The heritage of Concordia University Irvine can be traced to more than 150-years of higher education provided by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). The idea to establish a Lutheran institution of higher education in Southern California was born in 1955. 

As interest in establishing a private four-year college increased among southern California constituents, church officials formed a committee to select a site for the future campus. After reviewing more than 87 sites between Santa Barbara and San Diego, committee members selected a hillside location in the Irvine community of Turtle Rock. They were impressed with the site's spectacular view of Orange County, and the fact that it was in the center of southern California's major business centers and school districts. 

Frame your future around the "Concordia Experience" which blends Christian scholarship and fellowship together to become one of the country's top Lutheran liberal arts universities. Concordia University Irvine is set in the picturesque part of Irvine, CA. For tours or admissions information contact (949) 854-8002 or visit www.cui.edu