First Year Welcome Brunch
Join Hillel for a bagel brunch and get to meet your Hillel staff, and other Jewish students!
Explore Santa Cruz Hillel
Santa Cruz Hillel is a home away from home for Jewish students at the University of California Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, and CSU-Monterey Bay. We seek to provide a vibrant and welcoming community, regardless of knowledge or background. Our mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Our goal is to share our Jewish values and experiences to positively enhance campus culture through our partnerships, presence on campus, and in the community.
This Hillel serves: University of California, Santa Cruz; California State University, Monterey Bay; Cabrillo College
Undergraduate Enrollment
1,000 Jewish Students (5.6%*)
17,812 Students
*Percent of population
17,812 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
100 Jewish Students (5.1%*)
1,952 Students
*Percent of population
1,952 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience
Santa Cruz Hillel offers bi-weekly Shabbat dinners, Jewish holiday celebrations, Birthright trips, Jewish learning opportunities and fellowships, and community-building events.
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available Yes
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator No
- Kosher Food Available Unknown
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation No
- Jewish Studies Offered Yes
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor Major
- Study Abroad in Israel University sponsored program
- Israel Fellow No
- JLIC Educator No
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff No
Campus Climate for Jewish Students
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Participant Yes
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Status In-Progress
- Open Title VI Investigation No
- Anti-Israel Student Government or BDS Resolution Passed
- Anti-Israel Encampment, Spring 2024 No
Religious Services
Santa Cruz Hillel partners with our local temples and religious groups including Temple Beth El (reform), Shir Hadash (reform), Chadesh Yameinu (Renewal), and Chabad.
Frequency: Contact this hillel
Additional Campus Information
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- Private/Public Public
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- U.S. Region Pacific
- Commuter/Residential Residential
- Tuition In-State $13,752
- Tuition Out-of-State $32,574
- Out-of-State/Int’l 7% / 3%
- Greek Life Yes
Trips & Experiences
Events
Cornucopia
Cornucopia is the largest gathering of new Banana Slugs all year. Come visit the Hillel table to get your free swag, and meet Hillel staff and student leaders!
Related Scholarships
Check out some of the scholarships available for University of California, Santa Cruz Jewish undergraduate students.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Candy Issenman Coonerty Hillel Scholarship
This is a $1,000 general-purpose scholarship for a Jewish student attending college in Santa Cruz County who has demonstrated the commitment to, and love of, the community that personified Candy's life.
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