Unitek College
Private for-profit college in the United States
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Unitek College is an American private for-profit institution based in Fremont, California. Founded in 2002, Unitek College maintains campuses in California and Nevada. The school offers diploma, associate, and bachelor programs in Nursing, Medical assisting, and allied health fields. It is operated by Unitek Learning.
| Type | Private for-profit college |
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| Established | 2002 |
Parent institution | Unitek Learning |
| Students | 326 |
| Address | 4670 Auto Mall Parkway , , , 94538 , United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www |
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History
Uniiteck College is a private for-profit educational institution that is owned by Unitek Learning, based in Newport Beach, California.[1][2][3][4]
Unitek College began as a healthcare college in Fremont, California in 2002.[1] Over the next decade, Unitek expanded campuses throughout California.[5] It also has a campus in Reno, Nevada.[5]
Campus
Unitek College maintains campuses in Bakersfield, Concord, Fremont, Hayward, Ontario, Sacramento, San Jose, and South San Francisco in California and in Reno, Nevada.[5] Its headquarters is in Fremont.[4]
Academics
Unitek College offers certificate, associate, and bachelor's degrees.[4] This includes certificate programs in dental assisting, medical assisting, medical office administration, vocational nursing, physical therapy, an Associate of Science in vocational nursing (ASVN), and a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN).[6][5] The majority of its students are certificate seeking.[2]
The college has a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau honor society for nursing.[7]
Students
Accreditation
Unitek College and its programs are accredited and approved by:
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)[9][5]
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, associate, May 2005[10]
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)[5]
- California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT)[5]
- California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education[5]
- California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)[5]
- Nevada State Board of Nursing [5]
- National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA)[11][5]