Pacific Union College


One Angwin Avenue
Angwin, CA 94508


Affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Pacific Union College (PUC) offers a Christ-centered experience on its 200-acre main campus overlooking California's Napa Valley.

Known for fostering a holistic approach to learning, Pacific Union College has been ranked in the top tier of Western regional liberal arts institutions by U.S. News & World Report. The academic and community life of this California college prepares students for productive lives of human service while nurturing personal integrity.

The faculty and staff of Pacific Union College are committed to Christian education. The small student-to-teacher ration of 15 to 1 ensures that students will receive personal attention from instructors. Unique academic departments at PUC include an Aviation program; exercise science, health, and nutrition; modern languages; visual arts; and pre-professional programs in medicine and dentistry.

Quick Facts:
  • Some of the most popular of Pacific Union College's 70+ majors include nursing, business administration, biology, behavioral science, chemistry, art, and communication.

  • Pacific Union College's dining commons serves all vegetarian meals.

  • PUC competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and in the California Pacific Conference for women's volleyball, men's soccer, men's and women's cross country, and men's and women's basketball.

  • Campus ministries at Pacific Union College are many and far-reaching, ranging from prison ministries to homeless ministry to world missions.

  • Student missionaries from PUC have traveled worldwide to places including China, Australia, the Czech Republic, Norway, and Chile.

  • This school profile has been compiled and updated by The CollegeBound Network. The school is not affiliated with The CollegeBound Network and shall not be considered a sponsor of this program.
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