Vanguard University

The mission of Vanguard University is to pursue knowledge, cultivate character, deepen faith, and equip each student for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-centered leadership and service. Vanguard pursues its mission by cultivating the Spirit-empowered life in Christian experience and service; promoting academic excellence that integrates faith and life; providing professor-mentors in a dynamic community environment. Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California, a coastal community about 50 miles south of Los Angeles and minutes from the beach.

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*your story mattersVanguard University is the leading private, Christian university in Orange County, CA. It is a comprehensive university of liberal arts and professional studies equipping students for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-centered leadership and service. The U.S. News & World Report has ranked Vanguard among the best baccalaureate colleges in the west and The Princeton Review as a "Best in the West" College. Additionally, Vanguard is named in the Christian Colleges of Distinction. Vanguard University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California, a coastal community about 50 miles south of Los Angeles and minutes from the beach.

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The purpose of Vanguard University is to pursue knowledge, cultivate character, deepen faith, and equip each student for a life of leadership and service.

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Vanguard University of Southern California is a private institution that was founded in 1920. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,881, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 40 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Vanguard University of Southern California's ranking in the 2017 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities West, 60. Its tuition and fees are $30,050 (2015-16).

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).[1] Ranked #12 in the Western Regional Colleges in 2014, [2] The Princeton Review also named Vanguard University one of its 124 "Best Western" Colleges in 2014.[3] Vanguard is named in the 2012-13 Christian Colleges of Distinction and was 99th on the Forbes list of best universities in the West.[4]