Situated on a scenic hilltop in Sioux City, IA, BCU is dedicated to offering educational opportunities that serve as the foundation for your success. Overlooking a scenic hilltop in Northwest Iowa, BCU believes the best education shapes more than you Briar Cliff University is a community committed to higher education within a liberal arts and Catholic perspective. In the Franciscan tradition of service, caring and openess to all, Briar Cliff emphasizes quality education for its students, combining a broad intellectual background with career development. The University challenges its members to grow in self-awareness and in thir relationships to others and to God.