UCSC Silicon Valley Professional Education is the leading workforce educator in Silicon Valley, and the only accredited institution in the area to offer University of California-quality courses designed by instructors who are actively working in their field. We've been shaping professional development for decades, and we're here to help celebrate your success for many more to come.
Key industry leaders and academic experts guide the creation of our University of California-approved curricula. Each course is packed with practical information that students can put into practice in real-time. It's designed to provide identified, in-demand job skills that link to regional needs. Courses build upon each other, allowing students to master desired skills in a short program or take a deep dive into an industry. Under the mentoring eye of instructors who are working professionals, students achieve a marked level of professionalism.
We value practical, flexible, and focused learning environments. Join us on campus in Santa Clara in our flexible classrooms (which allows you to stay remote if you choose), or study online. By offering primarily evening, weekend, blended hybrid, and online courses, students enjoy hands-on and collaborative study with instructors working in the top companies in the regions. Like our onsite courses, the flexible format fulfills the F-1 visa requirements for international students.
Whatever your career goals, consider what distinguishes UCSC Silicon Valley.
Take a look inside our campus, from hybrid-ready classrooms to our modern event center, student lounge, and break room spaces.
This isn’t our first rodeo. We have helped generations of professionals learn new skills and technologies to compete in each emerging economy. Thousands of Silicon Valley professionals have studied with us and gone on to successful careers. Later, they've returned to develop new skills for the rapid acceleration of development in their field.
Initially, it might be difficult to differentiate between all the new for-profit, online, and onsite corporate training programs that promise swift success.
Only UC has a 150+-year history in the San Francisco Bay Area as the leading regional workforce training provider, sustained ongoing partnerships with regional companies, workforce development programs, and professional associations, and offers accredited courses. As part of the University of California, UCSC Silicon Valley Extension is certified by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
