California Baptist University (CBU) is one of the top private not-for-profit Christian colleges and universities in Southern California. CBU strives to help students understand and engage this purpose by providing a Christ-centered educational experience that integrates academics with spiritual and social development opportunities.
On September 18, 1950, the Los Angeles Southern Baptist Association opened the doors of California Baptist College in El Monte. The college began operations in Fall 1950 and in 1955, after four years of continued growth, the college was relocated to larger facilities in Riverside.
As of today, the university has a beautiful 156.4-acre campus which reflects its Southern California location with palm trees, mission-style buildings, and their distinctive red roofs, dotted with the Spanish-style buildings, which include classrooms, campus housing, a library, offices, maintenance, and athletic facilities.
In the midst of dynamic growth, California Baptist University continues the tradition of liberal arts education in a Christian environment. At CBU, graduates are challenged to become individuals whose skills, integrity, and sense of purpose glorify God and distinguish them in the workplace and in the world. Whether someone is a Baptist or not, CBU welcomes him/her to become a part of a growing, Christ-centered community of learners whose lives are making an eternal impact on the world.
The CBU Online was designed for the working professionals which provides the facility to learn at their own pace and time The university also provides hybrid programs that give the students the opportunity to blend online and face-to-face learning.
CBU offers market-driven degree programs that utilize the latest technologies in distance education through faculty and staff who are committed to student’s academic, spiritual, and professional success.
The University offers 40 online programs across 18 majors. Some of the majors offered are Psychology, Nursing, Design, Business Management, Human Services, Sociology, and Literature.
CBU has a current population of over 10,486 with a student-faculty ratio of 14:1. This implies that its students get very good opportunities to interact with the faculty. CBU offers various levels of degrees for their students - associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral.
At the undergraduate level, CBU offers more than 80 majors, with more than 150 major concentrations, and more than 50 minors. At the graduate level, it offers more than 30 masters and 5 doctoral programs. All these academic programs are inclined to 12 different schools and colleges within the university. Apart from traditional education in classes, CBU also offers plenty of opportunities for online education.
California Baptist University is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). In addition, CBU's various schools and colleges hold accreditations and memberships from organizations related to their specific disciplines.
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