Pacific Union College

I live close by this beautiful college, great staff, I'm grateful and looking forward to send my Son as soon as he graduates.

I hope they have grown a lot since I've been there because my memory of this place was quite disappointing and a waste of my parent's money. My friends and I were highly disappointed about the campus life they offered (or lack of). During our tour before becoming students, they promised so many clubs that we looked forward to; however, when we started our year, most of those advertised clubs they offered were no longer available. During my year there, they fired a lot of highly competent and caring professors, leaving the professors who were not as caring and professional. The on campus medical staff was highly inappropriate to my friend who went to them for help. They did not conduct appropriate bed side manner and invalidated the pain she was going through because "the school has nutritious foods and they do wash their lettuce and veggies" (no they didn't. Many people witnessed the cooking staff dumping unwashed salads into trays and giving it out for us to eat. Many people we knew also got sick from this negligence. I myself got dysentery). The education here was definitely out of the ordinary. It is required for the student to take a Christian class for a semester. We had to go on a hike (I love hikes) so I was super excited to go. My professor pressured us students to hug trees?? When I vocalized that I didn't want to because it made me uncomfortable to hug a tree for FIVE MINUTES STRAIGHT, I was threatened that my grade would suffer for not hugging a tree??! The tutoring system they have here was also below helpful. The people this school hires to help other students didn't care. One just handed me and my fellow biology classmates her "notes and study guide" from when she took the class and proceeded to look at videos and social media on her phone. When asking about a concept, we were ignored or brushed off with a "it's in the notes I gave you". Although the campus is a BEAUTIFUL place, I was saddened to see how far down this place has gone in comparison of my parents' high praise of the school when they were attending it.

Spiritual College Set Amid A Beautiful Landscape

SITREP

I have a lifelong association with this thoughtful institution.

THE SETUP

Growing up a Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA), I've enjoyed my countless associations with this SDA denominational institution:

(1) I've worshipped in it's church and chapel
(2) I've shopped at it's food store
(3) My godparents were professors here
(4) I graduated from it's sister-institution, Walla Walla University
(5) I've hiked considerably in and around PUC's wilderness properties
(6) I've attended Forum discussions in several of it's classrooms;
(7) I've had a campus police officer pull me over to tell me to slow down;
(8) I've attended weddings and wakes here

THINGS I WISH COULD CHANGE

Whether it's planned or not, one of the desires of this institution's founding fathers & mothers was to - as much as possible - keep it's pristine nature & character, being a bit remote from the sinful world about it. [And when you think that this educational institution was founded more than 100 years ago, you can appreciate how back in that day, it truly was remote.]

However, tied into this "remoteness" - and being a creature of the 21st Century - I just wish there was better cell phone coverage up in that neck of the woods.

Ce la vie...

THE LOWDOWN

A great college in a (still) beautiful locale!

I love PUC. My brother, my mom and I all graduated from here.
The location, although quite remote, does offer some wonderful perks, such as a micro climate atmosphere, gorgeous scenery, and seriously fresh air. The majority of the teachers are better than good, and really truly care about their students, which is something I really can't say about many places I know of. They are redecorating and redesigning halls slowly, including the gorgeous new caf, and the library.
The negatives are that it takes forever if you need to go anywhere besides angwin, everything closes for the sabbath, and the segregated dorms are silly....

Great school. I am a nursing major & PUC offers many resources for mothers attending. I have utilized their resources such as the family housing units and childcare! They really have been a blessing! Almost done & I can't wait to graduate from such an amazing school!

They rent out the church for weddings!

So, this is a nice quite religious school in the forest of Northern California. Amazing scenery and venue for a wedding. My cousin was getting married and chose this location for the ceremony, and the reception afterwards.

Pros
Church is really awesome.
Church Staff do an amazing job assisting.
Reception hall is the next building over.
Pretty forestry area

Cons
Bit of a drive away from civilizations
Roads are a bit twisty to get there.

Overall
Great venue for a wedding, and given that it is so remote and probably a hidden gem (given that my pictures were the first with few reviews), I bet it is a great deal and best bang for the buck.

From what I have heard their educational program is superior. My only experience with this school is watching the women's basketball team. When sitting in the gym I got very itchy, I looked up and noticed the asbestos insulation raining down on me, like a blanket of mesothelioma. The smell of the gym brings me back to a laundry basket left in the locker room (sweaty socks, sweaty underwear, sweaty t-shirts). The women basketball team has been practicing, but I think do to the lack of meat (Seventh Day Adventist) they are not playing at their full ability. I have yet to watch a mens basketball game because usually by the 3rd quarter of women basketball I am itchy and coughing too much.

The setting of this school is perfect if you don't want your kids in trouble. It is in the middle of nowhere, somewhat like the Blair Witch movie.

The main disadvantage to this school is that the closest edible protein vendor is In N Out, 45 minutes away from campus and adds 8 dollars a day to your tuition + gas.

One main advantage to this campus is its close to wine country, so if you are one of those caring lush parents, this is the perfect school to send you child to. If you are Seventh Day Adventist your kids will attend anyway so don't worry about it.

Dorm life: from what I have heard they run the dorms like a jail. The warden AKA RA likes to bust in your dorm room like a pedophile, which strangely is right after people have showered and are getting dressed. Strangely when you are in the dorm room you give up you civil liberties (The right to search and seizure) just like prison, at which time they look for contraband (steak, chicken, pork, the occasional beer, and cigarettes).

I would give it one more star, however the infrastructure of this school is slightly dated 50+ years.

Pros: great place to study. Far from city. located near the heart of wine country.

Cons: mountain fever. 40-60min just to see target and in-n-out.

It's been years since I've attended here and I'm revisiting again for my girlfriends nursing graduation. when I attended over 11 years ago i dreaded the isolation away from "civilization". But what I did enjoy was the friendships i made and my chance to be able to focus on school to actually finish "on time". Its a very beautiful campus and began appreciated it more only after I was done. I was able find more balance in life between school, spiritual fulfillment, healthy eating, and exercise. The teachers were helpful in reaching your goals. It's a retreat away from the fast paced chaotic city and located in a relatively low-crime community. After revisiting, I can say it was a experience i'll never forget with many friends I made and the unforgettable memories.

Found the finance dept to be rude and the academics dept to be disorganized. Small campus so word travels fast regardless of it being good bad personal or sensitive information.Student body isn't diverse, acclimation was difficult as a person of color.