Summer Campus Program at UCSB

Live on campus at the beautiful University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) and learn English with the English Language Center (AGE) Adult Summer Campus Program. Our program is offered during the summer months of July and August and allows students to combine UCSB dormitory accommodation with one of our General English or Test Preparation Courses. Students attend AGE English classes Monday through Friday at the AGE Santa Barbara school, approximately 20 minutes away by express bus public transportation. Afternoon group activities are also available at the AGE Santa Barbara school.

Please note: All classes for the UCSB Campus Program classes will be held at a different location.

UCSB SUMMER ENGLISH PROGRAM FACT FILE

  • Level requirements: Intermediate to advanced
  • Course options: General English courses, IELTS Preparation Course, TOEFL Preparation Course, English Plus Course
  • Class size: Average 8-10 students
    Maximum 12 students
    (14 during July and August only)
  • Number of lessons (per week):
    30, 24, and 20 lessons
  • Lesson duration: 50 minutes
  • Age: Minimum of 18 years old
  • Start dates: Every week during July and August

Note: Students with afternoon classes may need to attend those classes at a different location.

UCSB ADULT SUMMER ACCOMMODATION OVERVIEW

UCSB is world-famous research university with a prestigious undergraduate and graduate school, and is currently ranked as one of the 10 best public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 rankings. The university is located just a few miles north of Santa Barbara in trendy Goleta, California on a sunny beachfront campus. The campus, a mixture of new and traditional buildings, includes cafeterias, libraries, and research institutes. Our program gives students the opportunity to experience part of the life as an American college student by living on campus in a dormitory community at UCSB, while they study English with AGE. Students live in a UCSB dormitory that has tennis courts, a swimming pool, basketball courts, and outdoor fields. Students also have access to the UCSB food court and the UCSB student bookstore, and may use the UCSB library. Students are placed in rooms with international roommates that come from more than 20 different countries. AGE support staff live on campus with students to assist students with their needs.

SUMMER ADULT CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION FACT FILE

  • July and August
  • Santa Catalina Dormitory at UCSB (with classes held at the main school)
  • Arrival on Saturday before the course; departure on Saturday after the course
  • Check-in/check-out time: after 2pm / by 11am
  • Single or double room
  • Breakfast only
  • Average commute to ELC : 20 minutes via public transport
  • Shared bathroom
  • Student lounge, recreation room, outdoor tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, sports fields, volleyball court, walking distance to the beach
  • Free Wi-fi
  • Minimum age : 18 years old

UCSB ADULT PROGRAM DATES AND FEES

TYPE CAMPUS
ACCOMMODATION UCSB Dormitory
DATES
June 20 – August 22
PRICE $760 per week $595 per week
OCCUPANCY Single Double
MEALS BB BB
EXTRAS Requires a refundable damage deposit payable upon arrival