About
Innovation meets impact at the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus. We are more than a place of learning — our campus is a vibrant ecosystem where creativity, technology, and social justice converge. Here, we are driven by a passion to push boundaries and challenge the status quo.
UCSC’s SVC brings together industry experts, researchers, and students to collaborate in a space designed to spark innovation. We offer a range of programs, from cutting-edge engineering degrees to professional development courses, tailored to meet the needs of today’s world.
A center for interdisciplinary learning in the heart of Silicon Valley
The SVC is a multi-disciplinary teaching and research hub, home to engineering faculty and researchers, professional master’s degree programs, hundreds of professional courses at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, and year-round events. The campus also houses UC Scout, an online program providing UC-approved high school courses, and Smarter Balanced, a nationwide organization that works with educators to develop assessment tools.
A hub for technological innovation and high-impact research
The campus is a center for championing, catalyzing, and fostering new UC research partnerships, accelerating the pace of innovation and impact through research and knowledge transfer. UCSC and Extension students intern at companies throughout the region, and the our alumni are an integral part of the highly trained Silicon Valley workforce.
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