A Pacific Coast College Campus Tour

If you’re from the Pacific Coast of North America, you’ll probably find a good cultural fit at colleges here.

People from Pacific Coast cities have more in common with people living 2000 miles away in other coastal cities than they do with people living 200 miles inland . Accordingly, we present you a video college campus tour—from North to South—of the four-year colleges in coastal California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and southern Alaska. We’ve included links to school websites and channels for you to further explore.

ALASKA

The northernmost city in the Left Coast region is Juneau.

University of Alaska Southeast

• Location: Juneau
• Website: http://www.uas.alaska.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg8oxNrgayvBO8I84uVnZZQ

BRITISH COLUMBIA

From North to South.

University of British Columbia

• Location: Vancouver (main) and Okanagan
• Website: https://www.ubc.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ubc

Langara College

• Location: Vancouver
• Website: http://www.langara.bc.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LangaraCollege

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

• Location: Vancouver
• Website: http://www.ecuad.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EmilyCarrUniversity

Center for Digital Media at Great Northern Way

Not a standalone four-year school, the CDM was created by a group of four-year colleges in Vancouver as an interdisciplinary collaboration that grants degrees in digital media.

• Location: Vancouver
• Website: http://thecdm.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gnwc

Simon Fraser University

• Location: Burnaby
• Website: http://www.sfu.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SFUNews

British Columbia Institute of Technology

https://youtu.be/TX_lI6jw0ck

• Location: Burnaby
• Website: http://www.bcit.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9kBFLsaPgIOHbrnC8DnmA

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

• Location: Surrey
• Website: http://www.kpu.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KwantlenU

Vancouver Island University

• Location: Nanaimo
• Website: https://www.viu.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/viuchannel

Douglas College

• Location: New Westminster
• Website: https://www.douglascollege.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/DouglasCollegeVideo

Okanagan College

• Location: Kelowna (border town)
• Website: http://www.okanagan.bc.ca
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/OkanaganCollege

Camosun College

• Location: Victoria
• Website: http://www.camosun.ca/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mycamosun

WASHINGTON

From North to South.

Western Washington University

• Location: Bellingham
• Website: http://www.wwu.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/wwuniversity

University of Washington

• Location: Seattle
• Website: http://www.washington.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHZoP1Jy-g_h3sqzScrOEwQ

Seattle University

• Location: Seattle
• Website: https://www.seattleu.edu/ 
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/seattleuniversity

Cornish College of The Arts

• Location: Seattle
• Website: http://www.cornish.edu
• Channel: https://vimeo.com/cornishcollegeofthearts

Seattle Pacific University

• Location: Seattle
• Website: http://spu.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeattlePacific

City University of Seattle

https://youtu.be/sp2xR6aQEbw

• Location: Seattle (and many other cities)
• Website: http://www.cityu.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityuseattle

Northwest University

• Location: Kirkland
• Website: http://www.northwestu.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/northwestuniversity/

University of Puget Sound

• Location: Tacoma
• Website: http://www.pugetsound.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/univpugetsound

Pacific Lutheran University

• Location: Tacoma
• Website: http://www.plu.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzqJSu0hECDayZeJFIq6pg

Saint Martin’s University

https://youtu.be/btuy08jBEUU

• Location: Lacey
• Website: https://www.stmartin.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWfqTMpDDkAzBgjM8kWyfuw

Washington State University, Vancouver

• Location: Vancouver, WA (WSU has many locations, this one is just north of Portland)
• Website: http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/wsuvancouver

OREGON

From North to South.

Portland State University

• Location: Portland
• Website: https://www.pdx.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrLHoFMc2Mx6S4L5qE8Y4EA

Oregon Health & Science University

• Location: Portland
• Website: http://www.ohsu.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/OHSUvideo

Oregon College of Art & Craft

https://youtu.be/P684gJctT7E

• Location: Portland
• Website: https://ocac.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/OCACVideo

University of Portland

• Location: Portland
• Website: http://www.up.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/UPortland

Warner Pacific College

• Location: Portland
• Website: http://www.warnerpacific.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WarnerPacificCollege

Reed College

• Location: Portland
• Website: http://www.reed.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/reedcollegepdx

Lewis & Clark College

• Location: Portland
• Website: https://www.lclark.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lewisandclark

Concordia University

• Location: Portland
• Website: http://www.cu-portland.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ConcordiaPortland

Pacific University

https://vimeo.com/61569466

• Location: Forest Grove (main), Hillsboro, Woodburn, Portland, Eugene
• Website: http://www.pacificu.edu
• Channel: https://vimeo.com/pacificu

Marylhurst University

• Location: West Linn
• Website: http://www.marylhurst.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MarylhurstUniversity

Linfield College

• Location: McMinnville and Portland
• Website: http://www.linfield.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/linfieldcollege

Willamette University

• Location: Salem
• Website: http://www.willamette.edu/
• Channel: https://vimeo.com/user2745165

George Fox University

• Location: Salem
• Website: http://www.georgefox.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/georgefoxuniversity

Oregon State University

• Location: Corvallis
• Website: http://www.oregonstate.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/OregonStateUniv

Western Oregon University

https://youtu.be/Cz2v4ky8mAU

• Location: Monmouth
• Website: http://www.wou.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3mRvtUj45SUPNxgUHiYvQ

University of Oregon

• Location: Eugene
• Website: https://uoregon.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/UOregon

CALIFORNIA

From North to South.

Humboldt State University

• Location: Humboldt
• Website: https://www.humboldt.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/HumboldtOnline

Culinary Institute of America

Note: The CIA is an accredited not-for-profit school. Beware of for-profit colleges.

• Location: St. Helena
• Website: http://www.ciachef.edu/california/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CIANetwork

Sonoma State University

• Location: Rohnert Park
• Website: http://www.sonoma.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSUSonoma

California Maritime Academy

• Location: Vallejo
• Website: https://www.csum.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CalMaritimeVideos

University of The Pacific

• Location: San Francisco, Stockton, Sacramento (SF is in the Left Coast region)
• Website: http://www.pacific.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/pacifictigers

University of San Francisco

• Location: San Francisco
• Website: https://www.usfca.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wSW7djiaG-kMfwRdTryQ

San Francisco Art Institute

https://vimeo.com/136645073

• Location: San Francisco
• Website: http://www.sfai.edu
• Channel: https://vimeo.com/user13202453

San Francisco State University

• Location: San Francisco
• Website: http://www.sfsu.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/sanfranciscostate

UC San Francisco

• Location: San Francisco
• Website: https://www.ucsf.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTFbirR7VEaj534FgNxKsaw

UC Berkeley

https://youtu.be/prCKZg5ONGg

• Location: Berkeley
• Website: http://berkeley.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ucberkeleycampuslife

California College of The Arts 

• Location: Oakland and San Francisco
• Website: http://www.cca.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCAarts

Mills College

• Location: Oakland
• Website: http://www.mills.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MillsCollege

Holy Names University 

• Location: Oakland
• Website: https://www.hnu.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/hnuvideos

Samuel Merritt University

• Location: Oakland
• Website: https://www.samuelmerritt.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCod8aEd9pE8c2-A0Wv9vn8Q

St. Mary’s College

https://youtu.be/xbZws1ZgyIc

• Location: Moraga
• Website: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/stmarysca

Cal State University, East Bay

• Location: Hayward and Concord
• Website: http://www20.csueastbay.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk3h8Y_h-gQqT0F1iNrU79g

Stanford University

• Location: Palo Alto
• Website: http://stanford.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-EnprmCZ3OXyAoG7vjVNCA

Santa Clara University

• Location: Santa Clara
• Website: http://www.scu.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/santaclaraweb

San Jose State University

• Location: San Jose
• Website: http://www.sjsu.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/sjsu

UC Santa Cruz

• Location: Santa Cruz
• Website: http://www.ucsc.edu/
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOt6UqtvLP33EeIax7zHKw

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

https://youtu.be/8-4SVZDV-iY

• Location: Monterey
• Website: http://www.miis.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/montereyinstitute

Cal State University, Monterey Bay

• Location: Monterey
• Website: https://csumb.edu
• Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgds89PGe1OLf_n10bCyLrQ