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UC Santa Cruz
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1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 (GOOGLE Street View)
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What's Special
UC Santa Cruz (University of California, Santa Cruz) ranks among the top 83 universities in the United States (data sourced from U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023). It is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, near the eleventh-largest city in the United States, San Jose. This region is also a core hub for global technological innovation, offering students numerous internship and job opportunities. UC Santa Cruz is one of the few universities in the United States with a beautiful beach nearby. It is renowned for academic research in fields such as astronomy, marine biology, genomics, artificial intelligence, and computational media studies.
About
UCSC was founded in 1965 and is located in the city of Santa Cruz, in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is known for its pleasant Mediterranean climate, nearby national forests, beautiful beaches, and thriving high-tech industry. Its convenient transportation and location are within a two-hour drive of major cities such as Silicon Valley, San Jose, and San Francisco.
The campus is situated in a renowned coastal resort destination adjacent to the picturesque Monterey Bay. Within a five-minute walk, students can reach the Santa Cruz Beach. The campus is characterized by lush green lawns, natural creeks running through the grounds, and even a grove of redwood trees, making it one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States. It features a library with over two million volumes, swimming pools, basketball courts, tennis courts, beach volleyball courts, a gymnasium, fitness centers, computer labs, common areas, and a language center, among other facilities. There are also bike lanes on campus for students who prefer cycling, and they can freely choose from a variety of clubs and organizations based on their interests.
The beautiful beach allows for a relaxed atmosphere and the city offers various cultural and artistic events, including art exhibitions, local theater companies, symphony orchestras, and more. The coastal location of Santa Cruz encourages water sports activities, especially surfing, which has made Santa Cruz one of the world's premier surfing destinations due to its unique geography. Surfing competitions draw surfers from around the world. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California's oldest amusement park, in operation since 1911 and spanning nearly a century of history.
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Humanities
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