Thank you for visiting NationalApplicationCenter.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view NationalApplicationCenter.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

National Application Center :: campus tours :: Pacific Union College academics

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College
1 Angwin Avenue
Angwin, CA 94508

Official telephone: (707) 965-6313
Toll-free telephone: (800) 862-7080
Fax number: (707) 965-6432
Website: www.puc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,550
Full-time undergraduates: 1,358
Part-time undergraduates: 192
Total graduate students: 5
Full-time graduate students: 4
Part-time graduate students: 1
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 15%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
24.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.3% Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
21.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.4% Nonresident Alien
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
19.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.3% Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
25.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Nonresident Alien
5.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: Angwin, CA
Population of city/town: 3,051
Nearest major city: Napa, CA
Distance of nearest major city: 30 miles
Population of nearest major city: 79,068
Online campus map: www.puc.edu/about-puc/
campus-map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Some upperclassmen may have to live off-campus if dorms are full.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • married-student apartments
  • other housing including Wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 71%
Percent of students who live off campus: 29%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 70%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 150
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Natural history collection. Heritage room. Pitcairn Island studies center.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, observatory, airport, flight training facility, on-campus elementary and secondary schools.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Career day, job fair.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 85%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Campus Chronicle
Number of honor societies: 6
Total number of registered organizations: 37
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Student Organization of Latinos, Hawaiian club; Black and Indian Student Unions
International student organizations:
Mabuhay Filipino club; Korean Adventist and Asian Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Concert/lecture series, drama, orchestra, band, choirs, recreational activities, academic department clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Brittany Brown,
Athletics Director
School colors: forest green and gold
School mascot: Pioneers
Athletic conference memberships: NAIA, California Pacific Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's soccerno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%
Athletic facilities:
football, soccer, and softball fields; fitness and weight rooms; biking trails, gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis courts, track
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, cross-country, football, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, weight/fitness training

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: San Francisco (85 miles)
Nearest other airport: Oakland, CA (70 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Oakland, CA (70 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Vallejo, CA (45 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Andrews University, Loma Linda University.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Arna Bontemps, American poet, member of the Harlem Renaissance
  • Loree K. Sutton, former U.S. Army Brigadier General
  • founding director, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, former special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
  • Neal C. Wilson, former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

Data is copyrighted material under license to Peterson's, LLC. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. These updates are not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for their accuracy. Copyright © 2021 by Peterson's, LLC. All rights reserved.