UCSC students work at facilities such as the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center through cooperative agreements and often find jobs in the vital northern California market. Beautiful campus Redwoods, meadows, and trails dominate the UCSC campus, a university setting unlike any other in the world . Monterey Bay, its graceful curve visible from the elevated campus, lies a few miles away. Support for families Married students and single parents find a welcoming community at Family Student Housing. The safe and comfortable complex, in a peaceful corner of the campus, provides child care on a sliding-fee scale.
Faculty are sensitive to the needs of students with families.
High quality of life Santa Cruz itself is a sophisticated and culturally diverse city of about 50,000. The beaches, forests, and mountains offer options for play limited only by your imagination. And the climate on California's central coast, to brag just a little, is unbeatable. These factors have drawn some of the leading researchers in their fields to our faculty and some of the finest graduate students to work with them. To judge for yourself, visit the campus and one of the science departments.