We are committed to helping students Thrive Spiritually, receive a Quality Liberal Arts Education, and be Exceptionally Employable.
As an exceptional Christian college in Sacramento, CA, William Jessup University seeks to develop the whole person by developing skills in communication, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking and by exposing students to a broad cross-section of knowledge in science, social science, and the humanities.
William Jessup University desires that its graduates exemplify transformational leadership in church and society through the integration of their faith, learning, and critical thought in the arenas of Christian literacy, communication and intellectual skills, professional competence, and global citizenship.
With nearly 20 undergraduate degree programs, a vibrant faith-based student body, and proximity to innovative cities, Jessup students are genuinely preparing to transform tomorrow today. Information about housing, dining, and other student life programs, including arts, entertainment, campus activities, intramural programs, health, and wellness.
Many of us live with a sense of unfinished business. We started college but did not complete our bachelor’s degree we intended to, or we were not able to get the classes we needed to graduate in a reasonable amount of time. More and more, adults are returning to college to fulfill their desire to advance their careers.
The School of Professional Studies’ coursework and faculty comprised of experienced practitioners will help you develop the tools needed to succeed! In SPS, you will earn a degree that has high academic standards interwoven with Biblical principles. You will share experiences with others in your cohort that time, and again we hear you are “life-changing” and “immensely rewarding.”
The Jessup Office of Graduate Studies oversees the online application process. The individual departments establish application deadlines, manage the status of applications, and make admission and financial aid decisions.
At Jessup Online, you will have the same high quality, enriching educational experience you would receive in a face-to-face setting. Faculty subject matter experts design every course and thoroughly review them to ensure that courses reflect the best practices in online education. Join a faith community that takes an integrated approach to your education, from faculty who pray for you to courses that encourage you to think critically about how Christianity engages the world.
William Jessup University has a Financial Aid Office designed to offer you a personalized financial aid experience. You will be matched with a counselor that will care for your individual needs and work with you from start-to-finish to help you succeed.
William Jessup University began during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Dr. Eugene Sanderson, who had already started three other colleges, saw the need for a Bible college in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He purchased two large houses on adjacent lots at Fifth and San Carlos Streets in San Jose, across from the campus of San Jose Teachers College (now San Jose State University). Over several years, he improved the property and built a chapel for the faculty and student body.
When William Jessup University started classes in Rocklin, it was the first private four-year University in the greater Sacramento area and the first evangelical Christian College between Fresno and Redding.
William Jessup University received accreditation in 2002 as San Jose Christian College. The name was changed to William Jessup University in 2003, and the campus was moved to Rocklin, California, in 2004. Since arriving in Rocklin in 2004, the 130-acre campus has become host to over 20-degree majors and over 50 programs. In 2014 we had close to 1400 people take classes at our campuses in Rocklin and San Jose (evening classes). The University has doubled in the past three years, and we believe our best days are ahead!
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