University

University is a suburb in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. University is situated nearby to the locality Performing Arts Hill, as well as near the hamlet Rachel Carson College.

Places of Interest

Highlights include UC Santa Cruz and Oakes College.

UC Santa Cruz

University

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The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system.

Oakes College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It is on the southwestern corner of the campus, south of Rachel Carson College and east of the Family Student Housing complex.

Rachel Carson College

College

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Rachel Carson College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Named in honor of conservationist Rachel Carson, it is on the west side of campus, north of Oakes College and southeast of Porter College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paradise Park and Pasatiempo.

Paradise Park

Village

Paradise Park is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Paradise Park's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census.

Pasatiempo

Hamlet

Pasatiempo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, located along State Route 17 between Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. Pasatiempo is situated 2 miles northeast of University.