The Westcliff University (WU) is a private, for-profit university in Irvine, California. Founded in 1993, it offers bachelor, master’s, and doctorate degrees as well as certificate programs and continuing education courses. WU is a California Benefit Corporation, obligating it to pursue the public benefit by always considering the impact of its business decisions on its employees, suppliers, the environment, and the community at large. The university moved to a new campus in 2018, located in the Von Karman Creative Campus area of Irvine, California. The new location expanded the university’s campus space more than four times larger than the previous facility. The campus is centred by the main building housing classrooms, faculty offices, administrative services, and study areas as well as a multipurpose building for athletics and recreation, career fairs, and other events. In 2020, it moved to the nearby Intersect Campus area of Irvine. The university offers various online and hybrid programs focused on business, IT, and education fields, programs include: one-year certificates, bachelor’s degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates, master’s degrees, and doctorate degrees.
