About California Coast University

History

California Coast University was founded in 1973 to meet the needs of students whose geographic, professional, or personal time limitations kept them from completing their education in a traditional classroom setting.

What was discovered in those early days were professional men and women, from all areas of business, industry, and education who were motivated to reach their educational goals, but didn’t have the luxury of time to put their lives on hold and finish education following the traditional methods available at the time.

The Founder, Dr. Thomas Neal, assembled a team of seasoned professionals, who brought with them a wide variety of professional experience from both the academic world and private sector, the team created degree programs and course work designed and developed to reach busy working adults.

Each of the programs and courses were designed to provide our students with the necessary materials and faculty guidance to assist them in successfully organizing and focusing their efforts to reach their educational goals.

In the years since our founding, a lot has changed in the world and in education. Throughout, we are proud to continue to be a leader in distance education and to champion the original vision of President Neal—to reach those students whose goal is to get an education and better their own lives, the lives of their families, and their respective communities. Finally, we continue to look forward to telling our prospective students to:

Let California Coast University help you… Finish What You Started

Mission Statement

California Coast University’s mission is to offer quality, affordable, flexible, online undergraduate and graduate educational programs that are valuable both personally and professionally to our students. With programs that are comprehensive, current and supported by qualified faculty and staff, we are committed to keeping pace with the needs of an everchanging marketplace.

Vision

California Coast University’s vision is to continually improve and evolve its educational programming. To do this, the University will utilize research, industry trends, relevant stakeholder feedback, best practices, and current technology to develop and deliver educational programming that students find valuable and relevant to their professional and personal lives.

Goals

CCU has established a series of goals to help guide the university to reach its mission and vision. The following goals are established to help guide the development and delivery of educational programming and administration:

• To meet the educational needs of a student body committed to reaching their own established educational goals.
• To enhance student personal satisfaction.
• To provide educational programs through 100% distance education.
• To allow students to complete educational requirements at their own pace and on their own schedule.
• To enable students to successfully meet coursework requirements without classroom attendance.
• To develop an individualized program of study for each student based on previously completed college course work and experience.
• To provide students with qualified faculty members.
• To provide student services staff to provide assistance and guidance when necessary.
• To improve student abilities to make significant contributions to the missions of their employers and their communities.
• To instill in students the value of life-long learning.