| Screen last updated on: November 2008 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,485 |
| Total graduate students: |
686 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
23 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
West |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
18% |
| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 4.0% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.7% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.6% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 10.6% | Hispanic |
| 74.9% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 5.9% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
40 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Costa Mesa |
| Population of city/town: |
108,724 |
| Nearest major city: |
Santa Ana |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
3 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
337,977 |
| Online campus map: |
www.vanguard.edu/campus/
index.htm |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Not enough beds to accommodate all unmarried students. VU counts on some students to live off-campus. Undergraduates receive housing priority over graduate students. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (10%)
- women's dorms (50%)
- men's dorms (30%)
- single-student apartments (8%)
- married-student apartments (2%)
- special housing for disabled students
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
95% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
68% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
32% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives. |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
yes |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
140 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health insurance, Tutorial center. |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Counseling center. |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tutors, reader services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Vanguard Voice / monthly |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Christian Outreach Department |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Cultural Diversity Committee, International Student Fellowship |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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musicians guild, singing group, pep band, acting group, team managers, business, sociology, and Spanish clubs, College Republicans, College Democrats, women's association |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Robert Wilson,
Athletic Director |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
55 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 |
| School colors: |
Navy/Gold |
| School mascot: |
Lions |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Golden State Athletic Conference (NAIA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | | |
| Men's baseball | yes | NAIA |
| Men's basketball | yes | NAIA |
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| Men's cross-country | yes | NAIA |
| Men's cross-country | | |
| Men's soccer | yes | NAIA |
| Men's soccer | | |
| Men's tennis | | |
| Men's tennis | yes | NAIA |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NAIA |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | | |
| Women's basketball | yes | NAIA |
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| Women's cross-country | yes | NAIA |
| Women's cross-country | | |
| Women's soccer | | |
| Women's soccer | yes | NAIA |
| Women's softball | | |
| Women's softball | yes | NAIA |
| Women's tennis | yes | NAIA |
| Women's tennis | | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NAIA |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NAIA |
| Women's volleyball | | |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
21% |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Los Angeles (40 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Santa Ana/Orange County (40 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Santa Ana (3 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Santa Ana (3 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Daniel Amen, M.D. - NY Times best-selling author & pioneer in brain-imaging procedures / Doug Fields - Youth pastor, Saddleback Church & author of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry / Larry Mantle - Host of AirTalk on NPR station KPCC
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