History

The “West Coast Institute of Management & Technology (WCIMT)” was established in 1996 at Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 by a Christian

Christian

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 family “S. Lloyd Family Trust” to provide vocational and Professional Educational Services at National and International Levels under a Christian mission and vision of preaching, teaching and Social work.It is Autonomous Educational Institute.

The institute is a registered and accredited training institution, accredited by the Training Accreditation Council (TAC) of the Training Department of the Government of Western Australia, and is listed on the “Commonwealth

Commonwealth

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 Register of Institutions and Courses ” (CRICOS), which provide accredited courses to local and overseas students up to Graduate Diploma Level.

WCIMT established a chain of affiliated colleges in many countries. In 2004, the trustees decided to use this infrastructure to establish the West Coast University in a favorable country; on the recommendations of faculty members West Coast University was incorporated at Panama City

Panama City

Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

, under article 19 of law 32 of 1927. The word “West Coast” does have an historical background in Panama. West Coast University, although based in Panama, serves as a global institute for Autonomous higher education.

About University status

West Coast University (WCU) is incorporated in the Republic of Panama, Central America

Central America

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, under clause 19 of Law 32 of 1927 of Panamanian law, as a Global University

Global University

-Global University:Global University is a state-of-the-art educational institution established in 1992 to provide students with first-rate education and skills needed to make a robust entrance in the workforce...

 which offers academic and professional courses in Higher Education

Higher education

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 through accredited Distance Education Methodologies of Panama.

West Coast University is a member with Consultant Status of the Universidad Consortium, which represents recognized and accredited higher education entities, licensed by the Ministries of Education-Government of their respective countries, through the office of the Adult Council on Higher Education Private Universities and through the Office of the National Council of Universities. These universities are listed in the UNESCO World Handbook of Universities. Consortium has legal domicile in the City of San Jose, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

 and Mexico City

Mexico City

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, Mexico

Mexico

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.

Accreditation by other Universitiiies

To make its course recognized and acceptable by other systems, it got accredited under the
University Consortium; the Universidad San Juan de la Cruz (formally known as University San Juan de la Cruz) is a recognized and accredited university by the Ministry of Education, Government of the Republic of Costa Rica, Central America through The National Council on Higher Education and Private Universities. Kursk State Technical University Russia

Russia

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 now renamed as South-West State University and West Coast University (WCU) has signed a bilateral agreement with the University Mediterranean and Virginia Society of Technology in Education. This makes it easier for students got certificate from here to get jobs and credit transfer.
ICS has confirmed that credits earned from WCU can be considered for full transfer toward the degrees of the Southwest State University (Formerly Kursk State Technical University) of Russia subject to the final completion of a project paper demonstrating high level of academic knowledge. Southwest State University is the only technical University of Russia which is a member of the National Committee of Economic Cooperation with the countries of Latin America. This is a government owned university of the Russian Federation funded by the State and governed in accordance with the State Educational Standard of Russian Federation.

Equivalency Certification

WCU curricula, degrees and transcripts have been evaluated, assessed and certified to be equivalent to regionally accredited universities of USA by California University Foreign Credentials Evaluation (CUFCE), organized under the Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public and charitable purposes. The Secretary of State of California issued his stamp of approval on August 23, 2001 with the corporation I.D. No: 231899. CUFCE was commissioned by some U.S. universities, colleges and schools to evaluate and assess their curricula, the academic credentials of their faculty members, staff and students. These credential evaluation reports were submitted with their application for national accreditation. Most CUFCE clients were granted national accreditation as institutions of higher education and/or individuals. The U.S. educational system is becoming very popular among colleges and universities, worldwide. CUFCE has received scores of request for the evaluation of foreign academic curricula to conform to the academic standards of the regionally and nationally accredited colleges and universities of USA. California University FCE is also affiliated with the University for Peace

University for Peace

The University for Peace was established in Costa Rica in 1980 "to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence."At present, the UPEACE Costa...

 - Universidad de la Paz UPAZ (UPEACE), accredited by Panama's Ministry of Education since 1994. UPAZ is a UNESCO partner.

The college was recently in 2009 got accredited by California University Foreign Credential Evaluator (CUFCE) and is affiliated with colleges in Italy.
WCU Programs started at International University Panama (IUP) Campus Blaise Pascal Institute, Carini (PA), Italy and many other institutions in Asia,Europe and Africa.

California University Foreign Credential Evaluator (CUFCE) certifies the credits earned at West Coast University in Panama to be equivalent to any other nationally and regionally accredited colleges and universities of United States of America. CUFCE is recognized by US Department of Education with EROD Unique ID 7499 and has got grant of status of accredited institution by American Association of Higher Education and Accreditation (AAHEA).