Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University of Southern California is a private Christian university in Costa Mesa, California, USA, founded in 1920. Vanguard University has offered undergraduate and graduate programs along with many other professional programs for over 100 years in the areas of arts and sciences, business, education, ministry, and psychology. While rooted in the Pentecostal tradition, Vanguard University provides legitimate and rigorous academic curricula that offer students the opportunity to integrate faith and learning. The purposes of spiritual formation, servant leadership, and service are also emphasized to ensure students surpass the expectations in their academic, spiritual, and professional domains. Students at Vanguard will grow socially, emotionally, and intellectually through a proud and vibrant campus community. The University seeks to empower its graduates academically, spiritually, and socially through the performance of Christian values and priorities of academic distinction and intellectual awareness, and by demonstrating its commitment to the community.