School/University partnerships: UC campuses are establishing long-term partnerships with local high schools and their feeder schools to strengthen the school's academic program and to help more students become eligible for college. In this systemwide initiative, UC campuses are also mobilizing student preparation programs and professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators.

• Berkeley   School/University Partnerships Program
• Davis   Davis School/University Partnerhips
• Irvine   The Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP)
• Los Angeles   Center X
• Merced   UC Center, Fresno
• Riverside   The Alpha Center
• San Diego  The Center for Research in Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE)
• San Francisco   The Science and Health Education Partnership (SEP)
• Santa Barbara   School-Centered Partnerships (805/893-5663), Campus Outreach Initiatives (805/893-3459).
• Santa Cruz  The Educational Partnership Center (EPC)

Community collaboration: Partnerships with local neighborhoods and communities help improve the academic achievement of all students.

• The Urban Community School Collaborative works to create and sustain collaborative relationships between UC campuses, local community-based organizations, school districts, and other agencies and institutions throughout the state.
• UC Links is a network of after-school program sites providing access to quality technology-based educational resources and activities for children from diverse, low-income communities throughout California.
• Two Community Education Research Centers (CERCs) make UC resources more accessible to local communities and serve as a locus for collaboration. They are located in the San Francisco Bay area (through UC Berkeley, 510/987-9354) and in the Los Angeles Basin (through UCLA, 310/206-4353).

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