West Coast University

West Coast University

West Coast University is a private, for-profit university focused on healthcare degrees with campus locations in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Ontario, California; Richardson, Texas; and Miami, Florida. David Pyle founded American Career College in 1979 under the name of American College of Optics. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for West Coast University, United States, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

57%


Total
Publications

328


Total Open
Publications

187


Total
Citations

3.2K


Open Access
Percentage

57%


Total
Publications

328


Total Open
Publications

187


Total
Citations

3.2K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

22% 28% 5% 45%

Publisher Open

22%

Both

28%

Other Platform Open

5%

Closed

45%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

051015202530354045Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

43%OA Journal

OA Journal 43%

68

Hybrid 23%

37

No Guarantees 34%

54

Other Platform Open

Domain 79%

81

Other Internet 33%

34

Institution 21%

22

Public 3%

3

Preprint 0%

0

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
81
DOI
Other Internet
30
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
8
University of Malta - OAR@UM
Institution
6
Europe PMC
Domain
4
Figshare
Public
3
Yonsei University Medical Library - YUHSpace
Institution
2
University of Michigan - Deep Blue
Institution
2
Universidad del Pais Vasco - Communities in ADDI
Institution
2
The University of Texas at Tyler - Scholar Works at UT Tyler
Institution
2
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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