Pacific States University

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Pacific States University
PSU logo.GIF
Type Private university
Established1928
Chairperson Jaeun Yoo [1]
President Matt Shin [2]
Location
Los Angeles
,
California
,
United States

34°02′42″N118°18′32″W / 34.045°N 118.309°W / 34.045; -118.309
Website www.psuca.edu

Pacific States University (PSU) is a private university in Los Angeles, California. Operated by South Korean university Konkuk University, [3] [4] the campus is in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. [5] PSU was founded in 1928, [6] and it began offering distance learning in 2003. [7]

PSU is approved by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education [8] and is accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. [9] It was formerly accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). [10] In 2022, the United States Secretary of Education terminated ACICS' accrediting status. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Board of Trustees". Pacific States University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ↑ "President". Pacific States University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Konkuk University". www.konkuk.ac.kr. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. ↑ North, David; Sharkey, Kathleen (2019-02-18). "List of 54 'Compromised Colleges' for F-1 Students Shrinks by 16". CIS.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ↑ "What Are Southern California Colleges Planning for the Fall? Here's a Quick Guide to What SoCal Connected Found". PBS SoCal. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ↑ "History". Pacific States University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  7. ↑ The college blue book. Detroit, Michigan: Macmillan Reference USA. 2014. ISBN   978-0-02-866194-0.
  8. ↑ "Bureau for Private and Post-Secondary Education - BPPE". search-bppe.dca.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  9. ↑ "Directory | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges". www.accsc.org. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  10. ↑ "ACICS Monitoring Report Draft Exhibits Part1" (PDF). 2020.
  11. ↑ "Termination of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools as an ED Recognized Accrediting Agency | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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