institutions of higher education in Southern California. The university consists of four schools: the School of Business, the School of Architecture, the School of Liberal Arts, and the School of Media Culture & Design. It has been a subsidiary of University of Redlands since 2024.
== History ==
=== 1884–1937: Foundation ===
Woodbury University was founded as Woodbury's Business College on July 7, 1884, by Francis C. Woodbury, who was formerly a partner in Heald's Business College in San Francisco. The school started operations on July 19, 1884, focusing on educating Los Angeles residents in the areas of business, including bookkeeping, commercial law, and telegraphy. Its inaugural class comprised equal numbers of male and female students.
In the first 103 years of the university's existence, the campus was located in Downtown and Central Los Angeles. The first Los Angeles campus was at 316 North Main Street in Downtown Los Angeles, moving to the Stowell Building at 226 South Spring Street. In 1924, Woodbury …
