Colleges & Universities* in
Orange County
Enrollment, Degrees, Type, Year Established
Click here for links, addresses &
telephone numbers
|
College/University |
2003
Enrollment |
Highest
Degree** |
Type of
Institution |
Year
Established. |
| Argosy
University-Orange County |
54 |
D |
Independent |
1999 |
| California State
University, Fullerton |
32,143 |
M |
Public |
1957 |
| Chapman University |
4,784 |
M, Law |
Independent |
1861 |
| Coastline
Community College |
11,233 |
A |
Public |
1976 |
| Concordia University |
1,800 |
M |
Religious |
1972 |
| Cypress
College |
16,121 |
A |
Public |
1966 |
|
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Orange County |
290 |
A |
Independent |
1981 |
| Fullerton
College |
21,821 |
A |
Public |
1913 |
| Golden
West College |
15,493 |
A |
Public |
1966 |
| Hope International
University |
1,204 |
M |
Religious |
1928 |
| Irvine
Valley College |
12,980 |
A |
Public |
1979 |
| Laguna College of Art
& Design |
322 |
B |
Independent |
1988 |
| Orange
Coast College |
26,006 |
A |
Public |
1947 |
|
Saddleback College |
24,549 |
A |
Public |
1967 |
| Santa Ana
College |
28,541 |
A |
Public |
1915 |
| Santiago
Canyon College |
12,149 |
A |
Public |
1997 |
| Southern California
College of Optometry |
379 |
Optometry |
Independent |
1904 |
| University of
California, Irvine |
23,779 |
D, Medicine |
Public |
1965 |
| Vanguard University of
Southern California |
1,915 |
M |
Religious |
1920 |
| Western State
University College of Law |
489 |
Law |
Independent |
1966 |
| Whittier Law School |
419 |
Law |
Private |
1966 |
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telephone numbers to these
institutions, visit the directory
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* Accredited by a regional accreditation association such as the Western Association of Schools & Colleges
** Highest Degree: A Associate Degree;
B Bachelor Degree; M Master Degree; D Doctorate Degree
Chapman University, founded in 1861, is one of the oldest institutions of
higher learning in California.
Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous
operation in California. It was established as a department of Fullerton Union
High School on April 25, 1913, and became a district junior college in 1922.
In the fall of 1997, Whittier Law School moved from Whittier to its
new campus in Costa Mesa.
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