University of California, Santa Barbara

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Located along the Pacific coast in Isla Vista, just north of Santa Barbara, the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a public, 4-year university that provides an Ivy League equivalent education to over 18,000 students each year. Known for it’s tough admissions process, UCSB offers three undergraduate colleges - the College of Letters & Science, College of Engineering, and College of Creative Studies which allows students to pursue independent studies in the arts, mathematics, and science. UCSB also offers two professional schools and is the only California university offering a B.S. degree in Pharmacology. In addition to highly honored faculty and staff, and a superior education, UCSB offers students a rich campus life, with private beaches, a lagoon, private biking and walking paths, a wide variety of intramural and intercollegiate sports, arts, theatre and social clubs. www.ucsb.edu

Westmont College. Founded in 1937, Westmont College is a private, Christian university offering a liberal arts education in over 26 majors and ten professional programs, ranging from biology to economics, engineering/physics, philosophy and religious studies. The Westmont campus is situated on 125 acres and features beautiful gardens, pathways, and antique stone bridges from the estate that once called the site home. With small class sizes, top faculty and staff, and a wide range of social, academic, art and sports programs, Westmont is a well rounded college offering students a quality education that emphasizes Christian values. www.westmont.edu

Brooks Institute. The Brooks Institute is a top school of photography, filmmaking, graphic design and photojournalism. Classes at Brooks are taught by top industry professionals, offering a hands-on, student-focused educational program that emphasizes real world experience. The Brooks Institute offers bachelors and masters programs in professional photography, fine arts, visual journalism, film and video production, graphic design at two campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. www.brooks.edu  [Top]

Santa Barbara City College. Established in 1909, Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is a one of the leading community colleges in California. Offering a wide range of associate degree and certificate programs, many SBCC students go on to transfer to four-year universities to continue their educations. With 90 educational programs, outstanding faculty, small class size, scholarship programs, and state-of-the-art facilities, SBCC attracts students from throughout the U.S. and the world. www.sbcc.edu    [Top]