Fresno Pacific University
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Fresno Pacific University is a Christian liberal arts university located in the southern part of California’s great Central Valley. The University is situated on a 42-acre campus in Fresno, California, between the high Sierra Nevada mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The campus is in the southeastern section of Fresno - a growing metropolitan community with a population of more than 900,000.
The university began as Pacific Bible Institute in 1944. After a transitional junior college phase, Fresno Pacific College received Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation in 1965, the same year in which the first bachelor of arts degrees were granted. A fully accredited graduate program in education was initiated in 1976, and in January 1997, the institution became Fresno Pacific University.
Fresno Pacific University, through its Center for Professional Development (CPD), offers a variety of independent study courses to help meet the ever-increasing demand for professional growth for K-12 educators. To provide flexibility and to better serve the needs of the school community, these courses are delivered online.
Fresno Pacific University is a Christian liberal arts university located in the southern part of California’s great Central Valley. The University is situated on a 42-acre campus in Fresno, California, between the high Sierra Nevada mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The campus is in the southeastern section of Fresno - a growing metropolitan community with a population of more than 900,000.
The university began as Pacific Bible Institute in 1944. After a transitional junior college phase, Fresno Pacific College received Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation in 1965, the same year in which the first bachelor of arts degrees were granted. A fully accredited graduate program in education was initiated in 1976, and in January 1997, the institution became Fresno Pacific University.
Fresno Pacific University, through its Center for Professional Development (CPD), offers a variety of independent study courses to help meet the ever-increasing demand for professional growth for K-12 educators. To provide flexibility and to better serve the needs of the school community, these courses are delivered online.