Vanguard University of Southern California

Online Program Overview

Vanguard University of Southern California is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Costa Mesa, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $39,950 in average for all students.

It offers 53 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 6 programs - 2 Certificate, 1 Bachelors, 3 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Vanguard University of Southern California
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA
Online Students	259 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,103 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$39,950
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,718
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	6 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Bachelors	1 Programs
Masters	3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Vanguard University of Southern California . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $39,950 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,718 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,636 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $701 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$35,100	$36,550	$37,700	$38,700	$39,950
Graduate	$15,693	$16,180	$12,376	$12,556	$12,718

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$1,435	$1,495	$1,542	$1,585	$1,636
Graduate	$649	$670	$670	$692	$701

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Vanguard University of Southern California offers 53 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 1 Bachelors, 3 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	2	NOT OFFERED	1	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	2	NOT OFFERED	38	9	NOT OFFERED	4

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Theology and Religious Vocations

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Vanguard University of Southern California, there are 2,256 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,362 students were attending classes through distance learning (259 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,103 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,256
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	259
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,103
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	894

By student location, out of a total of 259 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 198 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 61 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.