University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley, also known as UC Berkeley, is an accredited four-year public university founded in 1868 located in Berkeley, California, 13 miles from the city of San Francisco on a 6,621-acre campus. The main campus in Berkeley is 1,232-acres. Their school mascot name is the "Golden Bears". Berkeley is in NCAA division 1 Pacific 10 Conference for athletic competition .
According to the academic ranking of World Universities, UC Berkeley is presently ranked third for world universities and features the largest quantity of graduate curriculums ranked in the top 10 for their fields by the U.S. National Research Council. UC Berkeley features 32 libraries which places it 4th for universities behind University of Illinois, (Urbana-Champaign). UC Berkeley produces more Ph.Ds each year than any other university in the USA.
UC Berkeley has over 300 programs for a bachelor's degree, and master's degree. The majority of students select programs in Social Sciences: 21%, Biology: 14%, Engineering: 11%, English: 6%, Business/Marketing: 5%, Interdisciplinary Studies: 5%, and Psychology: 5% to name a few. Their system is on a quarter system versus a semester.
Famous and notable alumni include Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc., Steve Wozniack, co-founder of Apple computer, of Saturday Night Live and Rebecca Romijn, sueprmodel and actress.
UC Berkeley has roughly 25,530 undergraduate and 10,313 graduate students enrolled.
The expenses for attending UC Berkeley are: In-state: $8,353 and Out-of-state: $31,022.
The tuition is manageable as students can further their general education and enroll in their required major courses in their field of study. Although, students are still supplied with potential student loans and financial aid to cover their tuition and expenses.
Moreover, students can get a part-time job to supplement their income, a summer seasonal job when school is not in session such as a UC Berkeley college internship. "College Works Painting California", a nationally known business, is the type of companies students can utilize to help spruce up their resume or begin a rewarding and lucrative career in the home improvement industry. Berkeley students will acquire valuable marketing experience and management skills, as well as build their organizational and communicational skills as an college works intern.