List of colleges and universities in Guam

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This is a list of universities and colleges in Guam . This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.

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Public institutions

Four-year institutions

Two-year institutions

Private institutions

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University of Guam

University of Guam (U.O.G.) is a public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and eleven at the master's level. Of the university's 3,387 students, 94% are of Asian-Pacific Islander ethnicity and nearly 72% are full-time. A full-time faculty of about 180 supports the university's mission of "Ina, Diskubre, Setbe"— which translates to "To Enlighten, to Discover, to Serve."

UG, U.G., or Ug may refer to:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges University accreditation organization in the U.S.A. for California, Hawaii and some territories

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was an organization providing accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Samoa and Northern Marianas Islands, in addition to the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, the Pacific Rim, Peru, and East Asia.

Guam Community College

Guam Community College (GCC) is a community college in Mangilao, Guam. It was founded by Dr. Maryly Van Leer Peck, the former dean of University of Guam and officially created by Public Law 14-77 in 1977.

George Washington High School may refer to a number of high schools including:

Agana Heights, Guam Village in Guam, United States

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Pacific Islands University (PIU) is a private Christian university in Mangilao, Guam. Founded in 1976, the university offers Associate in Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Bible and Liberal Arts.

George Washington High School (Guam) School in Mangilao, Guam

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The Guam Department of Corrections is an agency of the government of the United States territory of Guam that operates the island's correctional facilities.

The Guam Department of Youth Affairs is the youth corrections agency of the United States territory of Guam. The department has its headquarters in the village of Mangilao. The Guam Youth Correctional Facility, operated by the department, is in Mangilao. The agency also operates the Cottage Homes, located in the village Talofofo. The Liheng Famaguon School provides educational services to inmates of the department.

Mangilao, Guam Village in Guam, United States

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Henry Bertrand Price was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 30th Naval Governor of Guam. As a naval officer, he served on many assignments, including with the Bureau of Ordnance. In 1913, he became executive officer of USS Delaware, and two years later commanding officer of USS Melville. Becoming governor in 1923, Price focused on agricultural development, particularly in the region of Mangilao, Guam. He also ordered increased road building and the establishment of the Guam Department of Agriculture.

Japanese School of Guam Primary & middle school in Mangilao, Guam, United States

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Vicente "Ben" Cabrera Pangelinan was a Guamanian politician and businessman who served as the speaker of the Guam Legislature from 2003 to 2005, representing from Barrigada, as a Democrat from 1993 to his death in 2014. Pangelinan was the former sitting chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land in the 32nd Guam Legislature.

Ignacio Perez Quitugua was a Guamanian politician, serving 2 terms in the Guam Legislature.

Esther Aguigui Guam Adjutant General

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