Which California MFT programs are COAMFTE accredited?
Exact accreditation status, renewal context and complete profiles
COAMFTE programs
Every California program currently marked COAMFTE-accredited in the research registry, with exact status language, renewal context and full decision profiles.
How to use this list
COAMFTE can simplify interstate portability; it does not automatically make a program cheaper, easier to enter or better at arranging practicum.
Every school name opens a complete profile with sources, conflicts, student reality and unanswered questions.
12 programs
Alliant International University (CSPP)
M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy · PsyD in Marital and Family Therapy · PhD in Marital and Family Therapy · San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles/Alhambra, Sacramento, Online
FormatOn-campus and fully online (synchronous + asynchronous)
LengthMA: minimum 2 years (6 semesters or 13 terms)
Published tuition$87,780 estimated tuition
Practicum placementstudent-sourced
Direct clinical hours300 direct client contact hours (minimum 150 relational hours)
Direct clinical hours600 Hours Fieldwork Requirement = Minimum of 500 Clinical Hours and 100 Supervision Hours ... 100+ Relational Hours (100 minimum) ... 100 Alternative Hours (100 maximum) ... Must include 50 hours of live supervision
M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy · Doctor of Marriage & Family Therapy (DMFT) · Fullerton
FormatOn-ground; morning, afternoon and evening courses in 8–16 week sessions
LengthMA: 2–3 years
Published tuitionNot published
Practicum placementassisted
Direct clinical hoursAt least 300 direct client hours (sessions of individual, group, couples, or family therapy) of which at least 100 must be relational hours.
M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy (on-campus) · M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy (online) · DMFT (online) · PhD in Systems, Families, and Couples · Loma Linda
FormatMS: campus-based or online. DMFT: online, blended synchronous + asynchronous.
LengthMS: 2 years. DMFT: 3 years.
Published tuitionNot published
Practicum placementassisted
Direct clinical hours300 direct face-to-face client contact hours required. 100 of the 300 hours must include relational/systemic hours.
National University (absorbed Northcentral University and John F. Kennedy University)
M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) · PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy · M.A. in Counseling Psychology (separate CA MFT/LPCC program) · San Diego / online
FormatOnline with local in-person practicum/internship
Direct clinical hoursStudents must acquire a minimum of 300 direct clinical contact hours (in-person or through telehealth with individuals, couples, families or other systems) to graduate. A minimum of 100 of the 300 hours must be relational hours.
M.A. Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy · PsyD Marital and Family Therapy (Anaheim, Los Angeles) · Los Angeles, Anaheim, Online
FormatIn-person and online, with two mandatory residencies in Southern California
LengthMA: 3 years (fall start)
Published tuitionNot published
Practicum placementassisted
Direct clinical hoursstudents participate in a 12-month clinical training field placement and accumulate a minimum of 300 face-to-face hours, including at least 100 relational hours, of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting
This page is generated from the same 78-program California registry as the statewide directory. Inclusion is rule-based, not paid. Cost appears only when a school publishes tuition; a per-unit estimate multiplies the published rate by the published degree units and excludes fees. “Not published” means the reviewed public sources did not establish the answer.
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