Fresno Pacific University once again earned gold in the Best of Central California competition for the second year in a row, finishing first among 18 schools in the College and University category. The category was open to the Central Valley\u2019s public and private two-year and four-year schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis award reflects the confidence our students, families, alumni and community have in Fresno Pacific,\u201d said Fresno Pacific President Andr\u00e9 Stephens, Ph.D. \u201cIt is a testament to the dedication of our faculty and staff, who work every day to provide a transformative educational experience rooted in faith, academic excellence and service.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to winning gold this year, FPU also won gold in 2025 and bronze in 2024.<\/p>\n
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Fresno Pacific University<\/p>\n
Ranked a Best Value by both The Wall Street Journal\u00a0and U.S. News & World Report, Fresno Pacific University serves more than 2,900 students in traditional undergraduate, bachelor\u2019s degree completion, graduate and seminary programs. Students study at the main campus in southeast Fresno, regional campuses in North Fresno and Visalia, at partner sites in Bakersfield, Merced, Reedley and Firebaugh and online. A strong majority of in-person students come from the Central Valley and live and work near where they study. The university also reaches about 8,000 students through professional development studies.<\/p>\n
The Central Valley\u2019s Christian university, FPU connects students\u2019 untapped potential with unlimited opportunity for professional, personal and spiritual growth.\u00a0\u00a0FPU is a multi-ethnic and multi-generational institution, with many students being the first in their families to attend university.<\/p>\n
Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, FPU is ranked highly by The Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly, U.S. News & World Report\u00a0and Money\u00a0magazine. FPU is affiliated with the Pacific District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church.<\/p>\n
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Best of Central California<\/p>\n
The Best of Central California, hosted by The Fresno Bee, saw a 25 percent increase in votes cast this year with over 1.2 million total votes. More than 4,400 businesses competed in this year\u2019s competition, with 713 winners earning a total of 957 gold, silver and bronze awards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe response this year was incredible,\u201d The Bee\u00a0said in a statement. \u201cFinishing in the top three is a major accomplishment, and each winner should be proud of this recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n
To see the complete list and more, visit bestofcentralcalifornia.com<\/a><\/p>\n Fresno Pacific University is the Central Valley\u2019s Christian university, connecting students\u2019 untapped potential with unlimited opportunity for professional, personal and spiritual growth.\u00a0FPU offers undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs to more than 2,900 traditional and adult students on the main campus in southeast Fresno, at regional campuses in North Fresno and Visalia, at additional partner sites in Bakersfield, Merced, Reedley and Firebaugh and online.\u00a0The university also reaches about 8,000 students through professional development studies. FPU is a multi-ethnic and multi-generational institution, serving students in the Central Valley and beyond. Many students are also the first in their families to attend university, and both Hispanic and first-generation students graduate at the same rate as students overall. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, FPU is ranked highly by The Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly, U.S. News & World Report\u00a0and Money, with The Journal\u00a0ranking the university first among private schools in the Western United States in social mobility for its graduates. FPU is listed by\u00a0both The Wall Street Journal\u00a0and U.S. News\u00a0as a \u201cBest Value\u201d school, and by Washington Monthly\u00a0on its \u201cBest Bang for the Buck\u201d list. FPU is affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church, and all employees express a personal Christian commitment. A description of the unique quality of FPU as an academic community can be found in the Fresno Pacific Idea\u00a0at fresno.edu\/about\/fpu_idea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno Pacific University once again earned gold in the Best of Central California competition for the second year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-367094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}