Students at the Richmond and Surrey campus benefit from being so close to Vancouver while Langley students enjoy the more quiet setting of a smaller city. Both rural and city campuses, set in beautiful New Brunswick. Many campuses are either coastal or along large rivers, adding to their attraction. Sierra Institute at UCSC Ext. offers Environmental studies field programs in Ecology, Biology and Management. Programs are 8 weeks in length and grant 15 quarter units of credit.
Programs go to California, Utah, Montana, Belize, and Chile.
The Intensive English Language Center teaches students the English language skills needed to enroll in United States colleges and universities.