Greenwalt, a showrunner and producer whose credits include Grimm, Angel, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, visited campus as part of JPCatholic’s Impacting Culture Speaker Series. Read More

Prof. Chris Riley’s book serves as the definitive guide on script formatting, used by professional screenwriters and film schools across the nation. Read More

Our senior film class has been busy in producing their capstone projects! From comedies to dramas to Westerns, see the full list of short films this year. Read More

Starting Fall 2021, JPCatholic students will have the opportunity to pursue a minor in Computer Programming. Read More

Dr. Jeremiah “Jerry” Jackson, Professor of Business at JPCatholic, recently set the World Record Highest Altitude Parachute Jump for his age group. Read More

JPCatholic is excited to announce two new offerings for students interested in pursuing minors. Read More

JPCatholic is excited to announce the Feature Film Program. Read More

Alumna Katy Campbell shares the inspiration behind her new novel, how JPCatholic professors influenced the book, and what’s next for the world she’s created. Read More

Alumna Tara Stone has teamed up with JPCatholic film faculty Chris Riley and Nathan Scoggins to create Story Masters Film Academy. Courses are transferable to JPCatholic. Read More

Prof. S. Jacqueline Nicolini, along with a JPCatholic student and an alumna, will have their artwork featured in the California Center for the Arts’ Campus Creatives exhibit. Read More

Prof. Simon plans to expand our film and TV production ecosystem and encourage greater industry/alumni/student collaboration in large scale on-campus productions. Read More

JPCatholic’s Winter classes will be offered in multiple formats (in-person, hybrid, and online) – providing flexibility for the variety of student situations and preferences. Read More

2020 has been a most challenging year for all of humanity – a year like no other. This is my reflection on how, with the Lord’s many blessings, JPCatholic navigated this year. Read More

Alumni and students have worked at Family Theater Productions over the past couple years, helping produce and promote the documentary Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton. Read More

As the pandemic continues to impact families, JPCatholic is extending the COVID Zero Tuition Scholarship program and Stay Local scholarship program for 2021, as well as expanding the reach to include even more California students. Read More

Chase Crouse and Ben West share the inspiration behind their fitness company and offer JPCatholic students a discount on their Catholic New Year Fitness Challenge. Read More

Student-led organizations like the Frassati Hiking Club, Gaming Club, and Surfing Club are providing students with fun and creative outlets to build community within the constraints of the pandemic. Read More

On October 24th, Prof. Tom Dunn led his TV Production II class in producing a virtual gala for Culture of Life Family Services, streamed live from JPCatholic’s soundstage. Read More

Douglas Cummins shares his experiences working as Associate Producer for Bishop Barron, his advice for students, and how he cultivates his talents in creativity and entrepreneurship. Read More

Sheryl J. Anderson, a visiting screenwriting professor at JPCatholic, is showrunner on the popular romantic drama series. Read More

Last weekend, JPCatholic welcomed the incoming class of students with a socially distanced Orientation. Classes begin today in a variety of formats: in-person, hybrid, and online. Read More

This November, Emily Deady will release Pearl of Magic, Book #3 in her Fairy Tale Royals series. Read More

While we couldn’t have a traditional commencement ceremony all together this year, we are incredibly proud of our graduating seniors! Click through for Institutional Award Winners, the faculty’s farewell video, and more. Read More

San Diego County updated their Public Health Order, allowing Institutions of Higher Education to hold classes in-person effective August 22nd. Read More

Margie Curran, class of 2018, expands her acting resume with a speaking role in a new historical drama from the Travel Channel. Read More

JPCatholic is still currently awaiting San Diego County Public Health Office approval to resume in-person instruction. We are currently preparing to implement a Hybrid Model this Fall Quarter beginning Sep. 30th. Read More

Matt and Lisa Martinusen (‘15) follow up on the success of The Catholic Card Game with a new game titled Catholics Who Don’t Do Anything. Read More

The University, which will hold classes on-campus this fall, announces both the COVID Zero Tuition Scholarship for California Cal Grant-A eligible students and the Stay Local Scholarship for San Diego county students who are not Cal Grant-A eligible. Read More

Dustin Kahia, class of ‘21, directed a short film that has won several awards and nominations at film festivals. Read More

“Trending with Timmerie” has been moved to a daily drive-time hour on Relevant Radio, reaching a national audience of 20,000-40,000 listeners every day. Read More

This spring, Annie Buccheit (‘18), directed her first play at the Patio Playhouse in downtown Escondido. Read More

JPCatholic is launching a new Leadership Honors Program for highly motivated sophomores—who aspire to create a leadership legacy — providing them the opportunity to nurture their understanding and deepen their mastery of leadership. Read More

We’re starting a new article series to highlight JPCatholic students’ internship experiences! For our first spotlight, meet Matthew Middendorf... Read More

On February 19th, JPCatholic’s adjunct professor Bill Marsilii gave a public lecture in our Impacting Culture Speaker Series. Read More

The seniors of JPCatholic are busy in pre-production for their capstone film projects. Read More

Eight undergraduate students from JPCatholic were recently given the opportunity to attend the Sundance Film Festival and participate in the Windrider Forum. Read More

On January 30th, JPCatholic welcomed Bradley Rapier to campus for the Impacting Culture Speaker Series. Read More

Hollywood screenwriter Bill Marsilii taught a course at JPCatholic last quarter titled “Spiritual Content in Mainstream Films”. Read More

JPCatholic is excited to announce the launch of JPCatholic Online, an e-learning platform with free continuing education resources for the public, including a Crash Course in Storytelling. Read More

The spring break trip to Rome and Florence will be integrated into a humanities course, giving students the chance to academically and culturally prepare for the trip. Read More

JPCatholic’s recently launched speaker series has featured guests such as Dan Molina, a senior editor at Disney, and Timothy Reckart, who directed The Star. Read More

Since its release in September, our game development students' senior thesis project has amassed over 25,000 downloads in 145 countries, with a positive feedback rating of 95% on Steam! Congratulations to our students on an incredible game and a huge success! Read More

JPCatholic is excited to announce the purchase of an Xsens Awinda motion capture suit. Read More

On October 24th, JPCatholic welcomed animator and director Timothy Reckart to campus for the Impacting Culture Speaker Series. Read More

On October 2nd, JPCatholic welcomed Disney animator Dan Molina to campus for the Impacting Culture Speaker Series. Read More

JPCatholic held the graduation ceremony for 82 Undergraduate and 16 Graduate Students. Read More

Having just screened the 2019 senior film projects, we take a look back on some of the 2018 projects and the successes they’ve achieved in the film festival circuit. Read More

A new course offered by Dr. Keyes this past quarter explored how various novels, shows, and movies relate to Christian doctrine on life after death. Read More

JPCatholic’s graduating class of video game development students published their senior project today on Steam; the game can now be downloaded and played for free. Read More

Two alumni filmmaking couples collaborated on the 8beats short film Almost Home, which has already seen multiple wins in the film festival circuit. Read More

Timmerie Geagea was featured last week on Jubilee Media's popular show “Middle Ground” to participate in a discussion between pro-choice and pro-life representatives. Read More

JPCatholic announced today that it will shift investments away from its MBA in Film Producing and begin exploration of specialized, high-impact MFA degrees within the Creative Arts. Read More

JPCatholic is proud to be listed once again in The Cardinal Newman Society’s guide for choosing a Catholic college. Read More

Dr. Samuel Keyes, a former Anglican minister and a convert to Catholicism, joins the Theology department at JPCatholic. Read More

A new course offered at JPCatholic last quarter gave students hands-on experience working with marketing agency Yellow Line Digital. Read More

JPCatholic’s graduating class of video game development students have nearly finished production of their capstone project, Shepherd of Light. Read More

A new course offered this quarter has given students exposure to broad array of industry talent who have worked on projects like Animaniacs, Back to the Future, and Studio C. Read More

Film and acting student Matthew Galvan has joined the cast of Utah-based comedy sketch show Studio C for its upcoming 10th season. Read More

JPCatholic’s MBA students spent four days in Las Vegas for the annual NAB Show. Read More

JPCatholic’s graduating seniors and their teams are busy at work in pre-production for their thesis short films. Read More

JPCatholic sent its MBA in Film Producing students to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. Read More

U.S. News & World Report, one of the go-to sources for national college rankings, placed JCatholic University at #12 in its list of Best Regional Colleges West for 2019. Read More

This fall, JPCatholic welcomed an incoming class of 112 undergraduates across our media, business, and humanities programs. Read More

JPCatholic students performed Fiddler on the Roof at the Escondido Center for the Performing Arts. Read More

JPCatholic is proud to announce the addition of three new emphases for fall 2019. Read More

Alumni Nate Sjogren, Zach Sadler, Ethan Snell, & the team at Drive Studio have spent the last several years creating a comprehensive graphics package and set design for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Read More

Check out what our graduating class is working on for their thesis projects! Read More

John Paul the Great Catholic University held its 9th annual commencement on Friday, September 1, 2017. Read More

Fr. Richard Huston passed away on May 14th at the age of 91. He was a priest of the Diocese of San Diego and served as JPCatholic's Chaplain for our first decade. Read More

Our newly redesigned blog features original content from our faculty and community examining issues of media, culture, and theology. Read More

Our senior undergraduate Film screened their capstone projects at Regal Cinema, Escondido on Sept 1 to a standing-room only crowd. Read More

JPCatholic students joined pro-lifers in both the San Diego & San Francisco for the Annual Walk for Life events. Read More

JPCatholic alumna Maggie Mahrt has achieved substantial success in the film industry. Read More

The 103 new undergraduate students come from all across the United States. Read More

The 104 new undergraduate students come from all across the United States. Read More

The 91 new undergraduate students come from all across the United States. Read More

A six-Knight planning committee was formed, funds were saved and garnered from a local apparel company. Read More

Nick Joyce (BS ’13, MBA ‘15), founder and owner of Resurgent Games, is on the verge of launching his company’s first game “Infinite Recursion.” Read More

A group of JPCatholic students were recognized on March 6 at the San Diego Student Film Awards at the Grand Horton Theater. Read More

During Spring Break in late March, a group of 16 JPCatholic students will head to Europe for over two weeks. Read More

We began our 9th year, with 81 new undergraduate and 54 new graduate students. Read More

A feature-length family adventure movie titled Leap will begin this June in Southern California. Read More

Independent filmmakers dream of the day their work will screen at a prestigious film festival like SXSW. Read More

Business leaders from the San Diego community gathered at campus to observe a series of entrepreneurial-minded students present their business plans. Read More

A team of students from JPCatholic entered Dodgers Stadium, armed with film equipment. Read More

On September 2, 2003 Lidy and I took the first real step to create what is now John Paul the Great Catholic University. Read More

The University begins operations in in historic downtown Escondido on Sept 25. Read More

JPCatholic hosted a networking event designed to introduce the University to San Diego's video game industry. Read More

A letter by Derry Connolly. Read More

Maria Mitchell was fortunate enough to land an internship with the prestigious TED conference. Read More

Sophomore Melinda Collins recently won first place in the iConfess video contest. Read More

Dominic Iocco, Academic Provost of JPCatholic, sat down with me and four of my classmates to build a business. Read More

On March 7th, 2011, JPCatholic was awarded Candidacy status by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Read More

A sound stage is used for recording video or sound footage. It’s a large open room that has been sound proofed. Read More

Matthew Salisbury is re-telling the first-century saint’s life story in a 21st-century media format. Read More

It all started with my twitter account. I would do a couple tweets every day after my morning meditation, just about the Scriptures and the Mass of the day... Read More

National talk show host Laura Ingraham hammered JPCatholic because of its association with the production of a new web series called BUMP+. Read More

Several JPCatholic students produced BUMP+, a scripted web reality show that followed three women in crisis pregnancy situations. Read More

Students learn on the set of Sullivan and Son, a new sitcom pilot from Prof. Rob Long. Read More

The first senior class will make history by graduating on December 12th from the first Catholic University built in Southern California in the last 38 years. Read More

Welcome new faculty to campus! Read More