Pictures of California Coast University

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member


    Oops, didn't spell now correctly.


    Abner
     
  2. mcdirector

    mcdirector New Member

    Abner!

    Thanks for taking the time to take these pix. I have their brochure and not a picture one of the building is in it.
     
  3. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    Personally I would have no problem adding CCU to my resume...after speaking with their Dean of Admin on the phone I will say this, he was probably the friendliest person I have ever dealt with on the phone.

    Given their tenure, recent accreditation and intention of adding doctorate degrees to their programs...you better buckle up Ike...their going to be around for a while.

    Speaking of campus sizes and your property by the way....how much does a 2 story building in Orange Cal go for anyways?

    BTW I recently saw an entirely online university that had a building large enough to house 3,000 students, with a full library and athletic center...not to mention a gigantic football stadium...

    ...I can hear your brain saying "REALLY?".....no not really...that would be stupid.

    Jeez....some people.:D
     
  4. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member



    No thanks necessary, I was happy to do it!



    Take care,


    Abner :)
     
  5. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

     
  6. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    I grew up in Orange County and passed by the California Coast (formerly California Western) campus on many occassions (my uncle and his family lived in Santa Ana not too far from there). I remember walking around the building for the first time and noting that it was the smallest "university" that I had ever seen. The offices on the bottom floor were nice (looked like a bank). There were never more that just a few cars in the parking lot.

    In the early 70's when the building was purchased, property values in Orange County were not nearly what they are today. If Mr. Neal ever decided to see the property, he could probably make a fair chunk of change (though not as much as if it was residential zoned property).

    CCU started at a time where there were few alternatives to traditional residential regionally accredited programs. Now that distance learning has become mainstream, it is to CCUs credit to recognize that its students would be better served with accredited degrees. CCU's progress to DETC accreditation is certainly a model for unaccredited institutions to follow and leaves them with little excuse to stay unaccredited (unless they are religious-exempt schools or are simply not good enough to achieve accreditation).
     
  7. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member



    Thank you for your comments Dr. Pina, they are much appreciated.



    Respectfully,



    Abner
     
  8. PhD2B

    PhD2B Dazed and Confused

    I wouldn’t have a problem listing CCU on my resume either.

    Abner, since you’re on the West coast, would you mind swinging by Prescott, Arizona, to get a few more pictures of another university? :D
     
  9. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member



    He, he, he!



    Abner :) :)
     
  10. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member



    Once again, I wish you the best and congratulate you on your great accomplishments!



    Abner :)
     
  11. mcdirector

    mcdirector New Member

    I'm going to Phoenix in the spring for a convention. I'll take my camera. 80 miles or so . . . mmmmm Wonder what my husband would say about a little detour? HA! :p
     
  12. back2cali

    back2cali New Member


    Per the address of the Prescott school you are referring to, here it is.
     

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  13. cbkent

    cbkent Member

    I'm a CCU grad (BA '79/MA '80). It was named California Western University then. I visited the facility before enrolling, along with Century U and Beverly Hills U. The latter two appeared to have but one person in a small office. Neither could give me any reasons why they were superior to CWU.

    After Century and BHU, I was impressed with the free-standing CWU facility, which was obviously a converted bank building. I was introduced to Thomas Neil, who was quite cordial, and personally conducted a tour. The most memorable part of the tour was the thesis and dissertation library, located in the vault. Neal described this as "probably the most secure thesis and dissertation library in the country."

    He introduced me to the head of the psychology department, who spent a good hour with me discussing my goals and the available programs.

    Neal was very candid about the accrediditation issue, explained section 94310 ( if I recall correctly), and vowed that he was committed to seeing the school through the accreditation process, and that one day they WOULD be accredited.

    An early Bear's Guide had generally positive things to say about CWU, noting that it offered "good, legal" degrees. I took the plunge.

    Customer service was excellent. They were very responsive to my calls (this was pre-e-mail), especially when I sought guidance concerning my thesis.

    After I had completed by oral defense (by telephone) and approved for graduation, I mailed the necessary forms, and they sent me a final bill.

    Business called me to the LA area, and I decided to pay a personal visit to CWU to remit my last tuition payment. When I announced my intent, a mildly annoyed Thomas Neal appeared and said, "You can't just show up and graduate." I explained that I didn't expect a graduation; I just came to pay my bill.

    Neal accepted my cash payment, and had me wait what seemed like an eternity in his office. "I had to get change" he explained, dropping some small bills and coins on the desk. He also had a diploma case. "I also found your degree," he explained. He handed it to me and we shook hands. I thanked him and left.

    I haven't been back since.

    Loved the pics.

    BTW, although I certainly found the educationan offered very valuable, when I was accepted for a teaching position at an RA chiropractic college (on the basis of my D.C. degree, experience, and publications) they did not list my CWU degrees in the catalog.

    Christopher
     
  14. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    Is that a picture of NCU?
     
  15. back2cali

    back2cali New Member

    This is what a friend of mine sent me a while back. I sure hope not, but he was determined to find out where it was while he was there on business. He wasnt impressed to say the least.
     
  16. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    Regarding people not having a problem listing CCU on their resume, CCU is a real school that is now accredited. There are many schools that offer degrees with a better utility. It can be important (especially for graduates with little practical experience) that one gets a degree with the greatest utility possible.
     
  17. Guest

    Guest Guest

    cbkent:
    What a bizarre story. Wonder if he sweeps the floors and takes out trash at closing.

    I am not impressed with any Cal approved DL school. A real disservice is performed by the BPVEE in approving them. And a greater disservice is performed by attending them(myself included).
     
  18. bing

    bing New Member

    If you go to Google and search the address of the school you can see a fairly nice closeup of the "campus" area via a satellite shot(choose satellite).
    http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=505+W+Whipple+St,+Prescott,+AZ
    The school looks to be more in a business area. I think the Google balloon displays it incorrectly and the school is across the street from that. It displayed better on Google Earth.

    I got an e-mail from NCU's President(Hecht) saying that they were overgrown now and need the new building. NCU is supposed to be building a new campus...fairly large complex on a 45 acre campus they bought(if memory serves me well they are approved for a 300,000sq foot building to serve as the "campus"). Browing and Associates have a webpage and they had a blurb on it....as they are the architects. Looks like all the city ordinance stuff has been passed for it...water, utilities, etc. They had a write-up on it on an Arizona paper not long ago. I do believe they were supposed to break ground this year. I'm not sure what happened but they did not break ground in the Spring. Their accountant told me the Fall. Maybe they need more cash.

     
  19. Steve Levicoff

    Steve Levicoff Well-Known Member

    Indeed . . . Several years ago, I used to work out at the YMCA in Santa Ana, which is right across the street from CCU's illustrious "campus." The only difference I perceive between what I saw and the photos that were posted is that the building is now kind of a Bermuda pink, whereas it was painted black when last I saw it circa 1987.

    I guess the main thing I see in this thread is that if you put 4 oz. of water in an 8-oz. glass, some people will see it as half full and others will see it as half empty.

    When I see, after these many years, pictures of their "campus," I still see a joke. And when I see their DETC accreditation, I can only think, "Mommy, the king is [still] naked!" :D
     
  20. MS_Blanc

    MS_Blanc New Member

    Aw, it's such a CUTE little university!
     

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