Newport University (California)
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Newport University is a private university located in Newport Beach, California
. It was founded in 1976 and was licensed by the former State of California Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. According to its website, Newport University is no longer offering degree programs.
Newport University was an approved school by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
. Newport University was not accredited by any higher education accreditation organization recognized by the United States Department of Education
or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
.
In October 2006, two Newport University School of Law students took the California First-Year Law Students' Examination (the "Baby Bar") for the first time. One passed.
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
. It was founded in 1976 and was licensed by the former State of California Bureau of Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. According to its website, Newport University is no longer offering degree programs.
Newport University was an approved school by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education is a unit of the California Department of Consumer Affairs charged with regulation of private postsecondary educational institutions operating in the state of California...
. Newport University was not accredited by any higher education accreditation organization recognized by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation is a United States organization of degree-granting colleges and universities. It identifies its purpose as providing national advocacy for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation in order to certify the quality of higher education...
.
In October 2006, two Newport University School of Law students took the California First-Year Law Students' Examination (the "Baby Bar") for the first time. One passed.