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FACT SHEET 2009–10

General Information
• Founded: Dec 2003
• Opened: Sept 2006 with 30 undergraduate freshmen, 4,000 sq feet, plus 5 apartments
• Sept 2010: 110 undergraduates and 60 graduate students with 14,000 sq feet, plus 20 apartments
• Classroom Location: Scripps Ranch, a community of San Diego, 15 miles northeast of downtown.
• Housing Location: Mira Mesa, a community of San Diego, less than 1 mile from the campus.
• Motto: Impact Culture for Christ

Degrees and Programs
• Two undergraduate degrees (BS) with 7 areas of emphasis
• Two graduate degrees (MBA and MA) with 3 areas of emphasis
• Certificate programs in Philosophy, Theology, New and Old Testament
• Bachelor degrees awarded (2009): 19
• Bachelor degrees anticipated (2010): 22
• Bachelor degrees anticipated (2011): 30
• Master’s degrees anticipated (2011): 8

Accreditation
Status: Institutional accreditation is in progress with WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). Anticipated during 2012/13 academic year.

Nationally Recognized
Cardinal Newman Society College Guide - recommended faithfully Catholic college

Total Faculty: 18
Full time: 8
Adjunct: 7
Visiting: 3

Total Staff: 10

Total students enrolled: 139
Undergraduate: 89
Graduate: 50
On-campus: 99 graduate and undergraduate students
Online: 40 graduate students in Biblical Theology
Full-time on-campus: 97
Undergraduate: 88
Graduate: 9
Men: 55
Women: 42
Pre-Theologate: 8
Religious Sisters: 2
Number of states represented: 20
Freshmen entering: 45

Study Abroad
Students have the option to participate in a study abroad trip to Ireland and Rome each March.

Key Documents Available Online
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