A specialized institution for accomplished professionals.
American College of Advanced Studies™ (ACAS) provides focused, interdisciplinary professional education for accomplished adult learners who seek advanced knowledge and applied capability without pursuing an additional academic degree.
The institution emphasizes leadership, integrative health, natural medicine, psychology and human performance, artificial intelligence, communication, innovation, and professional transformation. Its primary learners are experienced professionals, executives, doctorally prepared professionals, and qualified graduate-level professionals.
Non-degree status
ACAS does not award academic degrees. ACAS certificates are non-degree professional credentials documenting completion of an approved ACAS professional education program. An ACAS certificate does not by itself confer professional licensure, board certification, governmental certification, or authority to practice a regulated profession.
Postdoctoral professional education
Where ACAS uses the term “postdoctoral professional education,” the term is intended to describe advanced professional study undertaken after doctoral-level preparation or, where permitted by the admissions pathway, by experienced graduate-level executives. It does not mean a doctoral degree, postdoctoral clinical fellowship, residency, licensure, supervised clinical training, or independent authority to practice a regulated profession.
Final credential nomenclature, program titles, and descriptions will be used only as permitted by applicable law and BPPE approval.
| Institution | American College of Advanced Studies™ |
| Abbreviation | ACAS |
| Institutional model | Non-degree advanced professional education |
| Delivery model | Primarily online distance education, subject to the institution’s approved delivery authorization |
| Primary learners | Experienced professionals, executives, doctorally prepared professionals, and qualified graduate-level professionals |
| Credential type | Non-degree professional certificates |
| Address | 1440 N. Harbor Blvd., 9th Floor Fullerton, California 92835 |
| Website | acas.college |
| [email protected] | |
| Catalog period | September 21, 2026 – September 21, 2027 (proposed; final effective dates to be confirmed before public release) |
| Application fee | $210 per application |
| Program tuition | $2,190 per 100-hour certificate |
| Total mandatory charges | $2,400 per certificate |
To provide rigorous, accessible, evidence-informed advanced professional education that helps experienced professionals strengthen expertise, judgment, leadership, innovation, and responsible application in a rapidly changing world.
To become a distinctive institution of advanced professional education for the AI era — connecting human expertise, health, psychology, leadership, technology, and professional transformation.
Five domains, eight flagship certificates.
Each certificate is a 100-hour, non-degree Postdoctoral Professional Certificate delivered as online distance education.
Six commitments that shape the classroom.
Advanced study appropriate to accomplished learners.
Interdisciplinary learning that connects professional fields.
Knowledge translated into professional action and measurable outputs.
Continuous adaptation to emerging technology and professional change.
Responsible conduct, professional boundaries, transparency, and human-centered judgment.
Meaningful improvement in professional capability, leadership, and impact.
The next step is a conversation.
Admission is based on the applicant’s qualifications, documentation, readiness for advanced professional study, and program capacity. Admission or completion does not guarantee licensure, employment, promotion, board certification, transfer credit, or acceptance by another institution. We will tell you plainly what a certificate is and is not before you enroll.