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Overview

California Coast University is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE)^[1] and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) ^[2]. The school has been approved by the State of California since 1974, based on standards established in the California Education Code. The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is a non-profit accreditation agency recognized by Council on Higher Education Accreditation and the US Department of Education. ... The United States Department of Education was created in 1979 (by PL 96-88) as a Cabinet-level department of the United States government, and began operating in 1980. ... Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities, which also recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations. ...

History

The school was founded in 1973 with administration and library facilities located in downtown Santa Ana, California. Approximately 8,000 students are enrolled at any given time. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ...

Since its founding in 1973, CCU has offered undergraduate and graduate programs in business, management, psychology and education. The primary method of learning is directed independent study. Research, study, and testing are accomplished off-campus. Traditional classroom attendance is not offered.

Accreditation

CCU is approved by the State of California and is authorized to award degrees up to the doctoral level. CCU received national accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) January 2005. The DETC is recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). At present, DETC accreditation authorizes CCU to award degrees up to the masters level. Since DETC has been recently approved by USDE to accredit professional doctorates including the D.B.A and Ed.D, CCU is applying to DETC to award degrees at this level. The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is a non-profit accreditation agency recognized by Council on Higher Education Accreditation and the US Department of Education. ...

CCU degrees awarded before the accreditation date are considered unaccredited, as is the case with all schools that receive accreditation. Unaccredited degrees may not be acceptable to some employers or other institutions. In some jurisdictions the use of unaccredited degree titles may be restricted or illegal, for example in the State of Texas. ^[3]

References

External links

• CCU's DETC Accreditation
• CCU website