issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message american career college type private founded los angeles california 1978 1978 headquarters irvine california u.s. number of locations los angeles anaheim ontario long beach lynwood key people david pyle founder website americancareercollege.edu american career college is a private for profit vocational college that specializes in health care training programs . it was founded by david pyle in 1978 . american career college offers both diploma and associate degree programs through five campuses in the los angeles metro area . american career college s campuses in los angeles orange county ontario and long beach are accredited by accrediting bureau of health education schools abhes . 1 the american career college at st. francis campus is accredited by the accrediting commission of career schools and colleges accsc . however this is not a regional agency but a national accreditation agency for the school to promote itself with the absence of a regional accreditation . the school is unaccredited by any true accreditation agency and therefore the degrees obtained through the school are not respected nor are credits transferable to real institutions of higher education . 2 contents 1 campuses 2 accreditation 3 history 4 leadership 5 references campuses edit american career college has five campuses in southern california . the 30 000 square foot 2 800 m2 los angeles campus is located at 4021 rosewood ave. in los angeles california . the orange county campus is located at 1200 north magnolia ave. in anaheim california . this campus is 21 000 square feet 2 000 m2 . the ontario campus is located at 3130 east sedona court in ontario california and is 64 000 square feet 5 900 m2 . the long beach campus is located at 236 e. 3rd street in long beach california . the acc at st. francis campus is located at 3680 e. imperial highway in lynwood california . all campuses include classrooms computer labs and laboratory spaces . 3 accreditation edit american career college s campuses in los angeles orange county ontario and long beach are accredited by the accrediting bureau of health education schools abhes . 4 the american career college at st. francis campus is accredited by the accrediting commission of career schools and colleges accsc . the pharmacy technician training program is accredited by the american society of health systems pharmacists ashp . 5 the vocational nursing program is approved by the california board of vocational nurse and psychiatric technicians bvnpt . 6 the associate of occupational science in surgical technology program is accredited by the commission on accreditation of allied health education programs caahep upon the recommendation of the accreditation review committee on education in surgical technology at the los angeles and orange county campuses . 7 the associate of occupational science in respiratory therapy program at the orange county campus is accredited by the committee on accreditation for respiratory care coarc . the respiratory therapy program at the ontario campus holds provisional accreditation from the commission on accreditation for respiratory care www.coarc.com . both programs are recognized by the national board for respiratory care nbrc toward eligibility to the respiratory care credentialing examination s . enrolled students completing the program under provisional accreditation are considered graduates of a coarc accredited program . 8 the dental assisting program is approved by the dental board of california . the associate of occupational science in health information technology program is accredited by the commission on accreditation for health informatics and information management education cahiim . american career college is also a member of the california association of private postsecondary schools capps . 9 history edit american career college was founded by david pyle in 1978 under the name of american college of optics . originally the school focused only on optical dispensing . 10 the school remained a little known entity running classes from its locations in downtown los angeles at 4021 rosewood avenue and anaheim at 1200 north magnolia avenue until the approval of the vocational nursing program in 1994 . in the fall of 2008 american career college opened a new campus in ontario at 3130 east sedona court which held classes for both american career college as well as west coast university . approximately 500 acc students were relocated from the temporary campus located in norco . the long beach campus opened in december 2012 and is housed in the arts building an iconic construction of the 1930s . it is located in the heart of downtown long beach . leadership edit david a. pyle as chief executive officer of american career college and executive chairman of the board of west coast university mr. pyle shapes and leads these institutions which serve thousands of students seeking to better their lives by advancing their education and pursuing careers in health care . mr. pyle strives each day to inspire his team to help students succeed in school and gain transformational skills to last a lifetime . mr. pyle has taken a step back and is a leader in name only at this time . mr. pyle acquired american career college in 1978 and under his leadership . acc has become one of the largest educators of vocational nurses in california and graduates thousands of students each year into high demand health care professions . references edit http www.abhes.org accredited institutions regionally vs. nationally accredited online colleges geteducated geteducated . www.geteducated.com . retrieved 2016 07 18 . campus locations . american career college . retrieved march 6 2012 . online directory . abhes.org . retrieved march 6 2012 . pharmacy technician training program directory . american society of health system pharmacists . retrieved march 6 2012 . california accredited schools . board of vocational nursing and psychiatric technicians . retrieved march 6 2012 . http www.caahep.org find an accredited program 1 dead link https web.archive.org web 20100305073429 http www.cappsonline.com cgi bin memsearch.cgi . archived from the original on march 5 2010 . retrieved july 13 2010 . missing or empty title help 2 dead link coordinates 34 4 45 n 118 17 32 w 34.07917 n 118.29222 w 34.07917 ; 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