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| type = [[Private university|Private]], Nonprofit
| chancellor = [[Michael R. Cunningham]], Ph.D.
| president = Debra Bean, [[Master of Fine Arts|M.F.A.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Debra Bean of National University Named President at JFK University|url=http://www.jfku.edu/News/Debra-Bean-Named-President-John-F-Kennedy-University.html|website=Jfku.edu|accessdateaccess-date=14 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115221914/https://www.jfku.edu/News/Debra-Bean-Named-President-John-F-Kennedy-University.html|archive-date=15 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| students = 1,400
| city = [[Pleasant Hill, California|Pleasant Hill]]
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'''John F. Kennedy University''' was a nonprofit, [[private university]] in [[Pleasant Hill, California|Pleasant Hill]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=JFKu On Campus|url=https://www.jfku.edu/on-campus/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=John F. Kennedy University|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Natick, Massachusetts|Natick]], and [[Willemstad]], [[Curaçao|Curacao]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact John F. Kennedy School of Medicine - 5999 -463-6475 {{!}} JFK School of Medicine|url=https://jfkuniversity.org/contact/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=jfkuniversity.org|language=en-US}}</ref> The university was founded in 1965 to offer degrees and certificates for [[Nontraditional student|non-traditional]] higher education students, taught mostly by adjunct faculty. In April 2009, the university became an [[Affiliated school|affiliate]] of the [[National University (California)|National University System]] initially as an independent university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nusystem.org/News/News/NUS-JFK-University.html|title=Addition of John F. Kennedy University Establishes National University System as Model for 21st Century Education|website=Nusystem.org|accessdateaccess-date=2009-04-07|url-status=dead|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006084905/http://www.nusystem.org/News/News/NUS-JFK-University.html|archivedatearchive-date=2009-10-06}}</ref> The institution closed in 2020 with programs transferred to other [[National University (California)|National University]] schools.<ref>{{Cite news|title=JFK University in Contra Costa County closing for good in December|language=en|url=https://www.danvillesanramon.com/news/2020/05/01/jfk-university-in-contra-costa-county-closing-for-good-in-december|access-date=2020-08-18}}</ref>
 
==Academics==
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===College of Undergraduate Studies===
John F. Kennedy University College of Undergraduate Studies was accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (formerly known as the Western Association of Schools and Colleges).<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.wascsenior.org/institutions/john-f-kennedy-university|title= WASC Statement of Accreditation Status John F. Kennedy University|website=Wascsenior.org|accessdateaccess-date=14 November 2017}} Retrieved Dec. 22, 2014.</ref> The college offered certificate programs, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees, including a JD-MBA Dual Degree and MBA. The college also housed the university's experimental Institute of Entrepreneurial Leadership (IEL) which offered certificate programs and [[Coworking|low-cost office spaces]]. The [[T. Denny Sanford|Sanford Institute of Philanthropy]] was also housed in the college.
 
===College of Psychology and Holistic Studies===
The College of Psychology and Holistic Studies was a [[Graduate school|graduate]] institution which offered certificates, Master's, and Doctoral degrees. The college held [[experiential learning]] curriculums through three community-based [[clinical internship]] programs. The Counseling Psychology program housed student-operated art camps which taught self-confidence and self-expression to elementary-aged children. The Family Resiliency Project, also under the Counseling Psychology program, operated with Californian school districts for family counseling and childhood behavioral therapy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=FY18-19 JFKU General Catalog|url=https://admin.jfku.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/18-JFKU-1436_FY18-19_General-Catalog-_Web_INDEXED.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The Solt Evans LEAP Project in the Sports Psychology program provided disadvantaged youth life skills lessons through athletics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Click here to support education|url=https://give.sponsoredscholar.com/jfku/leap|access-date=2021-01-02|website=SponsoredScholar|language=en}}</ref> The college also operated three [[University counseling center|University Counseling]] centers in [[California]] which provided affordable, confidential to [[California Mental Health Services Act|mental health services]].
 
===College of Law===
John F. Kennedy University College of Law offered four-year, part-time program, and three-year programs. The college housed a Housing Advocacy and Legal Clinic offered free legal services to elderly locals at risk of [[Eviction in the United States|eviction]]. The college had an enrollment of 160 students at the time of closure.
 
Although it conferred the [[Juris Doctor]] degree, the college was accredited by The Committee of Bar Examiners of the [[State Bar of California]] rather than the more professionally recognized, [[American Bar Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Education/LegalEducation/LawSchools.aspx#cals|title=The State Bar of California|website=Admissions.calbar.ca.gov|accessdateaccess-date=14 November 2017}}</ref> The lack of formal [[American Bar Association|ABA]] accreditation limited graduates to only take the California Bar Examination and thus, cannot practice law outside the [[California|state of California]]. The college had a California Bar first-attempt pass rate of 26% in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=GENERAL STATISTICS REPORT JULY 2015 CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION|url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Statistics/JULY2015STATS.121715.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
 
=== School of Medicine ===