Why should you choose Pacific Union College? There are few schools that offer the combination of quality education and natural beauty that can be found at PUC. The academic environment at PUC is excellent. At PUC you will find an atmosphere that lends itself to a life style with high standards and high ethics. Involvement in various religious activities on campus and with the department’s Business Club, which goes on camping trips to the mountains and ocean and which has several worship and supper options, is encouraged. There are many chances for you to develop your leadership skills in a Christian atmosphere. A unique opportunity is provided for you to match your interests with your goals.

P.U.C. offers these business degrees and emphases in a geographic location that is world famous for its scenic beauty--the Napa Valley. Pursuing academic excellence is aided by the quiet, mountainous environment which affords opportunities to relax from the rigors of studies. The opportunities for getting out into the woods, relaxing, and going on a hike in a location near your residence are great at PUC. Next to the student residences are college-owned forests which students may enjoy exploring under blue or starry skies. While the aesthetic qualities of living in Northern California are unsurpassed, this natural, rural campus location is only 80 miles from the cosmopolitan, big city atmosphere of downtown San Francisco.

Pacific Union College is fully accredited with the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), by the Accreditation Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities, and with the Education Department of the State of California. In addition to these accreditation recognitions, the Department of Business Administration and Economics and its programs are fully accredited with the International Association of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Pacific Union College is currently ranked by the U.S. News & World Report college rankings in the top 15 Western Comprehensive Colleges/Liberal Arts Colleges in the western United States (14 states from Oklahoma west). PUC was ranked #2 for California, #6 for the highest graduation rates, #4 for campus diversity, and #4 for most international students. The natural beauty of rural Angwin combined with excellent academic programs, provides students excellent learning opportunities and excellent opportunities to make new friends in a Christian college environment.