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Welcome to the Spring 2023 edition of Coastline! April 13, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary since the founding of California Coast University. It has been quite an adventure through the years and a lot has changed. Back in 1973, we started out mailing our courses to students across the country and…

A Guiding Vision

It was 50 years ago this year that one man, Thomas A. Neal, Sr. had a vision to start a university based on the following principles:

“California Coast University was founded to meet the needs of mature men and women from all areas of industry, business, education,…

Founded in 1973, California Coast University has had two presidents – Thomas A. Neal, Sr. and current President Thomas Neal, Jr. For this anniversary newsletter, Chief Academic Officer Murl Tucker caught up with current President Neal to look back at some of his memories and some of the highlights…

One of the things we pride ourselves on is the legacy of long-term administrators, faculty, and staff we have at California Coast University. Looking back over the years, we have had many employees who have stayed with the university for a long run. Here is a list of current people who have been with…

Online education has a long and rich history dating back to the 1800s and even earlier. Students who were unable to attend traditional schools for a variety of reasons sought out alternative educational opportunities that would allow them to better themselves and their prospects for the future. Some…