Established in 1972, WASC accredited Antioch University Los Angeles, is centrally located within Los Angeles, approximately where the 405 and 90 freeways cross. In addition to a liberal arts undergraduate degree completion program, AULA offers graduate degree programs in psychology, fine arts, education and organizational management. To learn more about AULA >>

Our Values

Antioch University Los Angeles values and commits to:

• Global perspectives and knowledge of the interconnected context in which we act
• Coalitions across groups for building common ground
• Social justice, support for a sustainable environment and community partnerships
• Anti-racism as an imperative of the historical movement in which we live
• Human dignity and dismantling ethic biases, heterosexism, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism, and discrimination based on religious, cultural and political affiliations, and other forms of oppression
• An intellectual climate that acknowledges the whole person, focusing on wisdom, creativity, expression, experience and skills needed to promote social change

Antioch University values and nurtures an innovative, reflective and experiential approach to educational excellence. We build on our history and foster creativity and leadership with our community. We are focused on compassion, ethical steadfastness and a never-ending belief that change is possible.

Our Mission

Antioch University Los Angeles provides rigorous progressive education to prepare students for the complexities of today's diverse societies. Combining dynamic scholarship and creative endeavor with experiential learning and reflective practice, AULA fosters personal and collective agency, global citizenship, and socially conscious leadership. 

Our Philosophy

Antioch University Los Angeles is an independent institution that strives to provide an innovative and challenging undergraduate and graduate education for adults. An Antioch education works to empower the student to act responsibly and to affect personal, social and environmental change within a global contest.

Overall, the Antioch University approach emphasizes:

• The development of the student as a whole person
• The integration of academic and experiential learning
• Creative, critical and independent thinking
  

This approach to education springs from Antioch University’s long-standing heritage of making learning meaningful and vital while promoting social justice. Given Antioch University’s student centered approach to education and its commitment to intellectual, social, cultural and ethnic diversity, the faculty’s primary duties are to teach and advise, and to engage in the intellectual dialogue of their profession. In addition, faculty, staff and student work with local communities to provide leadership and service, participating as broadly as possible in civic affairs.

At Antioch University, we believe that change begins with one person.