UC Davis Extension - Professional and Continuing Education
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UC Davis

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is unique within the University of California system. It offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs as well as professional schools of law, management and medicine. Ranked as one of the top 10 research institutions in the country, UC Davis supports numerous laboratories and off-site facilities throughout the state. The faculty is recognized worldwide for its distinguished scholarly and scientific achievements in diverse programs in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Letters and Science. The UC Davis campus is home to more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

  • Academics—UC Davis offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and 60 graduate programs — the largest variety on any University of California campus.
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UC Davis Extension

With a strong commitment to fostering lifelong learning, UC Davis Extension is the professional and continuing education provider for the University of California, Davis. Through UC Davis Extension, international participants pursue educational offerings via International English and Professional Programs. UC Davis Extension also draws international participants to many of its more unique public courses, such as law, agriculture, information technology, business management, viticulture, and brewing courses—in traditional classroom and online formats. Extension instructors are UC Davis faculty members and other professionals who are recognized for their expertise and contributions in their respective fields.

Diversity

UC Davis is among the most academically diverse of the nation's leading public universities. Long characterized by its friendliness and informality and by the particularly attentive undergraduate teaching, UC Davis is also contributing richly to the discovery of new knowledge and the mastery of pressing societal problems. The campus's reputation attracts a distinguished faculty of scholars and scientists. There are approximately 25,000 students who attend full-time, and its undergraduates persist and graduate at the highest rate among UC campuses. The campus stands among the top 25 universities in research funding, and its library (Shields) is ranked among the top research libraries in North America, containing more than 26 million volumes.

Atmosphere

Life on the campus of UC Davis is relaxed, informal and friendly. There is an abundance of open space that in places creates a park-like atmosphere. Nevertheless, underlying this casual style is a dedication to academic excellence. UC Davis students are serious about their studies, but know that once studying is done there is ample opportunity for recreation—movies, public lectures, performing arts and intercollegiate sports. UC Davis students come from at least 57 California counties, 46 states and 118 foreign countries, thus creating a diverse cultural and intellectual community that enriches all. The exchange of opinions and ideas is welcomed, and the learning environment characterized by mutual respect and understanding.