Company description
Highly ranked by US News & World Report, PUC is a Christian, Seventh-day Adventist college in California's Napa Valley, offering more than 70 academic programs in the liberal arts tradition.
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- Mission
- At Pacific Union College, our mission is to offer an excellent and distinctive Christian education that prepares our students for productive lives of useful human service and uncompromising integrity. We do this by helping students strive for excellence in all areas of life, including the training of the mind and spirit. In this sense, Pacific Union College offers students a complete, whole-life education. One of our greatest strengths is our commitment to undergraduate education. We are truly a teaching community, and our goal is to provide an exceptional learning environment for our students. This means smaller classes, where professors teach the courses, not graduate assistants, and plenty of opportunities for students to interact with faculty and staff. At PUC, it is common for students to find a worthy mentor in a teacher, residence hall dean, or even the college president. Many professors choose to open up their homes for department dinners, offering students a home-cooked meal. The majority of the faculty and staff also attend the college church, where they worship side by side with students. We believe that authentic relationships between college staff and students are integral to the educational experience. Academically, PUC has received numerous accolades. Along with consistently high ratings from the USNews & World Report's "America's Best Colleges", PUC's students score above the 90th percentile in several Major Field Achievement Tests. We offer excellent pre-professional programs, and many of our students are accepted into the nation's most prestigious graduate, law, medical, and dental programs. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) has given PUC its most favorable rating. As a Christian organization, we have a commitment to provide an environment where faith can thrive. We encourage our students to thoughtfully examine their personal faith in the classrooms, residence halls, and worship programs. Honest and intellectual exploration of ideas is central to the faith journey at PUC. More than 125 years ago, one of our college's founders expressed hope that Pacific Union College would become a place for "thinkers, not mere reflectors of other men's thoughts". While such an ideal is difficult to achieve, it is, we believe, a noble ideal, worthy of pursuit.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Small School, Protestant Affiliation, Rural, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Total Minority - High, Asian Students - High, Foreign Students - High, Any Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Cooperative Work Experience, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Campus Description
- 200-acre campus in Angwin, 65 miles from San Francisco and 75 miles from Sacramento; branch campuses in Hanford, Los Angeles, and Orlando, Fla. Major airports serve San Francisco and Sacramento; bus serves Napa (30 miles).
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $25,221
- Campus Setting
- Located in a rural town
- Religious Affiliation
- Seventh Day Adventists
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Email
- [email protected]
- City Type
- Fringe - Rural
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Campus Size
- 200 acres
- Selectivity
- selective
- Academic Calendar
- Quarter
- Control
- Private
- Highest Offering
- Masters
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $22560
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $22560
- Setting
- rural
- Graduate In State Tuition
- 18990
- Graduate Out Of State Tuition
- 18990
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 18990
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 18990
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $6315
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 76.31
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $3765
- Year Founded
- 1882
- Accredited
- true
- Typical Board Cost
- 2118
- Typical Room Cost
- 3312
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1091
- Founded In
- 1888
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $656
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $656
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 1195
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 1566
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $30
- Additional Fees
- 135
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 700
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 839
- Graduate Application Fee
- $30
- International Application Fee
- $30
- Application Fee
- $30
- Percent Asian
- 19
- Percent Hispanic
- 10
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 18
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 2
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 1
- Percent African American
- 3
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.puc.edu/
