The AICCU Executive Committee serves as the association’s governing board. The Committee is responsible for establishing the association’s agenda on higher education policy, actively encouraging support for the association’s priorities and initiatives, and overseeing the operations of AICCU.
The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) is comprised of over 80 independent, nonprofit colleges and universities, which make up the Independent California Colleges and Universities (ICCU) sector. The ICCU sector
plays a pivotal role in the development of the state's model higher education offerings and in making California a symbol of innovation across the globe. Within California, ICCU institutions award 19% of all bachelor's degrees, and 55% of all
graduate degrees, making them the largest preparers of California's advanced workforce.