History and Facts

  
   


Facts in Brief

Location: Located in Oakland, CA just minutes away from San Francisco, in the heart of the Bay Area, Patten University offers students a unique experience rich in cultural and recreational activities.

Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) & California State Board of Education.

Founding: Founded in 1944 by the Christian Evangelical Church.

President: Dr. Gary Moncher, B.S., Western Baptist College; B.A., St. Mary’s College; M.A., University of San Francisco; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.

Degrees Offered

Undergraduate
Graduate

Undergraduate majors leading to an A.A., B.A., or B.S. are available in:

Art
Biblical Studies
Christian Leadership
Church Ministries
Communications
Liberal Studies for Teaching
Music
Organizational Management
Pastoral Studies
Psychology
Urban Missions
Youth Ministry

Graduate Majors:

M.A., Education

Curriculum Design
Organizational Management
Teaching English as a Second Language

M.A., Church Ministries

Ministry Leadership
Counseling

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

M.B.A.

Organizational Management

Student Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1

Average Class Size: 12

Tuition and Fees (2002-2003): Tuition $9840, Room and Board $5800

Affiliation and Articulation Agreements: Patten is an affiliated university of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) and has formal articulation agreements with other academic institutions, including the Hispanic Institute, Marin Bible Institute, and various California Community Colleges.

History of Patten University

In 1944, Dr. Bebe Patten and her husband, C. Thomas Patten, conducted evangelistic services in the Bay Area. Thousands of people filled the Oakland Auditorium Arena (now the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center) seeking purpose and meaning for their lives. Several hundred answered a call to active Christian service. Because of this response, Dr. Patten founded the Oakland Bible Institute, which was incorporated as a California nonprofit corporation.


The School was located for several years at its initial location, 1428 Alice Street. It moved moved to Telegraph Avenue in 1950, and then to the present campus on Coolidge Avenue in 1960. Later the school was renamed Patten University in response to its growth and expansion of academic programs and degree offerings.


While the University has continued to emphasize Bible and church-centered ministries, it has created options for students whose career interests lie in fields other than the professional ministry.


The University is supported by the Christian Evangelical Churches of America, Inc. (CECA), also founded in 1944 by Dr. Patten. This organization is a separate nonprofit corporation that establishes churches and ordains men and women to the ministry. Christian Cathedral, the CECA headquarters church located on the Patten University campus, provides some of the facilities used in the University program.


In 1997, Patten University became an affiliate university of the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee. Recognized as a "Church of God Institution", the University provides programs to further the ministry and the work of the Church of God in the western United States

In the new millenium, Patten University will continue to hold to its founding mission: to help men and women prepare for a life of leadership and service.