The University of Northern California (UNC) is a relatively young university, founded in 1993 in Petaluma, California, now located in Santa Rosa, California. It is a private university geared towards having an international student body, where the students study in small classes with more individual attention from professors than in most other institutions. The goal of UNC is to become a premiere engineering and technological university with substantial programs in the liberal arts and sciences. Its special focus is on programs in biological technology.
The University of Northern California is not accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.