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California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Religious Institutions

California Grace University (CGU) is a non-profit university operating under a non-profit exemption verified by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).  CGU is a university-owned, controlled, and operated and maintained by a religious organization lawfully operating as a nonprofit religious corporation, and has met the exemption from regulation under the Act, pursuant to California Education Code (CEC) section 94874 (e) (1).

Official letter verifying exemption from the BPPE can be found here: Letter of Exemption through 2025

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
1747 N. Market Blvd. Suite 225
Sacramento, CA 95834
Telephone: (916) 574-8900  (888)370-7589
www.bppe.ca.gov