Education
County
Office of Education
The County Office of Education's listing of public
schools in Santa Cruz County (from Kindergarten through twelfth grade).
Dr. Diane K. Siri, Superintendent, 809 Bay Ave,s Suite H, Capitola, CA
95010, telephone (831) 476-7140 fax: 476-5294
Cabrillo
College
Cabrillo College is a community college providing lower
division general education and major preparation courses leading to an
associate degree (and/or to a transfer to a four-year college/university).
Cabrillo College also provides education and training in selected occupational
fields leading to job entry, advancement, retraining and certification.
University
of California Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, opened in
1965 and grew, one college at a time, to its current (1999-2000) enrollment
of approximately 11,000 students. Some 90 percent of the students are
undergraduates, who pursue over 40 majors supervised by divisional deans
of humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and arts. Graduate students
work toward graduate certificates, master's degrees, or Ph.D. degrees
in 26 academic fields under the supervision of the divisional and graduate
deans. By virtue of its spectacular setting in a redwood forest overlooking
the Monterey Bay, its award-winning architecture, and its network of picturesque
bikeways and pathways, UC Santa Cruz is considered one of the most visually
appealing campuses in the world.
University
of California System
The University of California has campuses in: Berkeley,
Davis, Irvine,
Los Angeles, Merced,
Riverside, San
Diego, San Francisco, Santa
Barbara and Santa Cruz.
California
State University Monterey Bay
California State University, Monterey Bay celebrated
its opening on August 24, 1995. Founded on the former Fort Ord in 1994,
the University's 1,500 acres are now home to 2,100 students. CSUMB is
envisioned as a comprehensive state university which values service through
high-quality education. The campus will be distinctive in serving the
diverse people of California.
The
California State University
The California State University is a 23-campus, statewide
system of comprehensive and polytechnic universities and the California
Maritime Academy.
