Pacific Union College is a fully accredited Seventh-day Adventist Christian liberal arts college, founded in 1882 and located in California’s Napa Valley. 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.
PUC’s Mission Statement:
Pacific Union College is a Seventh-day Adventist learning community offering an excellent Christ-centered education that prepares its students for productive lives of useful human service and uncompromising personal integrity.
Quick Facts About PUC:
- U.S. News & World Report has ranked PUC in the top tier of its category in the “Best Colleges” issue for 17 consecutive years.
- PUC seniors score well above the national average in Major Field Achievement Tests.
- The Western Association of Schools and Colleges gave PUC its most favorable rating.
- PUC is located in this hills above the Napa Valley, 70 miles north of San Francisco and 60 miles east of the coast, with access to a wide range of recreation and entertainment.
- Students participate in activities as members of over 25 cultural, academic, and special interest clubs, honor societies and campus ministries groups.
- The college has sent over 1300 student missionaries to countries including the Czech Republic, China, Kenya, Chile and the Marshall Islands.
What Our Affiliation Means
Pacific Union College is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a world-wide Christian community that runs one of the world’s largest Protestant school systems. The college is owned, operated and subsidized by the regional division of the Adventist Church, the Pacific Union Conference.
The Adventist Denomination and Faith
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination with the distinguishing characteristic of observing Saturday as the Sabbath. In addition to operating a vast systems of schools, colleges, and universities around the globe, the Adventist Church operates an independent humanitarian aid agency, publishing houses, and a healthcare delivery system of clinics and hospitals throughout the world.
Adventism has its roots in the Millerite movement in the mid-1800s and counts among its founders Ellen G. White, a prolific writer whose work is still influential in the church. The Adventist Church also emphasizes diet and health, and religious liberty.
Today, the world Adventist Church is governed by a General Conference, with smaller regions administered by divisions, union conferences and local conferences.
The Sabbath Community
From Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, the PUC community observes the Sabbath as a day of worship, fellowship, and rejuvenation. The college invites all students, visitors and employees to help create a special spiritual atmosphere on campus. Most offices are closed for the day, as are Angwin industries such as the College Market, the Chevron gas station, and the Post Office. A host of special services and programs are offered each Sabbath, from large-scale worship services in the PUC Church to small-group meetings for discussion, prayer, and fellowship. Many students, faculty, staff, and community members also use the Sabbath time to make use of the extensive trails on PUC’s beautiful, undeveloped acres.
Sister Schools
PUC and the other 12 Adventist colleges located in North America comprise the organization known as the Adventist Association of Colleges and Universities.
- Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
- Canadian University College, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
- Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, Orlando, Florida
- Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, Ohio
- La Sierra University, Riverside, California
- Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
- Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama
- Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee
- Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas
- Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington
- Washington Adventist University, Takoma Park, Maryland
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