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The ___MASK72___ , Santa Barbara ( commonly referred to as UC Santa Barbara or UCSB ) is a public research university and one of the 10 campuses of the ___MASK72___ system . The main campus is located on a site near Goleta , California , United States , from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los Angeles . Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers ' college , UCSB joined the ___MASK72___ system in 1944 and is the third - oldest general - education campus in the system . A ___MASK65___ (" a whole ", " a corporation ") is an institution ___MASK69___ higher ( or tertiary ) education and research which grants academic degrees in various subjects . Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education . Higher education , ___MASK2___ - secondary education , or third level education is an optional final stage ___MASK69___ formal learning that occurs after completion ___MASK69___ secondary education . Often delivered at universities , academies , colleges , seminaries , and institutes ___MASK69___ technology , higher education is also available through certain college - level institutions , including vocational schools , trade schools , and other career colleges that award academic degrees or professional certifications . Tertiary education at non - degree level is sometimes referred to as further education or continuing education as distinct from higher education . The Santa Ynez Mountains are a portion ___MASK69___ the Transverse Ranges , part ___MASK69___ the Pacific Coast Ranges ___MASK69___ the west coast ___MASK69___ North America . It is the westernmost range in the Transverse Ranges . The ___MASK77___ Community Colleges System ( CCCS ) consists ___MASK69___ 113 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U . S . state ___MASK69___ ___MASK77___ . Created by legislation in 1967 , it is the largest system ___MASK69___ higher education in the world , serving more than 2 . 4 million students with a wide variety ___MASK69___ educational and career goals . The ___MASK38___ Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the contiguous Western United States meets the ___MASK23___ ___MASK6___ . As a region , this term most often refers to the coastal states ___MASK69___ California , Oregon and Washington . More specifically , it refers to an area defined on the east by the Cascade Range , Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert , and on the west by the ___MASK6___ . The U . S . Census groups the five states ___MASK69___ California , Oregon , Washington , Alaska , and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK69___ the United States ___MASK69___ America . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK69___ both the federal republic and ___MASK69___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK69___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK69___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). A public ___MASK65___ is a ___MASK65___ that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government , as opposed to private universities . Whether a national ___MASK65___ is considered public varies from one country ( or region ) to another , largely depending on the specific education landscape . ___MASK92___ ( Spanish for " Saint Barbara ") is the county seat ___MASK69___ ___MASK75___ in the U . S . state ___MASK69___ California . Situated on a south - facing section ___MASK69___ coastline , the longest such section on the West Coast ___MASK69___ the United States , the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean . ___MASK92___ ' s climate is often described as Mediterranean , and the city has been promoted as the " American Riviera ". As ___MASK69___ 2014 , the city had an estimated population ___MASK69___ 91 , 196 , up from 88 , 410 in 2010 , making it the second most populous city in the county after Santa Maria while the contiguous urban area , which includes the cities ___MASK69___ Goleta and Carpinteria , along with the unincorporated regions ___MASK69___ Isla Vista , Montecito , Mission Canyon , Hope Ranch , Summerland , and others , has an approximate population ___MASK69___ 220 , 000 . The population ___MASK69___ the entire county in 2010 was 423 , 895 . Riviera , , is an Italian word which means " coastline ", ultimately derived from Latin " ripa ", through Ligurian " rivea ". It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast ___MASK69___ Liguria , in the form " riviera ligure ", then shortened to " riviera ". The two areas currently known in English as " The Riviera " without additional qualification are : The ___MASK6___ is the largest ___MASK69___ the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east . The ___MASK72___ ( UC ) is a public university system in the U . S . state ___MASK69___ California . Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education , the ___MASK72___ is a part ___MASK69___ the state ' s three - system public higher education plan , which also include the California State University system and the California Community Colleges System . A county seat is an administrative ___MASK53___ , seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is used in the United States , Canada , Romania , ___MASK68___ and Taiwan . In the United Kingdom and Ireland , county towns have a similar function . A research ___MASK65___ is a ___MASK65___ that expects all its tenured and tenure - track faculty to continuously engage in research , as opposed to merely requiring it as a condition ___MASK69___ an initial appointment or tenure . Such universities can be recognized by their strong focus on innovative research and the prestige ___MASK69___ their brand names . On the one hand , research universities strive to recruit faculty who are the most brilliant minds in their disciplines in the world , and their students enjoy the opportunity to learn from such experts . On the other hand , new students are often disappointed to realize their undergraduate courses at research universities are overly academic and fail to provide vocational training with immediate " real world " applications ; but many employers value degrees from research universities because they know that such coursework develops fundamental skills like critical thinking . Robertson Gymnasium is a 2 , 600 to 4 , 000 - seat multi - purpose indoor arena located on the campus ___MASK69___ the ___MASK72___ , Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara , California . ___MASK42___ ( Spanish : , " schooner ") is a city in southern ___MASK75___ , California , US . It was incorporated as a city in 2002 , after a long period as the largest unincorporated , populated area in the county . As of the 2000 census , the Census - designated place ( CDP ) had a total population of 55 , 204 , however , a significant portion of the census territory of 2000 did not incorporate into the new city . The population was 29 , 888 at the 2010 census . ___MASK77___ is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western ( ___MASK6___ ) coast ___MASK69___ the U . S ., ___MASK77___ is bordered by the other U . S . states ___MASK69___ Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state ___MASK69___ Baja ___MASK77___ . The state capital is ___MASK11___ . Los Angeles is ___MASK77___ ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The ___MASK77___ Master Plan for Higher Education ___MASK69___ 1960 was developed by a survey team appointed by the UC Regents and the State Board ___MASK69___ Education during the administration ___MASK69___ Governor Pat Brown . Clark Kerr , then the President ___MASK69___ UC , was a key figure in its development . The Plan set up a coherent system for postsecondary education which defined specific roles for the already - existing ___MASK72___ ( UC ), the ___MASK77___ State " College " ( CSC ) system ___MASK69___ senior colleges , now ___MASK77___ State " University " ( CSU ), and the ___MASK77___ Community Colleges system ( CCC ). The ___MASK77___ State University ( Cal State or CSU ) is a public university system in ___MASK77___ . Composed ___MASK69___ 23 campuses and eight off - campus centers enrolling 460 , 200 students with 24 , 405 faculty and 23 , 012 staff , CSU is the largest four - year public university system in the United States . It is one ___MASK69___ three public higher education systems in the state , with the other two being the ___MASK72___ system and the ___MASK77___ Community Colleges System . The CSU System is incorporated as The Trustees ___MASK69___ the ___MASK77___ State University . The ___MASK77___ State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in Long Beach , ___MASK77___ . Rats are various medium - sized , long - tailed rodents ___MASK69___ the superfamily Muroidea . " True rats " are members ___MASK69___ the genus " Rattus ", the most important ___MASK69___ which to humans are the black rat , " Rattus rattus ", and the brown rat , " Rattus norvegicus ". Many members ___MASK69___ other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats , and share many characteristics with true rats .