The University of Northern California (UNC) is a relatively young

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, founded in 1993 in

Petaluma, California Petaluma (Miwok: ''Péta Lúuma'') is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census. Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village na ...

. It is a private university geared towards having an international student body, where the students study in small classes with more individual attention from

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s than in most other institutions. The goal of UNC is to become a premier

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and technological university with substantial programs in the

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s and

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s. Its special focus is on programs in biological technology. The University of Northern California is approved by California's educational regulatory agency: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). It is not accredited by the

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, and not associated with the University of California and the California State University system.

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* Universities and colleges in Sonoma County, California Petaluma, California Educational institutions established in 1993 1993 establishments in California Defunct private universities and colleges in California {{SonomaCountyCA-struct-stub

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