CA Education

The Academy, located in San Francisco, has a mission of exploring, explaining, and protecting the natural world. It has a world-class specimen collection, an aquarium, early childhood education and outreach programs, a careers in science program and more. On the website, users can find out about the programs and visiting the Academy.

The CDL, established in 1997, is the 11th University Library in the California system. Its purpose is to build a digital library that incorporates all the resources of the California State University System. The website describes the Library and ongoing research and projects. It also provides links to other online educational sources in California.

Stanford is a private, highly selective university located in California's Silicon Valley. It was established in 1891. Stanford admits about 1600 freshmen every year, and there are 7500 graduate students. In sports, Stanford is an NCAA member.

This is the website for the University of California, San Diego Extension program. It is one of the largest continuing education providers in the world with over 500,000 California students. There are 3 major areas of service: professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional economic solutions.

UC Berkeley is the oldest of the University of California System schools. It is a highly selective school with over 300 fields of study and 1950 faculty members. There are approximately 24,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate students enrolled. UC Berkeley is in the NCAA Divison I.

UC Irvine, located in Southern California, was founded in 1965. The school has approximately 25,000 students and 1,800 faculty members. The school has several interdisciplinary research Institutes such as the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Newkirk Center for Science and Society.

This is the website for the President of the University of California System. The site has links to all of the UC branches and information about governance, budgets, calendars, resources for faculty and staff, and more.

The roots of UCR go back to 1907 when the State of California established a Citrus Experimental Station in Riverside. The University was officially established in 1948. There are approximately 16,000 students, grad and undergraduate, In sports it is a member of the NCAA Division I and participates in the Big West Conference. Information about visiting and applying are on the website.

UCSD has an enrollment of over 27,000 students. It is part of the California University system. The School is organized into 6 colleges that include Eleanor Roosevelt College, Earl Warren College, Thurgood Marshall College, and three others. UCSD is known for excellent surfing opportunities and for the Theodore Geisl (Dr. Seuss) archives. Information about visiting and applying on the website.

UCSF became part of the California University system in 1873. It is the only UC campus dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. The school has professional programs in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy. There is also a PhD program, the UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Children's Hospital, and Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute. The school has almost 3000 students and 1325 residents.

UCSB was established in 1944. The school has a faculty of 1080, five of whom are Nobel prize winners. UCSB is known as one of the "hottest" schools according to Newsweek Magazine. Besides the school of arts and sciences, UCSB has a College of Creative Studies, an engineering school, an education school, and an environmental science program. There is also a UCBS Washington Center.

UCSC, which opened in 1965, has a current enrollment of about 15,000 students. The Graduate program has an enrollment of approximately 1,400, including an unusual interdisciplinary program in the History of Consciousness. Prospective students can apply online. Information about other resources at UCSC and visiting the campus can be found on the website.

USC, located in Los Angeles, is the largest private research university in the West. There are 33,000 graduate and undergraduate students at USC and 3,200 full-time faculty. The Keck School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy are part of USC. USC also has one of the largest and most well-known film programs in the U.S.