Your Gateway to Higher Education in the United States

UCSC Extension international programs are located in the heart of Silicon Valley, which is renowned as the world center of cutting edge IT technology, the economic powerhouse of global business, and the dreamland for entrepreneurs.

The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations. Silicon Valley continues to be the leading hub for high-tech innovation and development, accounting for one-third of all of the venture capital investment in the United States.

The city of San Francisco is located 40 miles north of Silicon Valley. San Francisco is a cultural and economic center and is host to the largest Chinese and Indian population outside of China and India.

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) is one of 10 campuses within the prestigious University of California system, one of the nation’s premier public institutions of higher education. The University of California, which has one of the most highly, regarded systems of education in the world.

UCSC is a public university like no other in California, combining the intimacy of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university.