University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) : Ranked the 47th best college in the United States by U.S. News and World Report and one of America's 25 Hottest Colleges of 2005 by Newsweek, the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has a stellar scholastic reputation. The faculty has received five Nobel Prizes (in the fields of Chemistry, Physics and Economics) since 1998. 18,000 students attend the university annually. With affordable rates and comfortable living spaces, the Ramada is the favored UCSB hotel for visiting parents, faculty members, and students.

Westmont College : Private Christian liberal arts undergraduate college, consistently ranked in the top 200 nationally.

Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law : fully accredited for over 25 years, offering legal instruction leading to California State Bar Exam.

Santa Barbara City College : one of the leading 2-year colleges in California, having the highest transfer rate to UC campuses in the state.