and Human Behavior, degree holders were eligible to sit for Licensure as a California Nursing Home Administrator Approval and Accreditation The university gained approval by the California Department of Education in the mid 1980s and later received approval through the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE). However, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education ceased operation on July 1, 2007. In 2009, CPU was a listed applicant to gain accreditation in a report issued by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, an educational accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. In 2010, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), a new agency contracted by the California Department of Consumer Affairs was established to replace the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education in order to continue regulating private postsecondary educational institutions operating in the state of California. Under the new agency regulations, California Pacific maintained its approval (California School Code #3701571) to grant BBAs, MBAs, MAs, DBAs and PhDs in Management, Business, Health Care, and Human Behavior. 2016 closure On July 22, 2016, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education denied California Pacific's annual application to renew its approval to operate due to non-compliance of an annual report required by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Under the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education California Education Code Section 94888, an institution that is denied renewal of an approval to operate may file an appeal. However, the university waived its right to appeal and closed its doors. The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education recognized California Pacific University as an approved institution until September 12, 2016 The university officially closed on September 18, 2016. Student records are maintained by the custodian of record as required under the California Department of Education and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education's, local law Article 3. Maintenance of Records 71930. Student records are referred to the "closed school" unit of the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education References External links Custodian of Record For Cal Pac's Website Business schools in California Distance education institutions based in the United States Universities and colleges in Contra Costa County, California Defunct private universities and colleges in California 1976 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 1976