Concordia University (Calif.)

Strong Christian values, approachable faculty, cultural diversity, beautiful campus setting and thriving student community are some of the attributes that describe Concordia University Irvine today.

In the early 1970s, Concordia's founders dreamed, prayed and worked hard to establish a university dedicated to Christ's Great Commission. Today, the campus, its students, faculty and staff are living proof of their prayers answered. For those who stood before that single-building college on a barren hill in 1976 and stand today before a thriving campus community, one impression is likely to come to mind--the Lord is the builder of Concordia University Irvine.

Twenty-seven graduates were honored in 1980 at the college's first commencement. The college reached a milestone in 1981 when it received full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Enjoying a hilltop setting fifty miles south of Los Angeles, eighty miles north of San Diego and six miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, Concordia University is located on a spectacular 70-acre plateau overlooking Orange County.

The city of Irvine is a planned community, primarily residential but including multi-national business and industrial complexes. It is rated one of the safest cities of its size in the United States. The surroundings of the Concordia campus offer an oasis to wild life and are an ideal setting for the newest of the LCMS universities.