The University of California, chartered in 1868, is the most eminent institution of higher studies and is considered as the top-rated public university in the United States. The University of California (UC) is a center for lifelong learning and continuing professional development. UC is like a big family which includes approximately 208,000 students, 121,000 faculty and staff, 37,000 retirees, and more than 1.4 million living alumni.
UC campus offers excellent environments that encourages world-class educational and research opportunities. The University of California has 10 campuses in 10 different states which are Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. UC Berkeley is the oldest of the UC campuses, UC Las Angeles is the largest campus in terms of enrollment, and UC San Francisco is the leading university in field of advanced biomedical research.
UC Campus Academic Program includes both undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 150 disciplines such as engineering and computer science, physical and biological science, arts and humanities, and social sciences. Apart from these undergraduate and graduate programs, UC also offers Summer Session Classes and training opportunities in various important professions such as business, education, medicine and health, law, architecture, urban planning, social welfare, international relations and journalism.
UC Extension is one of the world’s largest providers of continuing education that enrolls approximately 400,000 students in 17,000 different courses throughout the State annually. UC scientists have continued to develop a number of varieties of fruits and vegetables, and their efforts resulted in making California wines among the best in the world pioneering new grape varieties and improved winemaking techniques. The UC system’s tenth campus at Merced is the nation’s first public research university to be built in the 21st century.
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