Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College (PUC) is a private, coeducational liberal arts college. Pacific Union College was established in Healdsburg, California in 1882. The school is known for the quality of its pre-professional programs and focus on undergraduate education.

It has been recognized for its strong undergraduate program. Students number approximately 1,500, and the school maintains a student/teacher ratio of 13:1. PUC's most popular departments are Business, Nursing, Biology, and Psychology & Social Work.

Rankings

The U.S. News and World Report ranked Pacific Union College as one of their "Top Tier Schools" in the Western Baccalaureate Colleges category for 17 consecutive years until 2010. In 2011, for the first time ever, Pacific Union College was ranked as a National Liberal Arts College alongside the likes of Williams and Amherst. College Prowler also ranks Pacific Union College as a top school in a number of categories as of January 2012

Programs

The college's overall program offers a full lineup of bachelor's degrees as well as several associate degrees, one master's degree, and pre-professional and degree completion programs.

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Campus

Pacific Union College's main campus is on about 150 acres (0.61 km²) of the college's 1,900 acres (7.7 km²) property. The school has over 30 miles of hiking and biking trails on the remaining property. PUC's campus is located 70 miles (110 km) north of San Francisco, 60 miles (85 km) from the Pacific Ocean, and 180 miles (290 km) southwest of the skiing resorts in Truckee and Lake Tahoe. The college is located in Angwin, on Howell Mountain above the Napa Valley.

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