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Pacific Union College

📍 Angwin, CaliforniaPrivate (nonprofit)

About Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College is a private nonprofit Seventh-day Adventist college in Angwin, California, offering associate and Bachelor of Science degrees in aviation. Its professional pilot program trains students toward private, instrument, commercial, multi-engine, and flight instructor certificates, operating from the college's Angwin Airport (Parrett Field, 2O3).

Pacific Union College (PUC) is a private Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts college in Angwin, California. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, and the twelfth oldest institution of higher education in California. As a coeducational residential college with an almost exclusively undergraduate student body, most of those who attend the college are four-year students living on campus.

By the numbers

U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard

55%
Graduation rate
4-year
$70,484
Median earnings
10 yrs after entry
89%
Retention rate
first-year
47%
Acceptance rate
overall

Tuition & cost

$37,173/yr
In-state tuition & fees

Aviation students: flight training carries fees beyond tuition — often $50,000–$100,000+ for a professional-pilot program. Ask the school for its current flight-fee schedule.

Aviation programs offered

Degrees awarded

AssociateBachelor's

Program areas

  • Professional Pilot

    Flight-training degree toward commercial pilot certificates and ratings (private → instrument → commercial, often CFI) — building the hours and skills for an airline or charter career.

Program links open the school's aviation-program page.

Majors & fields of study

Share of degrees conferred, by field — U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard

  • Health Professions77%
  • Psychology4%
  • Biological Sciences4%
  • Education3%
  • Business & Marketing3%
  • Communication2%
  • Parks & Recreation1%
  • Transportation & Aviation1%

Accreditation

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Official links

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