California Coast University

California Coast University - 33rd Anniversary: 1973-2006

California Coast University was founded to meet the needs of qualified, highly motivated, persons whose geographic, professional, or personal time constraints keep them from completing their education in traditional, on-campus programs.

Mission

The Mission of California Coast University is to offer quality off-campus, non-residential, undergraduate and graduate degree programs to a special population of self-directed, mid-career adults, utilizing a combination of distance learning and correspondence methodologies. California Coast University is committed to meeting the needs of qualified, highly motivated, independent students whose geographic, professional or personal time constraints keep them from completing their education in traditional, on-campus education programs.

California Coast University is committed to offering a curriculum which challenges our students to integrate their professional and life experience with mastery of the academic content required by their discipline that can be completed through independent, self-paced instruction under faculty supervision, which does not require attendance at any specific location, either on or off campus.

The University is committed to operate ethically and professionally, with academic integrity and respect for the individual; to cultivate in our students and graduates the same intellectual, analytical and critical abilities encouraged by other institutions of higher learning; and to build students competencies in areas critical to their success in today's ever changing environment.

Goals

The goals of all degree programs offered by California Coast University are:

To enable students to acquire a body of knowledge in a specific discipline.

To learn to think critically.

To improve their ability to make significant contributions to the missions of their employers.

To use their knowledge to improve the functioning of the communities in which they live and work.

To enhance their personal satisfaction, to improve their level of confidence and self-esteem through the accomplishments of long term academic goals.

To provide a pathway for students to continue the pursuit of additional life-long learning experiences.

Objectives

All programs offered at California Coast University share the following common objectives. These objectives have evolved over time and are continually shaped by students, faculty, staff, employers, other constituencies, and the ever-changing socio-economic climate.

To allow students to complete degree requirements at their own pace.

To enable students to successfully meet course work requirements without classroom attendance.

To develop an individualized program of study for each student.

To provide students with the most comprehensive and current information available in their field of study.

To utilize evaluation materials which require the students to demonstrate the effective integration of concepts and skills.

To make available to students all materials necessary to successfully complete their degree requirements, and to give students access to faculty members who can provide assistance and guidance when necessary.

To develop the students, understanding of the
language and information specific to their discipline.

To enable students to effectively integrate concepts and skills across functional areas.

To instill in students the value of life-long learning.

To encourage students to take advantage of life-long learning opportunities.