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Committed to more student housing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

UC Santa Cruz is pursuing an ambitious plan to provide more than 40 percent<\/strong> additional student housing within a decade<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UC Santa Cruz is proud to provide campus housing to more than 9,300 students \u2014 more than half of its undergraduate student body \u2014 and is actively working to offer students even more opportunities to live in university housing that supports them in pursuing their educational goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UC Santa Cruz has many projects in the works and will continue to pursue opportunities to provide more student housing to confront this urgent issue. Learn more about our housing projects that are under construction or in the planning phase below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Increasing undergraduate housing at Kresge College<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The comprehensive Kresge College renewal will provide housing for 993 undergraduates\u2014about 628 more beds than what the college originally held. The first phase, with three new residential buildings (comprising 408 beds) and an academic building, opened in fall 2023. The second phase, with restored buildings for housing and residential life and a new town hall, is underway with new housing opening in fall 2026 and additional buildings coming online throughout the 2026-27 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSC students served<\/strong>: 993<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/strong>: Phase I completed fall 2023; Phase II underway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipated opening<\/strong>: 2026-2027 academic year
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Learn more about the Kresge College renewal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Expanding child care services and developing new housing for students with families<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UC Santa Cruz is expanding child care services and building a new community for students with families. Construction began in summer 2024 on a new early childhood education center that will serve up to 140 children of faculty and staff as well as students, roughly double the capacity of the current facility. The campus is also in the midst of building the new Family Student Housing community that will provide 120 new two-bedroom apartments for students with families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSC student families served<\/strong>: 120 (phase I)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/strong>: Summer 2024 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipated opening<\/strong>: 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about child care and Family Student Housing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Providing housing for transfer and continuing students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UC Santa Cruz is partnering with Cabrillo College to build student housing at the community college\u2019s campus. The housing project is intended to include roughly 250 beds for UC Santa Cruz students and 375 beds for Cabrillo students. UC Santa Cruz is committed to educational access and the project will help us strengthen transfer pathways between the two institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSC students served<\/strong>: 250<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/strong>: 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipate opening<\/strong>: 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Offering more housing for upper division undergraduates and graduate students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UC Santa Cruz is planning to build new residential buildings along Heller Drive to serve up to 3,000 students. The project will also include amenity spaces such as a market, caf\u00e9, fitness center and study spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSC students served<\/strong>: Approximately 3,000 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/strong>: 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipated opening<\/strong>: Initial phase in 2029-30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apartment complex to provide student, employee housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The housing development on Delaware Avenue is just a few miles from the residential campus has excellent access to existing Metro and campus transit routes, as well as the Coastal Rail Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apartment complex, made up of three five-story buildings, is part of a smart growth mixed-use planned community near the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Swift Street. The creation of housing and commercial space will continue to support the economic development of Santa Cruz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSC students served<\/strong>: 350+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSC employees served<\/strong>: 60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/strong>: 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipated opening<\/strong>: 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the Delaware Avenue project.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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