About us
Keep your professional career edge by learning something new.
Our Meetups give you the opportunity to meet with instructors and students so you can learn about all the great professional training we offer here.
Learn practical, high demand skills. We offer 28 professional certificate programs and nearly 400 courses in five distinct areas: Technology, Education, Bioscience, Design, and Business. Visit our beautiful Santa Clara campus building or take online courses. Since we offer open enrollment and new courses start all the time, there's always something new for you. Most of the courses are taught evenings and Saturdays.
International students are welcome and have the opportunity to pursue internships and temporary paid jobs (OPT).
Join us at our regular events to meet instructors and get a sense of the industry and how we prepare you for a successful career.
Call us with questions at (408) 861-3860 or email us at Extension@ucsc.edu.
Here's our homepage: https://www.ucsc-extension.edu/
Upcoming events
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Build better chips.
Location not specified yet### Verify faster. Build better chips.
Semiconductor Design Info Session
Explore the fast-paced world of semiconductor design and verification, and how advanced tools—including AI—are transforming the industry.
At this info session, instructor Mandar Munishwar, a formal verification architect at the Intel Data Center and AI Division, will discuss his SystemVerilog Assertions and Formal Verification course which prepares you to write assertions, create verification test plans, and use simulation and formal tools to catch design issues early and improve first-pass silicon success.
Discover how this hands-on, lab-based course builds practical skills in SystemVerilog, assertion-based verification, and formal verification using industry-standard tools like VCS and VC Formal. You'll better understand emerging trends such as AI-assisted assertion generation and debugging.
See how this course in the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Semiconductor Design program can help advance your career in chip design and verification engineering.
You might also be interested in:
- Physical Design Flow From Netlist to GDSII | June 5
- Practical Design with Xilinx FPGAs | June 15
- System and Functional Verification Using UVM | June 18
- SystemVerilog Assertions and Formal Verification | June 22
- Advanced Verification with SystemVerilog OOP Testbench | June 25
- Comprehensive Signal and Power Integrity for High-Speed Digital Systems | June 25
4 attendees
Educational Therapy Program Info Session
·OnlineOnlineTransform learning
Join Diana Black Kennedy, chair of UCSC Silicon Valley’s Educational Therapy certificate program, to learn how this distinctive program prepares educators and professionals to create meaningful, lasting impact. As one of the few programs approved by the Association of Educational Therapists (AET), it equips you with the skills to assess learning differences and implement research-based, effective interventions with confidence.Empower students and build your practice
Gain skills to support students with learning differences like dyslexia, ADHD, and autism using therapeutic and educational strategies. Whether you're working in schools or starting a private practice, this program helps you create individualized plans that foster meaningful progress.This summer info session is sponsored by the Educational Therapy Program.
3 attendees
Discover Bioinformatics: Data, Biology & Innovation
·OnlineOnlineLead the next wave of innovation in life sciences and data.
As biotechnology and data analytics converge, the demand for professionals who can interpret complex biological data and drive discovery continues to grow. Learn how experts in bioinformatics use computational tools, programming, and molecular biology to transform raw data into scientific and medical insights.Your speaker
Join Darryl A. León, Ph.D., chair of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Bioinformatics program, for an inside look at how our courses can help you strengthen your skills in data analysis, genomics, and software tools—preparing you to contribute to advances in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.Keep learning
Explore our course catalog to see the full course lineup.3 attendees
Business Administration in the Age of AI
·OnlineOnlineLearn how to build practical leadership, finance, marketing, and management skills for today’s dynamic business environment.
Reynold Lewke, M.S., M.B.A, LLB, a corporate attorney, litigator, author, and business advisor, will explore how AI is reshaping business operations, decision-making, and strategy, and how emerging technologies are being integrated across the field. Attendees will gain insight into upcoming courses, evolving career pathways, and the skills professionals need to drive performance and adapt in today’s rapidly changing marketplace.
Keep learning this summer
Supply Chain Operations Management | May 30
Business Communications | June 17
Finance I, Fundamentals | June 22
Finance for the Business Professional | July 9
Managing Global Supply Chains | Aug. 8Explore our course catalog to see the full course lineup.
3 attendees
Past events
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