Vanguard Campus Public Safety

Emergency Number: (714) 966-6799

Campus Public Safety personnel patrol the University property to provide a safe and secure environment for all campus students, staff, and visitors. All Campus Public Safety Officers are trained and certified as Level Three Reserve Peace Officers of the State of California, and licensed as Security Officers of the California State Bureau of Consumer Affairs.

Campus Public Safety personnel can provide students with an escort to anywhere on campus including Vanguard Center.

The Campus Public Safety Department requires all staff, faculty, and student vehicles be registered with Vanguard University. All vehicles must display a valid parking permit. Registration to obtain a free parking permit can be completed by filling out a parking permit request.

The Campus Public Safety Department also offers valuable registration and bicycle registration which is required by the City of Costa Mesa. The Campus Public Safety Department can perform vehicle jump starts, oversees Campus Lost and Found, and can assist students in unlocking their doors.

Campus Public Safety personnel can take crime and incident reports regarding such things as stolen property, suspicious circumstances, and injuries that happen on University property.

Information regarding crimes on campus is shared with the Costa Mesa Police Department and is compiled for reporting purposes for the Clery Act, which documents crimes on campuses around the country.