Coastline College, a multi-campus community college, is located in Orange County, CA. Situated in the heart of Orange County, the Coastline campus is an educational and cultural hub for the region. Coastline College’s Fountain Valley Campus, located in Fountain Valley, CA, broadens its facilities and programs throughout Newport Beach, Westminster, and Garden Grove. Coastline College is also the first college to become the Center of Learning in Cyber Security. Coastline also maintains education for over 5,000 incarcerated students as well active military and veterans.
With a current annual enrollment of over 53,000 new, returning and international students, Coastline College offers courses in Academic Transfer Education, Professional/Technical Education, Transitional Studies and Extended Learning.
Generally speaking, academic courses (100 level or higher) at Coastline are transferable to most four-year institutions. Coastline’s e-learning program enables students to get an Associate’s degree entirely online or through a combination of on online and on-campus courses.
The Dual Enrollment & Concurrent program offers high-school juniors and seniors an opportunity to enroll in courses at Coastline College.
In addition to traditional areas of study, Coastline is a base for technical and local community learning, hosting the first Cyber Security Center of Excellence, educational opportunities in agriculture, education for business and entrepreneurship and the Coastline TEACH3 program for students looking to become educators themselves, helping to improve the lives of children and families through early childhood experiences.
The Aspen Institute named Coastline College as one of 150 top Community Colleges of 2018 for its prestigious Aspen Prize in College Excellence.