Founded in 1901, Golden Gate University, a private nonprofit university based in the heart of San Francisco's financial and high-tech district, empowers students to achieve their professional and educational goals. GGU offers working adults and nontraditional students access to more than 60 degree programs. Our nationally renowned undergraduate and graduate degrees and career-advancing professional certificates are practical and skills-based to meet the demands of today’s employers. Our scholar-practitioners have decades of professional experience from Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and Fortune 500 companies. With a primary campus in San Francisco, GGU also has teaching locations in Silicon Valley and Seattle. GGU has been a leader in online education for nearly three decades, and our programs offer maximum flexibility for modern students. GGU graduates join a vibrant and loyal alumni network of 70,000 proud graduates. Golden Gate University prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high-quality, practice-based educational programs in an innovative and challenging learning environment that embraces professional ethics and diversity.