Does a degree from west coast university transfer to cal state?

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Hello.

I have been trying to find out if an associates degree from West Coast University is accepted at either Cal State L.A. or Cal State Northridge.

I tried contacting the schools but got the run around instead.

I'm really interested in attending WCU, but I want to clarify this first.

I know I could go to Univ. of Phoenix and other private school.

Any reply would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.:)

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no its not. They are not approved for transfer. you would have to take there BSN to advance. I know this for a fact.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

Hi!

Here's the thing. West coast university is a private school. The general prerequisites will not transfer to a university or community college. But, if you get your RN there, an RN to BSN will accept the fact that you are an RN, but you would have to repeat all the prerequisites. Confusing, but it's how they work.

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Specializes in Surgical Nursing.

so basically... if u do ur pre-reqs at a community college and the general eds there too... your ASN will count and you can go ahead and do your rn to bsn anywhere :)

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The short answer is no. Western is not accredited as a senior college/university by any of the regional accrediting agencies recognized by the US Dept of Education.

Instead, it is accredited by "ACICS (Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools), an independent, national, institutional accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)" to provide education on the level of of a trade school.

You can't transfer from a trade school to a real, accredited college/university. They are apples and oranges.

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i dont get why WCU does not try to get accredited by WASC. This will benefit both the school and the students in the long run. Being integrated with all the UC's & Cal States will provide more options for students transferring in and out. Are there any WCU reps that would like to answer this question?

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Not being WASC accredited is good for West Coast's income ;)

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Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic.

Yup I have heard that too that they don't want to get WASC because then people would transfer credits in and out. They are working on a NP degree too so you can get everything from them once you are in the system

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WCU does not transfer to a Cal State. You can transfer your degree to National University, and that is about it. Went round and round looking at that route, so I became an expert in how it works LOL

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Specializes in Weight loss, geriatric/SNF, Rehab.
Not being WASC accredited is good for West Coast's income ;)

Totally! Why would they let you save money transferring to a State university for your BSN when you can spend 90,000 for their own BSN!! ;)

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Hi!

Here's the thing. West coast university is a private school. The general prerequisites will not transfer to a university or community college. But, if you get your RN there, an RN to BSN will accept the fact that you are an RN, but you would have to repeat all the prerequisites. Confusing, but it's how they work.

i completely agree with this...

and the problem is that most...ok let's say ALL schools with RN - BSN program have 5 years recency requirements for science courses (Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology; some include Chem).

so if you plan on going to WCU for the ADN (RN) program, make sure you take the core science classes at CCs right before the program, so that by the time you get your RN, your credits will still be valid for transfer to UC/CSU!

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i went to meet the admission at the ontario campus... it was supposed to be just for info but when i got there, they told me to fill out a paper...then i loooked at it and it was an admissions paper. then when i went to talk to the guy, he was very nice but pushy at the same time. he told me a lot of info and one thing he told me that was since they are a private school, only some schools will accpet their credits. i think he said something about cbu, ucla, and lima linda... i dunno. he says you have to do you research to see where it transfers. they bsn program seems great but man...freakin 160,000 dollars! and they say financial aid will help but the school can only provide like 50,000 and you have to get the rest through a private bank yourself! how scary is that! i dunno...

after the "interview" i had, the admissions rep called me like every other day and left me voice mails and emails. i felt a little like they really wanted my money! i do have a frriend that has a brother in law who graudated from their and really enjoyed it...but i dunno if it is worth it.

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