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CPU was founded in 1976.
The university was located in Escondido, California, 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. California Pacific later moved to the city of Pinole in northern California. For over four decades, California Pacific University provided alternative educational programs for adults wishing to obtain bachelors, masters
CPU was founded in 1976.
The university was located in Escondido, California, 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. California Pacific later moved to the city of Pinole in northern California. For over four decades, California Pacific University provided alternative educational programs for adults wishing to obtain bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees and to provide a complete business education on and off campus. It has been reported to have had a staff of 7. California Pacific University once had an affiliation with Alabama A&M University, in a partnership to host its evening MBA program in San Diego California. California Pacific University was a member of The Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA), a method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience.
The university was the first collegiate institution to be approved under the qualitative standards mandated by the State of California Educational Reform Act of 1977. Moreover, it was the first institution approved by the State of California to offer academic degree programs by distance study without residency requirements. It was a member of the American Council on Education. Based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education's collaborative link between the US Department of Defense and higher education, the university awarded college credits to members of the armed forces through review of military training and experiences. The university was one of several California universities to participate in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, and California Student Aid Commission's initiative to make higher education more accessible and affordable by providing low cost tuition. In June 1986, the California Postsecondary Education Commission in cooperation with the Student Aid Commission listed California Pacific University as an eligible and approved university to participate in the California Cal Grant student aid program on the recommendation of The California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Education.
In a 1989 report protecting the integrity of California degrees to the Governor and to the California Legislature, the California Postsecondary Education Commission described California Pacific University's programs as follows:
California Pacific University … was established in 1976 to train professional managers who are capable of exercising leadership in a variety of settings -- public as well as private, who are skilled in the theoretical, analytical, and human resources areas of management, and who respect the dignity and worth of the individuals with whom they work. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees only in its particular area of expertise -- business and management-- rather than trying to cover a wide variety of fields, as do some other universities.
The university received an honorable mention from widely known Author John Bear in his 1989 book "Bear's Guide to Earning Non-Traditional College Degrees" and further mentioned in his 1995 book "College Degrees by Mail" as one of the nations top 100 good schools that offer, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorates and Law Degrees by Home Study.
Founder of California Pacific University, Charles Dalton was instrumental in helping to get the Assembly Bill 1993 amended. On June 21, 1990, he appeared and gave a public testimony on behalf of California Pacific University alongside representatives of many other California postsecondary colleges and universities expressing concerns as to multiple articles of the (Assembly Bill 1993) and new regulations for California state oversight of private colleges, universities, and vocational schools. After review of all oral testimonies, a public preliminary draft of regulations to implement the "Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989" was issued by the California Postsecondary Education Commission in October 1990. This was in response to the Assembly Bill 1993 (Chapter 1324,Statutes of 1989). In 1991, the California Postsecondary Education Commission found that the state's standards relating to institutional stability, institutional integrity, and consumer protection, were more stringent than those required by the accrediting agencies. The commission, therefore, advised against the state's relying directly on regional and national accrediting agency processes in lieu of the State's licensure processes.
Founder Dr Dalton stepped down as the Chief Academic Officer due to health issues and aging. David Oxenhandler, former president and board member of the University of Fairfax, and current chairman of the educational accreditation agency Distance Education Accrediting Commission later took over as the Director of Education, and Chief Academic Officer (CAO). Dr Dalton passed away on 4/11/2011 of natural causes in Escondido, California.
California Pacific School of Law was founded in 1986. CPSL was Located in the Civic Center of Bakersfield, California The universities school of law hosted evening classes which provided full-time working adults an opportunity to earn a Juris Doctor law degree while working and meeting other family obligations. California Pacific Univers
California Pacific School of Law was founded in 1986. CPSL was Located in the Civic Center of Bakersfield, California The universities school of law hosted evening classes which provided full-time working adults an opportunity to earn a Juris Doctor law degree while working and meeting other family obligations. California Pacific University School of Law was accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. The schools Law studies met the educational requirements of the State Bar of California, therefore its graduates had the opportunity to sit for the California General Bar Exam.
In addition, CPSL operated with the approval of the California State Department of Education, California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, now the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education as a law school, which was authorized to grant the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. Bar review courses were also offered for local law school graduates and California Pacific students in preparation of the California bar examination. The class of 2007 was the final graduating class prior to the law schools closure. David A. Huffman, Esq, a Bakersfield, California attorney and colleague of Dr. Charles Dalton was the president. They partnered up and wanted to meet the growing need in Kern County for an evening law school classes geared towards busy working adults, and young adults that did not want to take the traditional day law school.