Fremont University
TypePrivate for-profit college
Established1986
Location
Cerritos
,
California
,
United States
CampusCampus in Cerritos, California, and online

Fremont University, formerly Fremont College, is a private for-profit college in Cerritos, California. It offers vocational degree programs with a focus on serving working adults.

History

The college has its origins in the founding of Platt College in 1879 in St. Joseph, Missouri, as one of the first business schools west of the Mississippi. A branch campus was established in southern California in 1986. The name was changed to Fremont College in 2007. Fremont College was acquired by Select Education Group (SEG) in 2019 and subsequently changed its name to Fremont University.[1]

Academics

Colleges and programs

Fremont University offers programs in business, paralegal studies, healthcare, wellness and administration of justice. Online and on-campus programs are available.

Accreditation and approvals

The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and was recognized as a 2008-2009 and 2011-2012 School of Distinction, and a 2013-2014 School of Excellence. The institution is also approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, which means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. Fremont University’s paralegal studies program is one of only 33 in the State of California that is approved by the American Bar Association. The sports and rehabilitation therapy and the massage therapy programs are approved by the California Massage Therapy Council. The institution is also approved for the training of veterans under the provisions of Title 38, and the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education to enroll veterans and other eligible persons. Its paralegal studies program is approved by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegal Education.[2] Fremont is one of 28 ABA-approved paralegal schools in California.[3] Fremont University is qualified to participate in Federal Financial Aid Programs, which provide grants and loans to eligible students.

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Select Education Group. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Approved Paralegal Education Programs". American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Paralegals. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Directory". American Bar Association. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.


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