Westcliff University's mission is to educate, inspire, and empower students from around the world to acquire the competencies to excel personally and professionally through innovative, high-quality distance and campus programs.

The academic programs in the College of Business and College of Education truly have a global focus.  Students taking both the online and hybrid courses originate from such countries as China, Germany, India, Nigeria, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam.  Additionally online and hybrid course students born in the US come from diverse ethnic backgrounds, ensuring that a variety of perspectives make both classroom and online discussions informative and dynamic.

Teaching in a majority of the courses offered at Westcliff University emphasize the global nature of the subject matter: whether it is teaching English as a Second Language in the US, in Argentina, or elsewhere; or, learning about managing an overseas department of a business or acquiring goods and services internationally.

Westcliff University is proud to be recognized by the following affiliations:

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
California Association of Private Post-Secondary Schools (CAPPS)
Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society (ABK)
Cerritos Chamber of Commerce
Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Westminster Chamber of Commerce

B.P.P.E. Approved School

(www.bppe.ca.gov)

Under the provisions of the California Private Post-Secondary Education Act of 2009, the State of California has created within its Department of Consumer Affairs (D.C.A.) a Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education (B.P.P.E.) which oversees the 1,500 private post secondary institutions of learning in California attended by more than 400,000 Californians.

The legislation mandates educational quality standards and operates to prevent deception in the conferring and use of fraudulent or substandard degrees. Westcliff University is fully compliant to the requirements set forth in California Private Post-secondary Education Act of 2009. The University has received approval and authorization from the B.P.P.E. to offer academic degree and certificate programs to the public.

The university has been inspected and given approval to operate under Article 6, paragraph 94885 of the Act. It also conducts internal self-assessments for insuring adherence to the Act’s requirements to offer a quality educational opportunity for its students.