University of the People is the world's first non-profit, tuition-free, American accredited online university. We are licensed by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (“BPPE”) of the State of California, United States of America, and accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (“DEAC”). Our Office of Admissions is located in Pasadena, California, where staff members handle most of the University's paperwork and document processing. We are an online university and we don't have a physical campus. Instead, we are focused on creating a diverse online environment. We also have staff and volunteers from diverse backgrounds working around the world, including New York, California, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. Feel free to visit our website and perhaps visit Essential Documents or Press Releases to see more information about the university. You can also check out this blog answering our most popular FAQs.