Statement of Accreditation Status
California Southern University
3330 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
United StatesTelephone:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
Student Achievement URL:
WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning.
Current Accreditation Status:
Accredited- Indicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness. Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review. Reaffirmation is granted for a period of seven to ten years and may be accompanied by a request for interim reports and/or special visits, or a formal Notice of Concern.
Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action:
Friday, June 19, 2015
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
2015
Undergraduate FTE:
204
Graduate FTE:
2,261
Financial Structure Type:
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
For-Profit
Sponsorship:
Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy.
No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:
The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system.
Semester
Distributes Federal Financial Aid:
No
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | John Minchin | Chief Academic Officer | jminchin [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Board of Directors Chair | Ray Villanueva | Chair of the Board of Trustees | rvillanueva [at] cnei.edu |
| Chief Academic Officer | John Minchin | Chief Academic Officer | jminchin [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Donald Hecht | Interim-President, Founder and Owner of California Southern University | dhecht [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Chief Financial Officer | Carol Stanton | Chief Financial Officer | cstanton [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Director Institutional Research | Stephnie Hopple | Director, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Faculty Center | stephnie.hopple [at] my.calsouthern.edu |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Southern University | Costa Mesa | Main Campus | Active |
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2018 |
Mid-Cycle Review
The Mid-Cycle Review (MCR) is a review of each institution near the midpoint of its period of accreditation, focusing particularly on student achievement. The Review is performed by WSCUC staff, and draws on evidence from an update of the institution’s Inventory of Educational Effectiveness Indicators and retention and graduation data, as well as any trends emerging from Annual Reports to surface any potential issues across the Standards. The overall purpose of the Mid-Cycle Review is to "identify problems with an institution's or program's continued compliance with agency standards" while "tak[ing] into account institutional or program strengths and stability" (U.S. Department of Education, §602.19(b)). |
| Fall | 2019 | Offsite Review |
| Spring | 2020 | Accreditation Visit |
No external resources are available for this institution.
