Fresno Pacific University
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| Motto | Founded on Christ |
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| Type | Liberal Arts |
| Established | 1944 |
| Affiliation | Mennonite Brethren Church |
| President | Dr. Richard Kriegbaum |
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Academic staff
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200 |
| Undergraduates | 2,800 |
| Postgraduates | 850 |
| Location |
Fresno, California, United States 36°43′34″N 119°44′05″W / 36.7260°N 119.7348°WCoordinates: 36°43′34″N 119°44′05″W / 36.7260°N 119.7348°W |
| Campus | 42 acres (17 ha), 16 buildings |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| Nickname | Fresno Pacific Sunbirds www |
| Mascot | Sunbird |
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Sporting affiliations
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Pacific West Conference NCAA Div. II (2012–present) NAIA (1986–2012) |
| Website |
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Fresno Pacific University (originally Pacific Bible Institute) also known as FPU is an accredited Christian university located in Fresno, California, United States. It was founded in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The university awarded its first Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965. The first master's degree program was introduced in 1975.
Fresno Pacific University's main 50-acre campus is located in the south east area of Fresno, hub of the Central Valley region of California and the fifth largest city in the state.
The university also maintains four regional campuses in Central California:
According to its mission statement, "Fresno Pacific University develops students for leadership and service through excellence in Christian higher education."
Fresno Pacific offers bachelor's degrees in 29 fields (and minors in an additional 10) with over 60 areas of study. It also offers advanced degrees or credentials in four areas: Education, Individualized Master of Arts, Leadership & Organizational Studies and Peacemaking & Conflict Studies. The university is organized into five schools: The School of Business; the School of Education; the School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences; the School of Natural Sciences; and the School of Biblical Seminary. In the most recent U.S. News & World Report college rankings, Fresno Pacific's peer assessment score tied it for 26th in the Western United States in the Universities-Master's category.
Fresno Pacific is accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
In February 2009 Fresno Pacific University began offering a "Four Year Graduation Guarantee." FPU already has the highest four-year graduation rate in the Central Valley, with 51 percent of traditional undergraduate students already graduating in four years,compared to 12–15 percent in the CSU system.
The university will guarantee graduation within four years to qualified students entering the traditional undergraduate program. The guarantee is limited to basic graduation requirements for a single major with no minor. Transfer, degree completion and graduate students are not part of the guarantee.
Student responsibilities include:
At the time of its founding, Pacific Bible Institute was located in a large home at 1095 N. Van Ness Ave. There were five staff members and twenty-eight students. By the time the first school year was finished, a former YWCA building at the corner of Tuolumne and L streets (originally designed by Julia Morgan) had been purchased, and the next school year began in this building.
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