Type | Private for-profit university |
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Established | 1983 |
Accreditation | none |
Chancellor | Claudia Araiza |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | San Diego, CA; Irvine, CA; Las Vegas, NV |
Mascot | SSU Lions |
Website | www.ssu.edu |
Southern States University (SSU) is a private for-profit university with its headquarters in San Diego, California. It is owned by Tepper Technologies, Inc.,[1] and has three locations, two in Southern California (San Diego and Irvine) and one in Nevada (Las Vegas). It is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). Approval to operate means compliance with state standards as set forth in the law for approved educational institutions. In addition, Southern States University is licensed in the state of Nevada by the Commission on Postsecondary Education (CPE). Approval to operate means compliance with state standards as set forth in the law for licensed educational institutions. Southern States University is authorized by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) program to enroll international students (F1) in the USA.[2]