Vanguard University of Southern California is an accredited, private, non-profit Christian university of liberal arts and professional studies in Costa Mesa, California, United States.
The school offers over 30 undergraduate degrees and emphases in 15 different departments. Vanguard University also offers adult-learning programs in its professional studies department and features six graduate degrees. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Ranked #12 in the Western Regional Colleges in 2014, The Princeton Review also named Vanguard University one of its 124 "Best Western" Colleges in 2014. Vanguard is named in the 2012-13 Christian Colleges of Distinction and was 99th on the Forbes list of best universities in the West.
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History
During the summer of 1920, Harold K. Needham, D. W. Kerr, and W. C. Pierce opened a school to prepare Christian workers for the various ministries of the church. The new institute, Southern California Bible School, moved from Los Angeles to Pasadena in 1927. In 1939 it was chartered by the State of California as a college eligible to grant degrees, and it became Southern California Bible College, the first four-year institution of the Assemblies of God. In 1943 the college received recognition by the government for the training of military chaplains. It moved to the present campus in 1950. Its name was changed to Southern California College nine years later when majors in the liberal arts were added to the curriculum.
Regional accreditation and membership in the Western Association of Schools and Colleges were granted in 1964. In 1967 the college received recognition and approval of its teaching credential program from the California State Board of Education. In June 1983 the Graduate Studies Program received approval from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. A Degree Completion Program was started in 1994 for adult learners. On July 1, 1999 university status was achieved when Southern California College registered with the Secretary of State's Office as Vanguard University of Southern California. The university comprises the Undergraduate College and the School for Graduate and Professional Studies.
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Campus
Vanguard is in Costa Mesa, California, centrally located in Orange County and about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego.
Organization and administration
In addition to its founding president, Harold K. Needham, Vanguard University of Southern California has had the able leadership of nine presidents: Daniel W. Kerr, Irvine J. Harrison, John B. Scott, O. Cope Budge, Emil A. Balliet, Wayne E. Kraiss, Murray W. Dempster and Carol Taylor. Vanguard inaugurated its tenth president, Dr. Michael J. Beals, on February 7, 2014.
Academic profile
The school offers undergraduate degrees in the following subjects:
- Accounting
- Bachelor of Music (majors in Vocal Performance, Piano Performance, Guitar Performance, Instrumental Performance, Composition, Music Education, Church Music, and Jazz Studies)
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Communication (concentrations in Communication Studies and Cinema Arts)
- Cultural Anthropology
- English (emphases in Literature and Textual Analysis or Writing)
- General Music (emphases in Music Ministry and Applied Music)
- History and Political Science
- International Business
- Kinesiology (concentrations in Exercise and Sport Science, Sport Studies, and Pre-Health Sciences)
- Liberal Studies (emphases in Anthropology, Biological Science, Communication, English Literature, English Writing, History/Political Science, Kinesiology (PE), Mathematics, Music, Physical Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Theatre Arts)
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Religion (concentrations in Biblical Studies, Christian Formation and Discipleship Studies, Intercultural Studies, Pastoral Leadership Studies, and Youth Leadership Studies)
- Sociology
- Theatre Arts (concentrations in Performance/Directing, Technical Design, and Musical Theatre)
- Worship Studies (emphases in Art, Cinema Arts, Communication, Theatre Arts, and Worship Leadership)
The school offers professional studies degrees in the following subjects:
- Business
- Early Childhood Education (A.A./B.A.)
- Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.)
- Psychology
- Religion
The school also offers graduate degrees in the following subjects:
- M.A. in Education (with a Teaching Credential in Single and Multiple Subjects)
- M.A. in Leadership Studies
- M.S. in Clinical Psychology
- M.S. in Nursing
- M.S. in Organizational Psychology
- M.T.S. (Master of Theological Studies)
Student life
Sports
Vanguard University teams, nicknamed athletically as the Lions, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC). Men's athletics has six teams and women's athletics has seven.
In 2014, Vanguard won the NAIA Division I men's basketball championship in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2008, the women's basketball team won the NAIA Division I National Championship in Jackson, Tennessee.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Daniel Amen, psychiatrist and author
- Heidi Baker, Christian missionary and author
- Gerard Beenen, management professor
- Ralph Carmichael, jazz and contemporary Christian musician and arranger
- Cubbie Fink, musician
- Brent Kutzle, musician
- Larry Mantle, radio show host
- Emily Rose, actress
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