San Francisco doesn't have actual UC campus, proposal to replace university system

SAN FRANCISCO: Under pressure to expand its degree-granting, UC has come up with a 2030 capacity plan that would add 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students to the system by expanding around existing schools rather than building a new one. Therefore, this is considered to be the best time for the University of California to be in the process of planning a new campus.

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 05:22 PM (IST)
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San Francisco doesn't have actual UC campus, proposal to replace university system

Education is an important aspect of any society. Education provides individuals with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in life. Education is a sine qua non for any individual and social development as well as economic development. Due to this, a person not only brings laurels to himself but also to the country.
These days the University of California remains a topic of great discussion. Let us tell you that out of 10 campuses of the University of California, San Francisco is the only one that does not offer a bachelor's degree.
And now Mayor London Breed has made a bold proposal to build a new campus in the city, where there is plenty of space. Nevertheless, Mayor Breed and City Attorney David Chiu unveiled the plan this month and announced they sent a letter to UC officials to begin discussing it.
Under pressure to expand its degree-granting, UC has come up with a 2030 Capacity Plan, which will add 33,000 graduate and postgraduate students to the system by expanding around existing schools rather than building a new one. Therefore, this is considered to be the best time for the University of California to be in the process of planning a new campus.
The Berkeley, San Diego, and Merced campuses will account for more than half of the increase in enrollment. A UC report acknowledged that Berkeley and other campuses have faced "neighborhood opposition" to development plans. At the same time, UCSD is already behind in building needed student housing.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer