Warner Pacific College is an urban, Christian

Christian

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 liberal arts

Liberal arts

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 college

College

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 located in Southeast Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, United States

United States

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. Founded in 1937, the college is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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. A private school, it is affiliated with the Church of God

Church of God (Anderson)

The Church of God is a holiness Christian body with roots in Wesleyan pietism and also in the restorationist traditions. Founded in 1881 by Daniel Sidney Warner, the church claims 1,170,143 adherents...

.

History

Warner Pacific College was founded in 1937 and is affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)

Church of God (Anderson)

The Church of God is a holiness Christian body with roots in Wesleyan pietism and also in the restorationist traditions. Founded in 1881 by Daniel Sidney Warner, the church claims 1,170,143 adherents...

. Its 15 acre (0.06-km²) urban campus is located on the southern slope of Mount Tabor

Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon

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 (adjacent to the 195 acre (0.7891377 km²) [0.79-km²] Mount Tabor Park.)

Academics

Warner Pacific College's traditional undergraduate program offers 27 majors, four areas of pre-professional study, and 29 minors. For working adults, Warner Pacific College offers its Adult Degree Program with an Associate Degree in Organizational Dynamics, Bachelor degrees in Accounting, Business Administration and Human Development, , a Master of Science degree in Management and Organizational Leadership, a Master of Education degree, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and a Master of Accounting degree.

Enrollment totals 1,333 students with a student to faculty ratio of 14:1. Students come to Warner Pacific from 18 states and 9 countries. The on-campus library contains 56,647 volumes.

Athletics

Warner Pacific is an NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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 Division II college, as well as a member of the Cascade Collegiate Conference

Cascade Collegiate Conference

The Cascade Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States. Its basketball teams compete in Division II, the lower of the two levels of NAIA basketball competition. ...

 and associate member of the National Christian College Athletic Association

National Christian College Athletic Association

The National Christian College Athletic Association is an association of approximately 100 Christian universities, colleges, and Bible colleges in the United States and Canada which see collegiate sports primarily as an opportunity for Christian fellowship and ministry. The national headquarters...

 (NCCAA).

They field varsity teams in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's golf, and women's volleyball.

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni which includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Warner Pacific College.

See also Warner Pacific College alumni.

External links

• www.warnerpacific.edu -- Official web site
• Warner Pacific Athletics -- Official athletic site