Northcentral University was founded in 1996 with the goal of offering higher education to working professionals around the world, and today is a proud affiliate of the private, nonprofit National University System based in La Jolla, California. As a regionally accredited university, NCU delivers bachelor's, master's, doctoral and graduate-level certificate programs in business, technology, education, psychology and marriage and family therapy. NCU utilizes a distinctive one-to-one teaching model that pairs one student with one member of its 100% doctoral faculty in each course. This helps ensure that each student receives the individual support needed to be successful.