AICCU and ASSIST

What is AICCU?

The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) is comprised of over 80 independent, nonprofit colleges and universities. All institutions are nonprofit, WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) accredited, degree-granting, with a main campus located in California.

Incorporating AICCUs on assist.org

Beginning with the academic year 2024-2025, a subset of AICCU institutions (Cohort 1) began displaying articulation agreements on assist.org. AICCU Participating Member Institutions (PMIs) opt-in to using ASSIST and participation is optional. Articulation agreements with Cohort 2 PMIs will be available beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Planning is underway to prepare to onboard the next set of AICCU institutions (Cohort 3) to ASSIST (Winter 2026).

Participating Member Institutions

The following list of institutions have opted-in to using ASSIST as part of Cohort 1. Articulation agreements for institutions in Cohort 1 are available beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year.
  1. California Baptist University
  2. California Lutheran University
  3. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
  4. Concordia University
  5. Dominican University 
  6. Fresno Pacific University 
  7. Los Angeles Pacific University
  8. Loyola Marymount University 
  9. Menlo College 
  10. Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles 
  11. National University 
  12. Palo Alto University
  13. Pepperdine University   
  14. Saint Mary's College of California
  15. Santa Clara University
  16. Simpson University 
  17. Touro University Worldwide
  18. University of Redlands
  19. University of the Pacific 
  20. Whittier College

 The following list of institutions have opted-in to using ASSIST as part of Cohort 2 and will display articulation agreements beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.
  1. Antioch University (Los Angeles)
  2. Azusa Pacific University
  3. Laguna College of Art + Design
  4. La Sierra University
  5. Notre Dame de Namur University
  6. Southern California University of Health Sciences
  7. Stanton University
  8. University of LaVerne
  9. University of San Diego
  10. University of San Francisco
  11. Vanguard University of Southern California

The availability of new articulation agreements historically begins the summer before the academic year and varies by institution. Each university is responsible for updating and publishing agreements. Many factors may affect the process, including the availability of updated community college curriculum, campus articulation resources, and approach to publishing. For more information about agreement availability, please see the FAQ page.

Contact us at help@assist.org with any AICCU-related questions.

Updated: 2/10/2025