by ingly important as students enter Washington, DC 20044 State statute in determining stu- middle and high school. Returning 1-800-433-3243 dents’ residency status for tuition or adult students also need to look at studen- purposes, while the University of every option. Here are some facts to taid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/ California (UC) has developed a consider: students/english/index.jsp separate and stricter set of residency • Entrance requirements and • Golden State ScholarShare rules. deadlines All institutions have ap- 1-877-SAV-4 EDU (728-4338) www.scholarshare.com/ It is important to remember that be- plication deadlines and many have cause changes may be made at any very specific general entrance re- • EdFund time, and there are exceptions to quirements, including completion of 1-888-22FFELP (223-3357) rules, you should always check with certain courses and tests. Some www.edfund.org/home.html the campus you are considering. have residency requirements. Find • Academic support and out- out now what these requirements are reach programs There are many for all schools under consideration. How To Get Facts About programs that help students prepare Check with counselors and the insti- Your Residency for higher education. Ask your tutions you want to attend. This A student’s residence is determined counselor or contact colleges about Guide lists addresses, phone num- at the campus level. Therefore, such programs in your community. bers, and websites for institutions campus officials can give you the More information and assistance is across the state. most accurate advice on residence available online at: • Higher Education costs and issues. If you have specific ques- • www.cpec.ca.gov financial aid— The cost of educa- tions about your residency status, First choose Useful Links from please read the statements of resi- California Postsecondary Education Commission 5 Introduction dency requirements published in the should include inquiries to institu- catalog of the public institution you tions to which transfer might be de- How to use the Guide to plan to attend or contact the official sired, or to prospective employers California Colleges and who has been designated to make and, if possible, personal inspection Universities residency determinations for that in- of the institution at which enroll- This guide is divided into three parts stitution. ment is contemplated. designed for locating information • For residency information at a To ensure a basic level of quality, about higher education in a number community college campus, contact accrediting associations of regional of ways. the Admission’s Officer of the cam- or national scope have adopted cri- Part I --- In this section you can pus. teria reflecting the qualities of a look up the name of the campus you sound educational program and have • For residency information at a are considering attending. developed procedures for evaluating state university, contact the campus institutions or programs to de- All of California’s degree-granting Residence Clerk in the Admissions termine whether or not they are op- colleges and universities are de- Office. erating at basic levels of quality. scribed and listed in alphabetical or- • For residency information at a der under the following six catego- ries: university campus, contact the Resi- Types of accreditation dence Deputy or Residence Affairs 1. California Community Col- Officer who is located in the campus The two basic types of educational leges — open-access public in- Registrar’s Office. accreditation are: 1) institutional, stitutions that offer two-year aca- and 2) specialized or programmatic. Such individuals can give you more demic degrees, vocational training, accurate advice and also provide Institutional accreditation applies to and adult education. (Page 9) more precise information than any- an entire institution, indicating that 2. The California State Univer- one else. each of its parts is contributing to sity — public university campuses the achievement of the institution’s that award bachelor’s, master’s and Accreditation objectives, although not necessarily education doctoral degrees, plus all at the same level of quality. The joint doctoral with other universi- Accrediting agencies are private various commissions of the regional ties. (Page 13) educational associations of regional accrediting associations, for exam- or national scope that develop crite- ple, perform institutional ac- 3. University of California — ria and conduct peer evaluations to creditation, as do many national ac- public university campuses that of- assess whether or not those criteria crediting agencies. fer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral are met. Institutions or programs degrees. (Page 55) Specialized or programmatic ac- that meet an agency’s criteria are creditation applies to programs, de- 4. Other Public Institutions — thereby “accredited.” partments, or schools that are parts Hastings College of the Law and the Accreditation does not provide of an institution. Naval Postgraduate School, public automatic acceptance by one in- institutions that have their own gov- Most of the specialized or pro- stitution of credit earned at another erning body and that are supported grammatic accrediting