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Schools

Elementary, Middle & High Schools
The mission of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, in partnership with the Costa Mesa - Newport Beach communities, is to graduate students who have acquired the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to achieve significant career, educational, civic, and personal goals, which will enrich our society.

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is located in the second largest county in California, in terms of population. The District covers 58.83 square miles and includes the cities of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa as well as other unincorporated areas.

The District began operations on July 1, 1966 serving Kindergarten through twelfth grades (K-12). Currently, there are twenty-two elementary schools, two intermediate schools, four high schools, one alternative education center, and one adult education center in the District. The District currently serves 22,477 students

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Higher Education
http://www.orangecoastcollege.edu/

Orange Coast College, located in Costa Mesa just minutes from Southern California’s beautiful beaches, was founded in 1948 with an opening day enrollment of 500 students. In the years since, it has grown into one of the nation’s largest — and finest — community colleges, enrolling more than 28,000 students each semester. Featuring exceptional facilities and the latest in computer and high-tech equipment, OCC offers more than 130 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs. Nearly half the students on campus are enrolled in one of OCC’s career and technical programs.
 
Furthermore, Orange Coast College ranks first out of Orange Counties nine community colleges in the number of students it transfers to the University of California and California State University systems. Over the past decade, nearly 16,000 OCC students have transferred to UC and CSU campuses. Additionally, many Orange Coast students go on to transfer to private colleges and universities within California and across the nation.
 
Orange Coast College offers fall, spring, and summer classes. The fall and spring semesters are 16 weeks in length. Fall classes begin in August, with late-starting classes commencing in September and October. Spring classes begin in January, with late starting classes commencing in February and March. OCC’s summer session offers six and eight-week classes which begin in June.

The college is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Vanguard University of Southern California
Vanguard University (VU) is a private, coeducational, comprehensive university of liberal arts and professional studies that believes its Pentecostal/charismatic Christian community provides a supportive and challenging environment in which to pursue a quality education. The University assumes that it is essential to offer educational opportunity within a context of free inquiry and academic integrity. Such opportunity includes examining the Christian heritage, the claims of Christ, the charismatic involvement of the church, and the revelation of God. VU is a community that encourages individual integrity and responsibility in accordance with biblical Christianity and its social and ethical implications.

As a small community—over 2,000 within the student body, faculty, staff, and administration—the University offers a student-instructor relationship of a personal nature. The student/faculty ratio is 15:1. Most classes are small, which allows opportunity for academic inquiry and the personal interaction which is invaluable for learning.

http://vanguard.edu

http://www.law.whittier.edu
Whittier Law School, founded in 1966 in Los Angeles as the non-profit stand-alone institution originally known as Beverly Law School, is, for the fifth consecutive year, ranked as one of the most diverse law schools in the nation.

In 1975, the Law School became part of Whittier College, established by Quakers in 1887 and named after the famous poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Both institutions are now respected non-sectarian institutions of higher learning. Quickly thereafter, in 1978, the Law School received accreditation from the American Bar Association (ABA). Continuing our path of national recognition, the Law School became a member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1987.

In 1997, Whittier Law School moved to the bustling city of Costa Mesa in Orange County. An area growing in economic strength and tourism, the Law School established itself as the first ABA law school in Orange County. The Law School’s location in Costa Mesa, in the center of Orange County, offers the best of Southern California. Cultural and recreational opportunities abound, and the Law School’s central location between Los Angeles and San Diego provides access to the largest concentration of legal employers in the nation. Whittier Law School now boasts a network of over 4,000 alumni practicing in 48 states and 14 countries.

The Law School has nationally recognized centers in Children’s Rights, Intellectual Property Law, and International & Comparative Law, which host fellows, offer externships, and sponsor symposia and workshops. The Law School also has strengths in business law, criminal law, health law, public interest law, and trial and appellate practice as additional options for students wishing to focus their education.

Whittier Law School’s small faculty/student ratio provides opportunities for close interaction with distinguished professors, many of whom are recognized both nationally and internationally as experts in their fields. Complementing classroom instruction, the Law School offers an extensive externship program and a large menu of clinical legal education offerings. Whittier Law School’s clinics serve the public in the following areas: children’s rights, special education, family violence, health care access, and legal policy.

 
http://www.nu.edu

National University is the second-largest, accredited, private, nonprofit institution of higher learning in California. Founded in 1971, National consists of five schools and one college, including the Schools of Business and Management; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and Media and Communications; and the College of Letters and Sciences.

National University is proud of its commitment to diversity. National provides more master’s degrees in education to minority students than any other college or university in the nation, as well as more master’s degrees in all disciplines combined to California’s Hispanics and African Americans, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education.  Annually, National also ranks in the Top 10 nationally in granting master’s degrees to women.

In each of the past six years, National has prepared more credentialed teachers than any other single institution of higher education in the state, according the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.

National University offers 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as 13 teacher credential and certificate programs. A leader in online education, National offers more than 35 graduate and undergraduate degree programs and over 300 courses online.

National is committed to accessibility and features 16 campuses throughout San Diego County. Regional campuses are also located in Camarillo, Costa Mesa, Sacramento, Redding, San Jose, Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield, Ontario, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Orange and Twentynine Palms, as well as Henderson, Nevada. The University also has an admissions office in Hawaii.

National University is the flagship institution of the larger National University System, which was established in 2001 to meet the emerging demands for education in the 21st century. The National University System includes: the National Polytechnic College of Engineering and Oceaneering; Spectrum Pacific Learning Company LLC; National University Virtual High School; the California Medical Institute; and the National University Institute for Wellness and Peak Performance.

National University’s administrative and academic headquarters are located in La Jolla, California.