College Spotlight: University of California, Santa Cruz
By BY MARYANNE HOGAN/The College Auntie - | Jan 15, 2021 If your passion for academics and surfing are always at odds, then look no further than UC Santa Cruz to have both needs met in a beautiful setting, just one hour away from world famous Silicon Valley. UCSC is nestled in the mountain range that divides the city of Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay from the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley. A short 45- minute drive to the San Jose airport will get you home to Maui on a number of non-stop flights (in non-pandemic times). The campus itself is set among beautiful native redwood trees, looking slightly like the set of a classic summer camp movie. But don’t be fooled by the laid-back appearance of the campus or its students. UCSC is part of the world-class University of California system of ten campuses.