Accreditation

William Carey International University is accredited by The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).

The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency. The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

CALIFORNIA BPPE APPROVAL TO OPERATE

William Carey International University was founded in 1977 and is a private not for profit institution, approved to operate by the California State Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education to offer MA degrees in Development Studies and Transformational Urban Leadership. WCIU operates in compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009. Approved to operate means that an institution has received authorization to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs and that the institution meets the minimum operating standards; this approval does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by the Bureau. The Bureau's most recent inspection was performed March 2, 2023.

Any questions a student may have regarding the WCIU catalog that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 980818 West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818, http://www.bppe.ca.gov/, or Phone: (916) 431-6959 and Main Fax: (916) 263-1897.

A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling (888) 370-7589 toll-free or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the bureau’s internet web site www.bppe.ca.gov.

All courses are taken online through wciu.populiweb.com. Our programs do not have a residency requirement, but students are welcome to schedule a tour of our Pasadena location by emailing studentservices@wciu.edu.