Statement of Accreditation Status
Virscend University
16490 Bake Parkway
Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618
United StatesTelephone:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
OPEID:
The OPEID number is used by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) to identify schools that have Program Participation Agreements (PPA) for purposes of eligibility to participate in Federal Student Financial Assistance programs under Title IV.
N/A
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:
Candidate- The institution has demonstrated that it meets all, or nearly all, of the Standards of Accreditation at a minimum level and has a clear plan in place to meet the Standards at a substantial level of compliance for accreditation. Candidacy is limited to four years and is granted only when an institution can demonstrate that it is likely to become accredited during the four-year period.
Candidate
Most Recent Commission Action:
Friday, February 19, 2021
Granted Candidacy:
Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process.
2021
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
Undergraduate FTE:
0
Graduate FTE:
0
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.
Varies by Program
Distributes Federal Financial Aid:
No
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Melody Kiang | Director of Academic Programs | kiang.virscend [at] gmail.com |
| Board of Directors Chair | Bruce Lee | CEO | brucel [at] palpilot.com |
| Chief Academic Officer | Melody Kiang | Director of Academic Programs | kiang.virscend [at] gmail.com |
| Chief Executive Officer | Robert Chi | President | chirobert [at] gmail.com |
| Chief Financial Officer | Lesley Chen | CFO | lesley.virscend [at] gmail.com |
| Director Institutional Research | Allison Mcinnis | Deputy Director of Student Services and Distance Education | allison.pearson [at] virscend.com |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virscend University | Irvine | Main Campus | Active |
Documentation not yet available for this institution.
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 2022 | Seeking Accreditation Visit |
No external resources are available for this institution.
