Hubbard College of Administration International was registered as a nonprofit corporation in the state of California in December of 1990.  The Internal Revenue Service of the United States granted it tax-exempt status in October of 1993.

Hubbard College of Administration International is a private institution approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.