U.C. – SANTA CRUZ HAS GOTTEN RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE 10 BEST COLLEGES IN THE WESTERN U.S. THAT’S ACCORDING TO RECENTLY RELEASED SURVEYS IN FORBES MAGAZINE. U.C.S.C. WAS JOINED BY SEVERAL OTHER U.C. CAMPUSES AS WELL IN THAT TOP 10. THE OTHER UNIVERSITIES ARE DAVIS, BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES AND IRVINE..