VANGUARD UNIVERSITY ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SINCE 1920
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ORANGE COUNTY’S FIRST FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE, VANGUARD HAS BEEN EQUIPPING STUDENTS SINCE 1920, when we welcomed the first graduating class of world-changers. Today we continue to offer a top-rated Christian education, combined with practical skills and training in liberal arts and sciences, to prepare you for the next chapter in your life.
YOUR STORY MATTERS
At Vanguard, we’ve come up with the perfect mix: unbeatable academic training, a caring community where lifelong friendships are born, a beautiful campus near Southern California’s beaches and cultural attractions, and a strong spiritual foundation that puts Christ at the center of it all. We go beyond scholarship, beyond the classroom and beyond the expected— equipping you to lead the story God has for you.
THE PERFECT MIX
TRUTHWepursuetruthbyknowingChristwho is TRUTH
PEOPLEHAVE“COMMUNITYISBIGHERE.WHENYOUTHERIGHTGROUPOFAROUNDYOU,YOUCAN’TGOWRONG.” KINESIOLOGY SELINA LEWIS
MAKE YOUR MARK
Vanguard University offers a wide variety of academic programs to choose from, so you can make an impact in any field when you start your career. With outstanding faculty and small class sizes—20 students on average—every diploma is backed by personalized instruction. For over 100 years, this approach has yielded a distinguished list of alums—leading scientists, best-selling authors, network television and film studio producers, top political analysts and world-changing ministers.
SANDRA MORGAN, P h D, RN DIRECTOR, GLOBAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND JUSTICE PROFESSOR OF WOMEN AND JUSTICE STUDIES
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO 17:1 1 OF #CALIFORNIANSFORALL48 COLLEGE CORPS PARTNER INSTITUTIONS COLLEGE CORPS FELLOWS EARN $10,000 FOR SERVICE AWARDEDMILLION$9.25 IN FEDERAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION GRANTS SINCE 2015
DIANA AVANS, P h D CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSORKINESIOLOGYOF KINESIOLOGY
We’ve brought together a team of highly qualified professors who love God and are passionate about teaching. Vanguard professors hold doctorate degrees from prestigious institutions such as Oxford, Cornell, Columbia, USC, NYU and Vanderbilt. And have advised the President of the United States, testified before state committees, received a guest maestro position at Carnegie Hall and been quoted as experts in the Los Angeles Times. As a student, these same professors are there to encourage and guide you as you live out the story God has prepared for you.
TOMMY CÁSAREZ, P h D PROFESSOR OF HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
EXPERT FACULTY means powerful results
“OUR PROVIDEEXPERTINDUSTRYFACULTYSTUDENTSWITHREALWORLDEXPERIENCESTHATSETTHEMAPARTINTHEMARKETPLACE.” ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT BJORN JONSSON
VIRTUEWehonorGodbycommittingourselvestothepersonandmodelofJesusChrist
COMMUNICATION EMILY BROWN “I LOVE HOW WELL ROUNDED LIKEPRACTICALDEPARTMENTCOMMUNICATIONOURIS.ASAFILMSTUDENT,I’MTAKINGFILMCOURSESPLUSCOURSESINTERPERSONALCOMMUNICATIONANDSPEECH.”
COMING 2024
The Freed Center will be a place where students, faculty and staff, alumni and the local community will gather in camaraderie during sports games, chapels, worship gatherings and campus events. A hybrid of arena and learning laboratory, the three-story Freed Center will also house the University’s Kinesiology academic program, 5 new classrooms, interactive labs and study spaces – adding dynamic and flexible spaces for learning across disciplines.
Freed Center for Leadership and Service A dynamic athletic and learning facility
“VANGUARD GAVE ME MORE THAN A NURSING DEGREE—IT GAVE ME LIFELONG FRIENDS AND AN EVERLASTING SUPPORT SYSTEM. AS ONE PROFESSOR SAID, ‘LET ALL THOSE AROUND YOU FEEL PRECIOUS, SAFE AND HEARD.’ I FELT ALL THAT AND MORE!” NURSING JASMINE SNOWDEN
The 35,000 square foot Waugh Student Center opened in 2020. The first floor houses a café, coffee bar, commuter-friendly kitchen and lockers, and convertible forum for banquets, events or athletics. The open-concept design fosters community. The second floor houses a 3,000 square foot student fitness center. And, an outdoor terrace is a favorite place for students to sit, study and relax in front of the fireplace with a panoramic view of campus.
A CAMPUSCONNECTED where you are known
Focus on your health and wellness at the Jeff & Kendra Motske FITNESS CENTER Grab a latté and snack to go at DR. COFFEEBEN’SBAR The Bruce Lindsay Café serves more than 200 TYPES OF FOOD from our salad bar, to pizza fresh from the oven and daily international favorites Join your fellow Lions for chapel or drop in for a pick-up basketball game at the Paul and Barbara HEATH FORUM
GO DEEPER in faith
Spiritual growth is at the heart of the Vanguard journey. Founded by the Assemblies of God denomination, the University embraces its Pentecostal heritage of Spirit-empowered life and thought. We want students to discover their God-given calling, and then engage the culture around them from a Christian point of view. Worship is an integral part of the Vanguard student experience and foundational to holistic development during college. Chapel provides students time to pursue God together and learn to respond to His leading through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We develop our talents to their potential and discern God’s purpose for our lives
SERVICE
More than 24 DENOMINATIONS are represented at Vanguard There are more than 20 ANDWORSHIPSTUDENT-LEDTEAMSMINISTRIES on campus Each year Vanguard students visit over a dozen locations on LOCAL AND GLOBAL MISSIONS TRIPS, integrating faith and learning
YOUR STORY
Envision yourself in sunny California, while immersed in powerful, transformational opportunities. Your life will be fostered in a diverse campus community in one of the most vibrant coastal cities famed for its sunny weather. Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, a place that’s dubbed Orange County’s “capital of cool” by the OC Register and ranked #4 in the Niche 2022 Best College Locations in California. Surrounded by the career opportunities that come with living in Orange County, home to several Fortune 500 companies and the action sports capital of the world, you gain access to unique internships and influential business leaders.
329 days of sunshine per year in Southern California 60% of students live on campus 4.6 miles to the beach 100 intramural sports teams and campus clubs, from Accounting Society to Live2Free 233 palm trees on campus
ADVENTURE Explore your new home. Whether a freshman or transfer student, residential or commuter, college life is an exciting time for building a new community and making a new home. At Vanguard, we encourage you to push yourself to try something new—whether it’s surfing or paddle boarding, sampling international cuisines or attending your first opera on the 14-acre Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus just down the street. Share these new adventures with your soon to be lifelong friends.
“VANGUARD HAS GIVEN ME SO IMPACTEDOPPORTUNITIESMANYTOGROWANDLEARN.IFEELLIKEITRULYBELONGHERE,ANDHAVEMETSOMANYGREATPEOPLETHATHAVEMYLIFE.” LIBERAL STUDIES KYLE VITWAR
We are one of the top NAIA (Division I) athletic programs, with 86 Golden State Athletic Conference titles and 13 national titles, including the 2014 men’s basketball NAIA National Champions. At Vanguard, success is measured not only on the scoreboard but by how our student athletes exemplify the Champions of Character values—respect, integrity, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
The pursuit of excellence.
LION ATHLETICS
VANGUARD INTERCOLLEGIATELIONSATHLETICTEAMS Men’s TRACKCROSSBASKETBALLBASEBALLCOUNTRYGOLFSOCCERANDFIELDVOLLEYBALLWRESTLING Women’s DANCE/SIDELINEBEACHBASKETBALLVOLLEYBALLCROSSCOUNTRYCHEERGOLFSOCCERSOFTBALLSTUNTTRACKANDFIELDVOLLEYBALLWRESTLING
At Vanguard, we make a quality education affordable. We are ranked #1 in the U.S. News and World Report “Most Students Receiving Merit Aid” category. Last year, Vanguard students received over $43 million in gift aid. To ensure you receive the grants, scholarships or loans you qualify for, our admissions counselors will walk you through the financial aid application process.
FINANCES Making the next chapter possible. You might get an academic merit scholarship, a need-based grant, or a talent scholarship for involvement in music, theatre or athletics. You might be offered an on-campus job. Whatever the case, we put the Vanguard experience within reach of every student who wants their journey to pass through here.
97% OF STUDENTS receive financial aid
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MINORS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE (SOCIOLOGY) JOURNALISM & DIGITAL MEDIA (ENGLISH) PRE-LAW STUDIES (HISTORY/POLITICAL SCIENCE) PUBLIC HEALTH (SOCIOLOGY) PUBLIC POLICY (HISTORY/POLITICAL SCIENCE) SOCIAL WORK (SOCIOLOGY) SPORTS MEDIA (COMMUNICATION) WOMEN AND JUSTICE (THEOLOGY) *CONCENTRATION AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING: Data Analytics, Management, International Business, Organizational Psychology BACHELOR OF ARTS ADMINISTRATION*ACCOUNTING*BUSINESSCOMMUNICATION Film/Visual Storytelling Health Interpersonal/InterculturalCommunicationCommunicationStudiesPublicRelationsTechnology&EmergingMedia HISTORY/POLITICALENGLISHSCIENCELIBERALSTUDIES (EDUCATION) MARKETING* MUSIC WorshipMusicLeadership THEATREPSYCHOLOGYSOCIOLOGYARTS Musical Theatre Stage & Technical/DesignActing/DirectingScreen THEOLOGY Biblical Studies Christian Formation and Discipleship Studies General Christian Studies Intercultural Studies Pastoral Leadership Studies Youth Leadership Studies
VANGUARD’S UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE OFFERS DEGREES in the following majors and minors: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ACTUARIALBIOCHEMISTRYSCIENCEBIOLOGY BiomedicalBiologyScienceNeuroscience COMPUTERBIOTECHNOLOGYCHEMISTRYSCIENCE DATA ENGINEERINGSCIENCEPHYSICSENVIRONMENTALSCIENCESKINESIOLOGY Health and Human Performance Pre-Health Professions MATHEMATICSNURSING BACHELOROFMUSIC BACHELOR’S4-YEARCERTIFICATIONPRE-TEACHERINTEGRATED&TEACHINGCREDENTIAL
5 TOP MAJORS Business, Psychology, Kinesiology, Biology, Liberal Studies FRESHMEN Average GPA of incoming freshmen students: 3.3 500 incoming freshmen Vanguard gives priority to freshmen applicants with 2.7 GPA or higher TRANSFERS Average GPA of incoming transfer students: 3.2 100 incoming transfer students Vanguard gives priority to transfer applicants with 2.5 GPA or higher
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THE MISSION OF VANGUARD UNIVERSITY is to pursue knowledge, cultivate character, deepen faith, and equip each student for a Spirit-empowered life of Christ-centered leadership and service.
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