Education
— Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area
Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area (www.argosy.edu) helps students reach the next level of academic success with coursework that emphasizes interpersonal skills and academic learning in flexible learning formats, such as evening, weekend and online courses. Argosy also provides student services that help support their academic, career and personal needs. Argosy University offers professional certificate programs as well as bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in the College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, College of Education, College of Business, College of Health Sciences, College of Undergraduate Studies, Western State College of Law at Argosy University and the Art Institute of California.

— Art Institute of California
Located at Argosy University, the Art Institute of California (www.artinstitutes.edu/san-francisco/) offers programs in psychology, education, business, health sciences, criminal justice, liberal arts, culinary arts, design, fashion and the media arts that are supplemented with a solid general education that infuses their technical training with a broader canvas of knowledge and creative thought. Many of the instructors are experienced professionals in their fields, and their goal is to help students cultivate and refine the talents and skills that are essential in today’s marketplace and provide a foundation for the future. Prior to graduating, each student produces a professional portfolio and is ready for an entry-level position in his or her chosen field.

— California College of the Arts
A two-campus college, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland, the California College of the Arts (CCA) (www.cca.edu) was founded in 1907 and is noted for the interdisciplinary breadth of its programs in the arts. CCA offers studies in 21 undergraduate and 11 graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design and writing. It spite of its two campuses, CCA works to unite a single community with a combined enrollment of approximately 1,860 full-time students. CCA’s mission is to educate students to shape culture through the practice and critical study of the arts. The college prepares its students for lifelong creative work and service to their communities through its programs.

— California Institute of Integral Studies
The California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) (www.ciis.edu) is a unique institution where education is rooted both in great traditions of knowledge and in the most forward-looking visions of the future. Throughout its four decades, CIIS has fostered cutting-edge thought enjoyed by many students, seeing an enrollment of 1,431 in fall 2011. CIIS’ original emphasis on Asian religions and cultures has evolved into comparative and crosscultural studies in philosophy, religion, psychology, counseling, cultural anthropology, organizational studies, health studies and the arts. CIIS offers small classes and personal attention from faculty, internationally recognized professors who expand the boundaries of learning; cutting-edge graduate programs in the schools of Professional Psychology and Health and Consciousness and Transformation; a bachelors degree–completion program in Interdisciplinary Studies; and online graduate programs in the fields of Transformative Studies and Transformative Leadership.

— California State University, East Bay
California State University, East Bay (www.csueastbay.edu), is known for its award-winning programs, expert instruction, small classes, highly personalized learning environment and more than 100 career-focused fields of study. In fall 2012, the full-time student enrollment was 13,848, of which 9,975 were at the undergraduate level. In 2012, the Princeton Review selected the university as a Best in the West College for 2013 for the ninth consecutive year based on affordable tuition; small class sizes; strong programs in business, nursing and teaching; and its multicultural community. With two scenic campuses—one in the Hayward Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay and the other in the Concord foothills of Mt. Diablo—and a professional center in dynamic downtown Oakland, California State University, East Bay, is where possibilities come into view.

— Chapman University
Chapman University (www1.chapman.edu) is one of California’s oldest and most respected private universities, offering distinguished undergraduate and graduate degrees in liberal arts and sciences. Since its founding as Hesperian College in 1861, Chapman has been a symbol of educational access and excellence in California, admitting men, women and people of color from the beginning. The institution changed to Chapman University in 1934 with an endowment from Charles Clarke Chapman, an orange magnate. In 1965, Chapman began the World Campus Afloat program, which would become Semester at Sea, the university’s worldwide study-abroad program. The university serves undergraduate and graduate students from all over the United States and more than 60 other nations as it provides personalized education that leads to inquiring, ethical and productive global citizens. Its schools and colleges include the School of Business & Economics, School of Law, College of Educational Studies, College of Film and Media Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Performing Arts and College of Science & Technology.

   
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