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University of California Santa Cruz. By: Zachary Zisser , Sarah-Ann Longworth School site: UCSC.edu. Location. Santa Cruz is located in the Santa Cruz, California Its 471 miles from San Diego and approximately an 8 hour drive.
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University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz By: Zachary Zisser, Sarah-Ann Longworth School site: UCSC.edu
Location • Santa Cruz is located in the Santa Cruz, California • Its 471 miles from San Diego and approximately an 8 hour drive. • Has very updated building and well maintained, partially suburban and in a Forest
Size • The Enrollment into the school in 2011 was 15,668 • The Campus is a total of 6,651 acres large
Environment • The Campus is open to both male and females. • All there dorms are also Co-ed, with males and females on same floors. • The school is not affiliated with and religion • The closest city Is Santa Cruz which is 12.740 sq mi and is known as the surf city with a population of around 60,000 people.
Financial Aid • Application fee is $70. • Application deadline is March 2nd • FAFSA • State aid form • Other: California Student Aid Commission GPA verification form for California residents
Housing • Coed Housing • Men's Housing • Women's Housing • Apartments For Married Students • Apartments For Single Students • Cooperative Housing • Special Housing For International Students • Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free) • First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing • Amount of housing deposit: $150
Facilities • Research Facilities • Arts and Performing Arts Facilities • Information Technology • Recreational Facilities • Various bike paths and hiking trails • Unique facilities: observatories, arboretum, agro ecology farm, campus preserve, nonlinear science center, music center, bilingual research center, institutes of marine sciences, tectonics, particle physics, center for adaptive optics
Activities • Clubs: badminton, baseball, boating, cheerleading, women's competitive dance/drill team, cross-country, cycling, disc golf, diving, equestrian and dressage, fencing, ping pong, racquetball, rugby, Special Olympics, track and field, triathlon, Ultimate Frisbee, water polo, men's lacrosse, and men's • Sports for men and women: soccer, basketball, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming, tennis and volleyball • Over 100 student organizations and clubs
Campus Visits • To schedule a tour: http://admissions.ucsc.edu/visit/campus-tours.html • The school is over 2,000 acres in size, therefore, the school has campus shuttles to easily show the campus. • Tours are offered throughout the year for students and their families.
Academics • Yes, my major is offered, which is Special Education. Student/teacher ratio 18:1 Currently, only 14% of their courses have more than 100 students enrolled, and 68% of their courses have fewer than 30 students enrolled. Their largest lecture hall, Classroom Unit 2, holds 473 students