Welcome Class of 2028!

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You can start your path to three of the best healthcare jobs of 2024 here!

Apply to the Occupational Therapy Doctorate now.

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Enjoy the San Francisco Bay Area

Dominican is located only 12 miles from San Francisco on a beautiful, safe, and quiet campus.

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All Are Welcome at Dominican

Dominican is a Minority Serving Institution and offers programming to support all students. 

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Connie Chung, Malcolm Gladwell, Chris Wallace Headline Leadership Lecture Series

Journalist Connie Chung, author Malcolm Gladwell, and journalist Chris Wallace will appear at Dominican University of California this fall as part of the Institute for Leadership Studies (ILS)...

M. Newkirk

Finance Student, Lacrosse Athlete Wins Receives Prestigious FWSF Scholarship

Morgan Newkirk started playing lacrosse in the fourth grade. By the time she was a senior at El Cajon’s Granite Hills High School, Morgan was excelling as both a club and high school player, earning...

The Dominican Experience

Everything you do here contributes to your personal and professional goals. That's because our innovative Dominican Experience is rooted in proven educational methods.
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Go Penguins!

Dominican is a NCAA Division II school and competes in the Pacific West Conference. With 15 NCAA sports and plenty of recreational sports, there are lots of reasons to cheer here.

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