Walla Walla College

Walla Walla College, to be known as Walla Walla University starting September 2007, is a college offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs. It is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Walla Walla College (WWC) is located in southeast Washington in the town of College Place, just a few miles from Walla Walla. It is one of 10 private colleges in the state of Washington, and one of 14 colleges and universities operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States. It is overseen by President John McVay. While Walla Walla College is outside of Walla Walla, it is often mistaken for Walla Walla Community College, and sometimes Whitman College which are actually in Walla Walla.

Founded in 1892, Walla Walla College currently holds university status and has an annual enrollment of more than 1,800 students. The main campus covers 55 acres (223,000 mē) and the college also operates a 45-acre (182,000 mē) marine station on Puget Sound, a nursing campus in Portland, Oregon, and masters of social work programs in Missoula and Billings, Montana....