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Why Choose CIIS

There is truly no other place like it in higher education today! We offer a phenomenal education. Come find out how.

CIIS embraces innovation, integration, and transformation where praxis is at the center of our learning and community. We educate for the whole person, integrating reflection and action inside and outside of the classroom.

Our distinguished programs are grounded in wellness, healing, social impact, and higher consciousness — and frankly, are unlike most you will find in higher education today.

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Innovative Research and Scholarship

CIIS is committed to studies and practices that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. We value the intellectual, emotional, spiritual, imaginal, creative, somatic, and social dimensions of human potential. 

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Academic Programs

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Continuing Education Certificates

Bold, Compassionate Thought Leaders

Our community of faculty are actively engaged in building a brighter future guided by curiosity, wisdom, and new frontiers of healing and learning together.  

I've always had a deep interest in human consciousness and a curiosity and even a sense of wonder about our true potential.”

Matthew Segall Associate Professor, Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness

I imagine my bright future to be healing intergenerational trauma.”

Kini Chang Chair and Professor, Community Mental Health

We’re leading the way in undergraduate education. There’s nothing like this degree out there.”

Nick Walker Professor, B.S. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Somatic Psychology

A Tradition of Transformation

For over 50 years, CIIS has facilitated transformation. More than an academic institution, CIIS is a vital presence in the Bay Area community and a leader in the growing global discourse on wellness, healing, social impact, and higher consciousness. Our work includes award-winning community counseling clinics, groundbreaking global research initiatives, engaging public programs and art exhibitions, and so much more.

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Pass rates for counseling psychology programs on CA MFT licensure exams

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Countries represented in our student and alumni community

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Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students

Alumni Making a Difference

Our alumni translate their learning into work that matters, creating change in their communities and chosen fields, building on the deep and rewarding connections they made during their studies.

We have over two billion monthly active users at YouTube, and so to have an impact at that scale is a privilege and an honor.”

Jessica DiVento Dzuban Global Head of Mental Health at YouTube, Clinical Psychology ’11

I started my own nonprofit organization called Building Bridges and it is primarily for formerly incarcerated individuals learning how to enter back into their communities from day one.”

Nichole Pettway Program Manager of Social Medicine and Director of Building Bridges, Community Mental Health '22

The positive impacts of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis hinge on reciprocal relationships and honoring the situated knowledge of our communities and the Land with which we thrive.”

Preston Vargas Director, Center for Black & Indigenous Praxis, Ph.D. in Transformative Studies '19

A Phenomenal Education

CIIS graduates share their reflections about their academic experience at the 56th Commencement Ceremony and celebration. 

At CIIS, learning is about more than knowledge — it’s about gaining and applying wisdom. Integral education encompasses all aspects of learning: the intellectual, the experiential, the spiritual, and the practical. Our approach breaks down the confines of traditional academic disciplines, preparing students to think profoundly and rigorously, and lead nimbly in our rapidly changing world.

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