Pacific Union College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Pacific Union College, also known as PUC, is located in Angwin, California, United States. It was founded in the year 1882 as Healdsburg Academy. The campus occupies an area of approximately 200 acres. PUC students obtain degrees and certificates in various areas of study including aviation, environmental studies, business administration, nursing, early childhood education, and communication.

PUC sponsors many student clubs and organizations including Amnesty International, Asian Student Association, Early Childhood Education Club, Organic Gardening Club, Student Organization of Latinos, and Dramatic Arts Society. PUC's athletic teams are nicknamed the Pioneers. The women’s sports teams participate in basketball, volleyball, and cross country. The men’s sports teams compete in basketball, soccer, and cross country.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, music, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,278 in 2009-2010 (1,248 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 96% of enrolled students and graduate students are 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Pacific Union College provides on-campus housing for 1,200 of its 1,248 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the California Pacific Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Pacific Union College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

DESIGN (2 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (29 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (103 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (34 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (2 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology