Welcome to the International Living Center (ILC) at the University of California, Santa Cruz! The ILC was founded in 2001 at the College Nine and College Ten Apartments and currently houses approximately 100 students, roughly 50% from the U.S. and 50% from outside of the U.S. More than just another place to live, the ILC offers a unique living and learning environment fostering understanding, cooperation, and friendship among people from different nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Hear it from the ILCers themselves

The ILC is founded on the belief that the best way of forming intercultural friendships and fostering international understanding is through working, living, studying, and socializing with people from different backgrounds. To this end, the ILC staff and residents organize special events designed to create a global community among residents.