UCSC Silicon Valley Extension

The UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus offers practical Certificate programs for the workplace. Its top-quality Professional Certificate courses will maximize your career and develop your potential. Students at this school often work while studying in Silicon Valley, so they can naturally blend into the high-tech community. In addition, after completing their studies, they can apply for OPT and build work experience at related companies. The faculty consists of experts invited from industry, so you can learn on-site experience and know-how, and gain specialized knowledge and skills in your desired field. 6-month & 9-month Certificate programs offered . Business . Bio-technology . Engineering & Technology . Education * Internships in the relevant specialty field are provided together with the Certificate program * 9-month program: OPT in Silicon Valley available after completion (1 year) * Direct Admission requirements: Bachelor's degree holders, TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.5 or higher) * Certificate & Internship Preparation Course/Pre-Sessional Intensive English: Students who do not meet the English score requirement can study English at EC language school and then proceed to the main program.

Silicon Valley is the nickname for the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, which is located in Northern California. It is home to many of the world’s largest high-tech corporations and thousands of startup companies. Silicon Valley is all of Santa Clara plus a little of neighboring counties. It’s generally the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area an hour by car to San Francisco and about 30 minutes by car to the beach at Santa Cruz. With 300 sunny days per year the weather is hard to beat.