The University of California has had a campus located in Merced since 2005. It is committed to providing quality education, public service and research opportunities to meet the needs of the state, country and world. It features three distinct schools: the School of Natural Sciences, School of Engineering and the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. The schools offer an array of undergraduate and graduate programs including bioengineering, economics, history, psychology, applied mathematics, world cultures and social and cognitive sciences.
California State University has three campuses located in the central region: Monterey Bay, Fresno and Stanislaus. The Stanislaus campus is dedicated to providing individuals with a student-centered education. It is made up of six schools: the College of the Arts, College of Education, College of Business Administration, College of Human and Health Sciences, College of Natural Sciences and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs including accounting, marketing, kinesiology, chemistry, ethnic studies, theater, philosophy, educational leadership, nursing and marine science.
The College of the Sequoias is located in Visalia, on the eastern border of the San Joaquin Valley. It is a comprehensive community college that concentrates on providing educational opportunities that promote lifelong learning, involvement in the community and successful careers. It has separate academic divisions for business, science, nursing and health sciences, language art and communication and math and engineering.
Porterville College is situated in Porterville, California. The college strives to prepare students to achieve success in both their academic and personal endeavors. It offers associate degree and certificate programs in subjects such as applied design, social science, art studio, and child development associate teacher, English, mathematics, photography and technical illustration.
A.C.I. Career College is located in Modesto, California. It specializes in providing healthcare vocational education to prepare students to lead successful careers in a variety of healthcare fields. Courses include: pharmacy technician, therapeutic massage, phlebotomy, medical and dental receptionist and medical clinical assistant.
Central Valley Vocational College is situated in Turlock. It is committed to providing students with quality vocational education that includes externship experiences. It offers courses in medical billing and coding, emergency medical technician; massage therapy, medical assistant and pharmacy technician.
San Joaquin Valley College is a private junior college. Its central area campuses include Modesto, Visalia, Bakersfield, Fresno and Hanford. It is committed to providing personalized education and help students meet career goals. It offers business, medical and technical programs including healthcare administration, construction management, human resource administration, clinical medical assisting, pharmacy technology, surgical technology, veterinary technology, industrial technology and computer support technology.
Fresno Pacific University is a Christian university located in Fresno, California. It is committed to fostering leadership and ethical development through Christian-based learning. It offers bachelor's, master's and certificate programs as well as adult degree completion and credentialing programs through five schools: the School of Business, the Biblical Seminary, the School of Education, School of Natural Science and the School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences. Areas of study include biblical and religious studies, biology, Spanish language and culture, psychology, philosophy, music, liberal studies, special education and Christian studies.