Academics
A Strong Academic Foundation With Innovative and Challenging Learning Environments
Our hands-on approach to health care education ensures you'll have the critical thinking, ethical reasoning, leadership and interpersonal skills required to deliver compassionate care in today's sophisticated world of medicine. We build on a strong academic foundation with innovative and challenging learning environments that prepare graduates for today's workplace needs.
"An advanced degree puts you ahead of the curve and given the changes happening with health care reform, WCU is the place to position yourself for that change." - Dianne S. Moore, PhD, MN, MPH, CNM, RN
Academic Excellence in Health Care Education
West Coast University takes pride in giving students a high quality education with rigorous academic curricula that are designed to help them achieve their career goals, and scheduled in a manner to facilitate efficient program completion. We partner with students in their professional preparation, both during and after completion of their academic programs.
The combination of a quality student body and robust academic programs produces outstanding results. This year, WCU students achieved a Q2 pass rate of 92.5% on the NCLEX exam. Our National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) pass rate for first time-test takers was 94.4%. As we continue to grow as a university, so does our reach in the medical community. In 2010, West Coast University was the largest educator of registered nurses in the state of California, cumulatively graduating 584 RNs. Additionally, we have extended our course offerings to Master's programs in Nursing and Health Care Management. WCU offers one of only four Bachelor of Science Degrees in Dental Hygiene in all of California.