an accredited, nonprofit and graduate-focused university
northcentral university was founded in 1996 with the goal of offering higher education to working professionals around the world, and today is a proud affiliate of the private, nonprofit national university system based in la jolla, california. as a regionally accredited university, ncu delivers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and graduate-level certificate programs in business, technology, education, psychology and marriage and family therapy. ncu utilizes a distinctive one-to-one teaching model that pairs one student with one member of its 100% doctoral faculty in each course. this helps ensure that each student receives the individual support needed to be successful.