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Institutional Accreditation

West Coast University is accredited by WASC Senior College of University Commission, a regional accreditation body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). WASC is located at 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite #100, Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001.

WASC Senior College and University Commission*

985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100

Alameda, CA 94501

(510) 748-9001

www.wascsenior.org

Original Accreditation: January 1963 to March 1997

New Grant: November 4, 2011

*In July 2013, WASC changed it's senior division name from Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACSCU-WASC) to WASC Senior College and University Commission. 

Please Note: The University was accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees since August 2002, however, recently had a voluntarily grant withdrawal in January 2013.