Pacifica Graduate Institute

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Pacifica Graduate Institute was officially established in 1976, but its history dates back to 1971 when the Isla Vista Human Relations Center was founded by Regents of the University of California. This center diversified and developed over the years, and came to be known as Human Relations Institute. It started offering doctorate level programs in 1987, and in 1989, it was renamed Pacifica Graduate Institute. Popularly referred to as Pacifica, the institute operates the 13-acre Lambert Road Campus, and the 35-acre Ladera Lane Campus, in Carpinteria, California.

Pacifica Graduate Institute grants the Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Programs of study are available in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, depth psychology, mythological studies, and engaged humanities.

Students of Pacifica Graduate Institute are provided financial assistance in the form of Federal Grad PLUS Loans, Federal Stafford Loans, Private Alternative Educational Loans, and the Pacifica Scholarship Program. Several external scholarships and fellowship programs are also available. In addition, the institute offers disability services, and housing facilities.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling and liberal arts.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Other specialized institutions.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 675 in 2009-2010 (466 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 1% of the student body. About 56% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Pacifica Graduate Institute provides on-campus housing for 90 of its 466 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 8 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Pacifica Graduate Institute offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctoral, Humanities/Social Sciences Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

• Humanities/Humanistic Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (155 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology