At Pacific Oaks College, a not-for-profit, accredited institution, you'll earn your degree from an established and respected leader in the field—but you'll get even more than that. You'll receive a transformative education that will forever change the way you see yourself and your world—preparing you to make an impact in a way that few other graduates can.
In recognition of our truly unique teaching and learning pedagogy, Pacific Oaks College has received a Special Commendation for Distinguished Achievement in Undergraduate Education from the American Association of Colleges and Universities.
Here are just a few of the things that set us apart:
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A progressive, culture-centered model of education that moves beyond teaching a simplistic definition of human diversity to exploring the infinitely diverse backgrounds and contributions that each individual brings to the collaborative learning experience--empowering students to better understand themselves and others, and to work with infinitely diverse students and clients in our infinitely diverse world.
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Our "experiential learning" model through which students put theory into practice in diverse real-world training settings and learn by sharing and reflecting on their past experiences.
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An overarching and wholly distinctive culture—something we call The Pacific Oaks Way—that transforms students and distinguishes our faculty, students, and alumni as leaders and passionate agents of change in their disciplines and our world.
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More than 60 years of leadership in the field—from producing a ground-breaking anti-bias curriculum that is now used in school districts throughout the country to assisting the federal government with training the earliest Head Start educators.
- Practitioner faculty who have spent years developing and validating best practices in education, human development, and marital and family therapy, and whose work has contributed significantly to the bodies of knowledge in their respective disciplines.