College in California: Making it Happen

Los Angeles Harbor College

Primary public university for research

• 10 campuses

• 225,000 students

•Largest: UCLA (40,000

students)

•Smallest: UC Merced

(2,700 students)

Provide:

• Undergraduate (BA/BS), graduate (MS/MS, Ph.D, Ed.D.), and

professional degrees (MD, JD, DVM, DDS)

• Provides access to the top 1/8 (12.5%) of high school graduates

BERKELEY

DAVIS IRVINE LOS ANGELES MERCED SANTA BARBARA

SAN FRANCISCO RIVERSIDE SAN DIEGO SANTA CRUZ

Largest university system in the country!

• 23 campuses

• 450,000 students

• Largest: CSU Fullerton

(39,000 students)

• Smallest: Cal Maritime

(850 students)

Provide:

• Undergraduate (BA/BS) and graduate (MA/MS) education

• Teacher Education

• Doctorate degrees offered jointly with UC or other universities

• Access to the top 1/3 (33%) of high school graduates

• Priority admission to California Community College transfer

students

EAST BAY

SONOMA SACRAMENTO

POMONA SAN DIEGOSTANISLAUS

CHICO SAN MARCOS

HUMBOLDT

SAN JOSE

• Largest system of higher

education in the world!

• 112 campuses

• 2.9 million students

• Largest: San Francisco

(over 100,000 students)

• Smallest: Feather River

College (1,435 students)

Provide:

• Lower division educational programs offering Associate

degrees (2 years)

• Vocational programs offering certificates and/or

diplomas

• Transfer programs offering an opportunity to complete

general education requirements and transfer to 4-year

colleges and universities

• Nearly 64,000 students transferred to either a UC or

CSU campus combined, and over 20,000 transferred to

a California Independent (Private) College in 2008-09.

Provide:

• Basic skills instruction

• English as a second language instruction

• Support services that help students to succeed

• Universal access

• Quality education at an affordable cost

• 75 not-for-profit colleges &

universities

• 32 Liberal Arts Colleges

• 19 Comprehensive

Universities

• 5 Major Research

Universities

• Largest: USC (34,000

students)

• Smallest: Cogswell (250

students)

Features:

• Higher graduation rates

• Undergraduate (BA/BS), graduate (MS/MS, Ph.D, Ed.D.), and

professional degrees (MD, JD, DDS)

• Small town to big city locations

• Student-Faculty ratios from 3:1 to 26:1

• Tuition ranges from $10,000 - $38,000

• Possibility of generous financial aid

IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE !!!

IT CAN BE ONE OF THE BEST

TIMES OF YOUR LIFE ! INTRAMURAL SPORTS & CLUBS

Basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, flag football, badminton, racquetball,

tennis, ultimate frisbee, inner-tube water polo, floor hockey and dodgeball.

STUDY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY

UC has campuses in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Barbados,

Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany,

Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,

Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,

Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam.

YOU GET TO CHOOSE what you want to study.

POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON AND NIGHT CLASSES That’s right.....sleep in !!