Warner Pacific College

Founded in 1937 and located in the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon –Warner Pacific University is a Christ-centered, private liberal arts college that is dedicated to making higher education accessible and equitable to students from diverse backgrounds.

Smaller class sizes provide our students with a personalized, holistic education in a welcoming, safe environment. We understand the challenge of walking the college journey alone, which is why at Warner Pacific, we are leaders in relational learning.

We believe that a degree should be more than just a piece of paper. At Warner Pacific, you will gain the confidence, knowledge, and professional network you need to make a difference in your family and in your community. Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered, urban, liberal arts college dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world.

We are reinventing higher education. The current model of higher education is designed to meet the needs of the advantaged. Warner Pacific makes college more accessible for students from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds; those who face significant challenges when trying to earn their degree at other institutions. Warner Pacific’s dedication to increasing diversity in higher education is apparent from the moment you step on campus. Over 60% of our students come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Of course, diversity includes more than just race and ethnicity. Our commitment to innovating education has opened the door in important ways to many of our students, including the 57% who are the first in their family pursue a college degree.

Warner Pacific’s liberal arts approach invites you to seek answers to difficult questions and will challenge and expand your comfort zone in order to explore the ways in which you understand society, community, and faith. Liberal arts graduates are life-long learners who can think critically and follow the twists and turns of any modern career path.

At Warner Pacific, a student-faculty ratio of 12:1 means professors know you by name and are dedicated to guiding you throughout your college experience and beyond. As an urban college designed to serve students from diverse backgrounds, we know that for a city to thrive, its leaders must be prepared to engage actively in a constantly changing world.

Students at Warner Pacific participate in hands-on service throughout our community. Our Local Connect program links students to meaningful long-term service opportunities that align with their unique skill sets and interests. We believe civic engagement empowers students to develop and apply their educational skills outside of the classroom in a practical environment, network locally, gain real-world experience, and effectively work toward lasting positive social change.

At Warner Pacific, we develop significant relationships with our students, and believe it’s an essential means of educating, challenging and serving students who might otherwise not finish their education. The reality is our educational system has been designed for advantaged people. In order to make education more fully accessible, we need to create a “counter system” that grants access and provides opportunity for success to a wider population—that’s what we’re about.

We intend to support, develop and retain our students, preparing them to move forward and be successful in their lives. We believe our work is resonant with God’s design to be together in relationship in this place. That means we recruit staff and faculty who are Christ followers, and who see Warner Pacific as where we’ve been called to do His work. We welcome students from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn and grow holistically and to become citizens of this world who think deeply, live faithfully, and lead passionately.

Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered, urban, liberal arts university dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. Warner Pacific University will be a Christ-centered, innovative, diverse, formational learning community known for fostering collaboration, developing a sense of vocation among students, staff, and faculty, and operating within a position of fiscal responsibility.

With over 60 degrees and professional programs available for undergraduate, adult, and graduate students, Warner Pacific empowers you to pursue the career you want through a well-rounded liberal arts education.

The practical liberal arts approach at Warner Pacific University invites you to seek answers to the difficult questions that make up so much of our world and experiences today. Our Humanities Core Curriculum will challenge you to expand your comfort zone in order to explore the ways in which you understand society, community, and faith. Warner Pacific graduates are life-long learners who can think critically and follow the twists and turns of any career path.

Our small class sizes ensure that your professors will know you by name. Warner Pacific faculty are much more than just lecturers at the front of a classroom. They are dedicated to guiding you throughout your college experience and beyond.

Classes and studying are of your daily activities at Warner Pacific University. It’s not just about the classroom education, it’s about the overall college experience. There is always something do to on campus or with your friends and classmates like Athletics events, service opportunities, and student clubs. Warner Pacific cultivates a close-knit community where students are given opportunities to grow outside the classroom and alongside classmates.