Our History

April 1998 - Initial ACCSC accreditation

Pacific College was first accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).

October 1998 - October 1998

Pacific College was first authorized to offer federal aid (Title IV) funding for those students who apply using FAFSA.

May 1999 - Initial BVNPT program approval

Pacific College was first approved by the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT) to operate a Vocational Nursing program.

February 19, 2016 - Initial WSCUC accreditation

Pacific College receives first accreditation from WASC Senior College and University Commission.

Pacific College was established in 1993 for the purpose of providing high-quality education responsive to the training needs of medical and business studies aspirants, as well as to the employment demands in professional allied health and business occupations.

Pacific College was first accredited in April 1998 by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). In 1999, Pacific College was first accredited by the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians.

In October 1998, Pacific College was authorized to offer Title IV funding for those students who qualify. Pacific College participates in the following Title IV Programs: Federal Pell Grants, Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Family Education Loans (subsidized, unsubsidized, and PLUS).

In 2007, Pacific College was authorized by the State of California, ACCSC and the United States Department of Education to offer the Associate of Science Degree programs.

Due to continuous increasing demand for healthcare education, a satellite campus was opened in 2009 in the City of Commerce in Los Angeles County to accommodate students from the Los Angeles area.

Amendments to our curriculum as approved by the United States Department of Education, as well as the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, allow Pacific College to award an Associate of Science in Vocational Nursing.