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Stanford University Santa Clara University Mission College De Anza College Foothill College

Silicon Valley, Santa Clara and the San Francisco Bay Area are home to several outstanding universities and colleges - Stanford University, Santa Clara University, Mission College, De Anza college and Foothill College - that offer undergraduate, graduate, transfer and vocational degrees in a wide range of academic disciplines.


Stanford University
Built in 1891, Stanford University covers 8,180 beautiful acres centered around the "quad," a complex of classrooms and offices in early-California style. The renovated Stanford Memorial Church stands at its center. Stanford University is considered an elite academic institution that was created to be untraditional, co-educational, non-denominational, and dedicated to producing “cultured and useful citizens.

For over 100 years, Stanford has placed a wealth of opportunities within the reach of its students on the beautiful campus in the western foothills near the San Francisco Bay. Students earn undergraduate degrees in three Schools at Stanford - the School of Humanities and Sciences, the School of Engineering, and the School of Earth Sciences.

The other four schools offer graduate programs in Business, Education, Law and Medicine. As a major research university, Stanford offers undergraduates the chance to participate in the process of discovery of new knowledge under the direction of its renowned faculty. The benefits of education at a research university are fully complemented by a fine residential college education at Stanford, with faculty involved in mentoring individual students from freshman-year seminars through senior honors projects and research seminars. For information and admissions, visit www.stanford.edu. [Top]


Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is California's oldest institution of higher learning, founded in 1851, with 4,643 undergraduates and 3,417 graduate students. Built upon a 152-year-old Catholic and Jesuit tradition, SCU’s academic program helps students develop a foundation in ethics and justice. SCU was ranked in 2001 and 2002 by US News & World Report as "A Great School at a Great Price,” and named a “best value” in the West. In 2003, SCU ranked second among master's universities in the West and boasted the fourth-best graduation rate in the country.

Located in thriving Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University offers a rigorous undergraduate and graduate curriculum in the arts and sciences, business, and engineering. It has nationally recognized graduate and professional schools in business, law, engineering, pastoral ministries, counseling psychology and education. Santa Clara University’s education is distinguished by a commitment to inquiry, creative imagination, reflective engagement with society, and to fashioning a more humane and just world. [Top]


Mission College
Mission College proudly celebrates 25 years as an outstanding institution of higher learning in Santa Clara, California. Mission College is an open access, accredited community college serving the ever-educational and economic development of Santa Clara, Silicon Valley and the larger community. Seeking to develop community leaders and global stewards, the college provides transfer, degree, and vocational programs in lower division art and sciences; community, career and vocational education; and educational opportunities in basic skills English as a Second Language.

Mission College provides advanced academic and technological resources, comprehensive student services and enriching aesthetic experiences that help students succeed in a competitive world. Mission College is serious about both academic and athletic programs, making its mark in intercollegiate athletics by winning ten Coast Conferences and two State Championships, while consistently sending student-athletes on to four-year universities. Mission competes in six athletic events: men's baseball, women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's tennis. www.missioncollege.org. [Top]


De Anza College
For nearly four decades, De Anza College has established itself in the forefront of community colleges nationwide. Located 45 miles south of San Francisco, De Anza College occupies a 112-acre site in Cupertino in the heart of Silicon Valley. Cupertino is also home to Apple, Compaq, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and many other high-technology firms. Nestled near the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the college was named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. The college is one of the largest, single-campus community colleges in the country with a fall enrollment averaging 25,000 students.

Operating on the quarter system, De Anza is one of two colleges in the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. De Anza provides outstanding general education and vocational courses as well as interdisciplinary studies, community service opportunities, on-the-job-training, internships, collaborative programs with businesses and industries, and online and television classes. De Anza ranks among the top three community colleges in the United States for the number of Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees awarded, and consistently ranks #1 or #2 in the state for the total number of students who annually transfer to UC and CSU campuses. [Top]


Foothill College
Foothill College stands out as a top choice for students in the Bay Area based on its reputation for excellence and how students have achieved success in transfer preparation, career training and professional development. Foothill College's reputation for excellence dates back to its founding when Superintendent/President Calvin C. Flint led the design and construction of a dynamic facility that set a new standard for quality in community colleges, garnered several architectural awards and earned national accolades.

As the first community college in California to offer online classes, Foothill College has pioneered online instruction and now offers more online courses and complete online degree programs than any other Bay Area community college. Foothill pioneered the use of online courseware with its own ETUDES product, and is now engineering ETUDES II-the next generation courseware product to be used by a consortium of community colleges throughout the nation. Foothill has won numerous architectural design awards and is cited by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the most beautiful community college ever built."

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