Yellow Ribbon Program Schools in California

The Post 9/11 GI Bill covers 100% of in-state tuition and fees for a public college or university (undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral). For veterans attending a private college or university, the Post 9/11 GI Bill may not cover the total cost of tuition and fees. The Yellow Ribbon Program can offset this additional cost if the school chooses to participate in the program.

Participating Yellow Ribbon schools in California for the 2011-2012 school year follow:

College Location Division / School # Students Contribution (per student / year)
Academy of Art University San Francisco All 1,000 $5,223.75
Allied American University Laguna Hills Undergraduate 100 $1,500.00
Alliant International University Alhambra Graduate (CA School of Forensic Studies) 5 $11,400.00
Alliant International University Alhambra Graduate (CA School of Professional Psychology) 1 $5,700.00
Alliant International University Alhambra Graduate (Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) Unlimited $9,660.00
Alliant International University Alhambra Graduate (Shirley Hufstedler School of Education) Unlimited $3,240.00
Alliant International University Fresno Graduate Unlimited $3,240.00
Alliant International University Fresno Graduate (CA School of Forensic Studies) 7 $11,400.00
Alliant International University Fresno Graduate (Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) Unlimited $9,660.00
Alliant International University Sacramento Graduate (CA School of Professional Psychology) 1 $5,700.00
Alliant International University Sacramento Graduate (Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) Unlimited $9,660.00
Alliant International University Sacramento Graduate (Shirley Hufstedler School of Education) Unlimited $3,240.00
Alliant International University San Diego Undergraduate (CA School of Professional Psychology) 12 $8,250.00
Alliant International University San Diego Undergraduate (Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) Unlimited $8,250.00
Alliant International University San Diego Undergraduate (Shirley Hufstedler School of Education) Unlimited $8,250.00
Alliant International University San Diego Graduate (CA School of Forensic Studies) 6 $11,400.00
Alliant International University San Diego Graduate (CA School of Professional Psychology) 3 $5,700.00
Alliant International University San Diego Graduate (Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) Unlimited $9,660.00
Alliant International University San Diego Graduate (Shirley Hufstedler School of Education) Unlimited $3,240.00
Alliant International University San Francisco Graduate 1 $5,700.00
Alliant International University San Francisco Graduate (CA School of Forensic Studies) 6 $11,400.00
Alliant International University San Francisco Graduate (Marshall Goldsmith School of Management) Unlimited $9,660.00
Alliant International University San Francisco Graduate (Shirley Hufstedler School of Education) Unlimited $3,240.00
American Academy of Dramatic Arts Hollywood Undergraduate 100 $12,000.00
American Baptist Seminary of the West Berkeley Graduate 3 $99,999.00
Antioch University - Los Angeles Culver City All 7 $24,000.00
Applied Professional Training, Inc Carlsbad Undergraduate 30 $99,999.00
Argosy University - Inland Empire San Bernardino Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Argosy University - Inland Empire San Bernardino Graduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Argosy University - Inland Empire San Bernardino Doctoral Unlimited $99,999.00
Argosy University - Los Angeles Santa Monica Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Argosy University - Los Angeles Santa Monica Graduate / Doctoral Unlimited $99,999.00
Argosy University Orange, San Diego, Alameda Undergraduate / Graduate / Doctoral Unlimited $99,999.00
Art Center College of Design Pasadena All 200 $2,000.00
The Art Institute California All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
Azusa Pacific University Azusa All Unlimited $14,000.00
Bethany University of the Assemblies of God Scotts Valley All 20 $99,999.00
Biola University La Mirada Undergraduate 20 $2,500.00
Brandman University All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
Brooks Institute Santa Barbara All Unlimited $99,999.00
California Baptist University Riverside Undergraduate 200 $10,000.00
California Baptist University Riverside Graduate 100 $3,000.00
California Coast University Santa Ana Undergraduate Unlimited $2,000.00
California Coast University Santa Ana Graduate Unlimited $2,500.00
California College of the Arts Oakland Undergraduate 7 $12,000.00
California College San Diego San Diego All Unlimited $5,000.00
California Institute of the Arts Valenica All 10 $9,000.00
California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco Undergraduate 10 $99,999.00
California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco Graduate & Doctoral 5 $99,999.00
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks Undergraduate 30 $2,500.00
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks Graduate 25 $2,500.00
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks Doctoral 2 $2,500.00
California Western School of Law San Diego Graduate 10 $5,000.00
Carrington College California All locations All Unlimited $2,625.00
Central Michigan University Camp Pendleton Graduate (College of Graduate Studies) 100 $500.00
Chapman University Orange Undergraduate 20 $17,500.00
Chapman University Orange Graduate 5 $6,000.00
Chapman University Orange Doctoral 2 $17,500.00
Chapman University School of Law Orange Graduate (Professional) 6 $10,000.00
Charter College Oxnard All Unlimited $99,999.00
Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Southern California) Los Angeles Graduate & Doctoral 3 $2,500.00
Church Divinity School of the Pacific Berkeley Graduate 10 $99,999.00
Claremont Graduate University Claremont All 30 $99,999.00
Claremont McKenna College Claremont All 3 $15,000.00
Coleman University San Diego All 150 $1,000.00
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. - San Bernardino San Bernadino Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. - Garden Grove Garden Grove Undergraduate Unlimited $900.00
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. - North Hollywood North Hollywood Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. - San Diego San Diego Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
The Culinary Institute of America St. Helena Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Design Institute of San Diego San Diego Undergraduate 1,000 $99,999.00
DeVry University All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
Dominican University of California San Rafael Undergraduate 25 $99,999.00
Dominican University of California San Rafael Graduate 10 $99,999.00
Drexel University Center for Graduate Studies Sacramento Graduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University All locations All 7,000 $99,999.00
Everest College All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
Ex'pression College of Digital Arts Emeryville Undergraduate 100 $10,000.00
Fashion Careers College San Diego All (incl. Certs) 9,999 $99,999.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate 25 $6,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate (DC - Business) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate (DC - Education) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate ( DC - HRSS) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate (DC - Natural Science) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate (Education) 25 $6,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate (HRSS) 25 $6,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Undergraduate (Natural Science) 25 $6,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Masters (Business) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Masters (Education) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Masters (HRSS) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Masters (Natural Science) 25 $1,000.00
Fresno Pacific University Fresno Masters (School of Theology/Seminary) 25 $1,000.00
Graduate Theological Union Berkeley Graduate 10 $99,999.00
Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco All 1,000 $31,600.00
Golf Academy of America Carlsbad Undergraduate 150 $99,999.00
Heald College All locations Undergraduate Unlimited $50,000.00
Holy Names University Oakland Undergraduate 50 $99,999.00
Holy Names University Oakland Graduate 20 $99,999.00
Hope International University Fullerton All Unlimited $2,105.00
ICDC College Los Angeles Undergraduate 50 $1,000.00
ITT Technical Institute All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
Institute of Technology - Citrus Heights All locations Undergraduate Unlimited $1,000.00
International Academy of Design & Technology - Sacramento Sacramento All Unlimited $99,999.00
John F Kennedy University Pleasant Hill Graduate/Doctoral (College of Professional Studies) 40 $99,999.00
John F Kennedy University Pleasant Hill Doctoral (College of Undergraduate Studies) 70 $99,999.00
John F Kennedy University Pleasant Hill Doctoral (College of Law-JD) 40 $99,999.00
Kaplan College All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Science Claremont Graduate 10 $10,500.00
La Sierra University Riverside All 25 $7,090.00
Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts - Pasadena Pasadena Undergraduate 100 $1,500.00
Life Chiropractic College West Hayward Graduate All $4,000.00
The Los Angeles Film School Los Angeles Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Loyola Law School Los Angeles Graduate 15 $2,000.00
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles Undergraduate 28 $13,840.00
Marymount College Rancho Palos Verdes Undergraduate 5 $13,000.00
The Master’s College Santa Clarita All 200 $99,999.00
Menlo College Atherton Undergraduate 10 $10,000.00
Mills College Oakland Undergraduate Unlimited $12,000.00
Mills College Oakland Graduate Unlimited $7,500.00
Monterey College of Law Seaside Graduate/Doctoral 10 $99,999.00
Monterey Institute of International Studies Monterey All 75 $7,650.00
Mount St. Mary’s College Los Angeles Undergraduate (ADN) 4 $2,500.00
Mount St. Mary’s College Los Angeles Undergraduate (WEC) 3 $2,500.00
Mount St. Mary’s College Los Angeles Graduate 3 $2,500.00
Mt. Sierra College, Inc. Monrovia Undergraduate 30 $2,500.00
Musicians Institute Hollywood Certificate (Audio Engineering) 15 $3,000.00
Musicians Institute Hollywood Certificate (All other programs) 35 $2,000.00
Musicians Institute Hollywood Undergraduate (Associate Degree/Music Performance) 40 $5,000.00
Musicians Institute Hollywood Undergraduate (Bachelors Degree/Music Performance) 10 $5,000.00
National University La Jolla All Unlimited $99,999.00
The New York Film Academy Universal City All Unlimited $99,999.00
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego All 40 $3,000.00
Northwestern Polytechnic University Fremont All Unlimited $99,999.00
Occidental College Los Angeles All Unlimited $99,999.00
Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles All Unlimited $10,000.00
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena All Unlimited $99,999.00
Pacific School of Religion Berkeley Graduate 10 $99,999.00
Pacific Union College Angwin All 25 $6,000.00
Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria Graduate 2 $6,500.00
Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria Doctoral 3 $7,800.00
Palmer College of Chiropractic - West San Jose Graduate (College of Chiropractic) 350 $6,110.00
Palo Alto University Palo Alto All All $99,999.00
Pepperdine University Malibu All Unlimited $99,999.00
Pitzer College Claremont Undergraduate 10 $12,500.00
Platt College - Alhambra (Ontario Campus) Alhambra Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Platt College - San Diego San Diego Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego Undergraduate 17 $7,500.00
Pomona College Claremont Undergraduate 5 $10,000.00
St. Mary’s College of California Moraga Undergraduate 25 $11,595.00
St. Mary’s College of California Moraga Graduate (Business) 9 $11,000.00
St. Mary’s College of California Moraga Graduate (Education) 1 $2,500.00
San Diego Christian College El Cajon All Unlimited $6,000.00
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco All 10 $10,000.00
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco All 2 $11,000.00
San Francisco Law School San Francisco Doctoral All $500.00
San Joaquin Valley College Fresno Undergraduate 20 $2,500.00
San Joaquin Valley College-Online Visalia Undergraduate 5 $2,500.00
Santa Barbara Business College All locations and Online Undergraduate Unlimited $99,999.00
Santa Clara University Santa Clara Undergraduate 5 $8,100.00
Santa Clara University Santa Clara Graduate (School of Business) 3 $1,000.00
Santa Clara University Santa Clara Graduate (School of Engineering) 3 $1,000.00
Santa Clara University Santa Clara Graduate (School of Law) 3 $2,000.00
Santa Clara University - Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley Graduate (School of Theology - M. Div., M.A., M.A.B.L) 4 $4,900.00
Santa Clara University - Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley Graduate (School of Theology - S.T.D., S.T.L., Th. M.) 1 $5,950.00
Simpson University Redding Undergraduate 100 $3,200.00
Simpson University Redding Graduate (School of Education) 100 $2,500.00
Southern California Seminary El Cajon All Unlimited $99,999.00
Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier Graduate (College of Acupuncture) 5 $7,500.00
Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier Doctoral (College of Chiropractic) 15 $45,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Undergraduate Unlimited $3,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (Graduate School of Business) Unlimited $9,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (Law School) Unlimited $10,500.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (Medical School) Unlimited $3,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Doctoral (School of Earth Science) Unlimited $10,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (School of Earth Science) Unlimited $10,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (School of Education) Unlimited $3,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Doctoral (School of Education) Unlimited $10,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Doctoral (School of Engineering) Unlimited $10,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (School of Engineering) Unlimited $3,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Graduate (School of H & S) Unlimited $3,000.00
Stanford University Stanford Doctoral (School of H & S) Unlimited $10,000.00  
Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego School of Law Unlimited $35,000.00
TUI University Cypress All Unlimited $99,999.00
Trinity Law School -Trinity Int'l University Santa Ana Graduate (School of Law) 20 $99,999.00
Union Institute & University Sacramento Undergraduate (Bachelor of Science) 45 $2,692.00
UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management Los Angeles Graduate 30 $7,500.00
UCLA - School of Law Los Angeles Professional (Law) 10 $99,999.00
UCLA - School of Law Los Angeles Graduate (UCLA Anderson/MBA) 20 $9,000.00
University of California - Berkeley Berkeley Graduate (Haas School of Business) 10 $10,000.00
University of California - Berkeley - School of Law Berkeley Graduate 10 $5,000.00
University of California - Davis (Graduate School of Management) Davis Graduate (Business School) 2 $4,500.00
University of California - Irvine Irvine Graduate (Paul Merage School of Business) 18 $99,999.00
University of California - Irvine School of Law Irvine Doctoral 5 $10,000.00
University of California - Merced Merced All 5 $8,500.00
University of Redlands Redlands All (School of Business/Education) 250 $5,000.00
University of the Pacific Stockton Undergraduate 40 $99,999.00
University of the Pacific Stockton Graduate (School of Education) 10 $99,999.00
University of the Pacific Stockton Graduate (School of Engineering) 10 $99,999.00
University of the Pacific Stockton Doctoral (School of Law) 25 $99,999.00
University of Phoenix Costa Mesa All Unlimited $99,999.00
University of Phoenix All locations All Unlimited $99,999.00
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences San Marcos Graduate All $5,000.00
University of San Diego San Diego Undergraduate Unlimited $7,630.00
University of San Diego San Diego Graduate (All non-Law) Unlimited $6,987.00
University of San Diego San Diego Doctoral (Law) 20 $5,000.00
University of San Diego San Diego Doctoral (Leadership Studies) Unlimited $6,987.00
University of San Diego San Diego Doctoral (Nursing) Unlimited $6,987.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (Arts & Sciences) 15 $1,285.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (Law) 1 $11,000.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MA Education) 5 $1,400.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MBA PT) 5 $2,185.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MBAE) 1 $13,625.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MBA-FT) 5 $9,475.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MBAI) 5 $9,475.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MPA MS) 26 $1,975.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MSBE-FT) 2 $9,090.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Graduate (MSBE-PT) 5 $170.00
University of San Francisco San Francisco Undergraduate (Professional Studies) 30 $0.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Undergraduate 20 $2,500.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Graduate (School of Business) 30 $10,000.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Graduate (School of Communication) 1 $2,500.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Graduate (School of Education) 10 $10,000.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Graduate (School of Law) 5 $10,000.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Graduate (School of Occupational Therapy) 5 $10,000.00
University of Southern California Los Angeles Graduate (School of Social Work) 40 $10,000.00
Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa Undergraduate (College) Unlimited $10,000.00
Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa Undergraduate (School for Professional Studies) Unlimited $2,250.00
Webster University All locations Undergraduate / Graduate Unlimited $99,999.00
West Coast University - Anaheim Anaheim, North Hollyeood Undergraduate (College of Nursing) 17 $3,579.00
West Coast University - Ontario Ontario Undergraduate (College of Nursing) 17 $3,579.00
Western State University College of Law Fullerton All Unlimited $14,000.00
Westmont College Santa Barbara Undergraduate 5 $10,000.00
Westwood College - Anaheim All locations All Unlimited $5,000.00
William Jessup University Rocklin Undergraduate Unlimited $10,000.00
Wyotech Fremont, Long Beach All Unlimited $99,999.00
Wyotech West Sacramento All Unlimited $4,000.00

Article Last Modified: August 30, 2011

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