Coastline College Employee Directory
Higher EducationCalifornia, United States501-1000 Employees
Coastline College is a higher education institution based in Fountain Valley, California, and part of the Coast Community College District within the state's public community college system. It has a history of education innovation, notably pioneering distance learning and expanding into competency-based models such as a direct assessment degree in management. The college is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers courses online or on three campuses in Newport Beach, Garden Grove, and Westminster. It provides extensive student services, including counseling, financial aid, basic needs and housing support, food and technology assistance, tutoring, and a virtual library, to support degrees, certificates, and transfer goals. Coastline also operates a Contract Education Department that delivers customized training, with the U.S. military as its largest contract, and it has pursued partnerships to advance competency-based education in 2025, including collaborations with Regent Education and the C-BEN network. The organization is described as mid-sized and serves a learner population through both distance and on-campus modalities.