Prospective student from military.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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So, after spending 3 1/2 years in the Army I have decided to get out and pursue a degree. The city I’m from has a poor community college, and I’m planning on attending SBCC for 2 years (hopefully) and then transferring out. I’ll be 22 when the fall semester starts, and I was wondering where the best places to live are? I do not have any friends that go here, so I was wondering whats the best housing plan for me. I would like to make friends and have a social life, but I understand that’s a little harder for community college.

Thanks for the help!

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many kids living away from home and attending SBCC live in Isla Vista, same community adjoining UCSB that the UCSB students live in.

I wrote a post a while back that goes more into the advantages of attending SBCC at http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-barbara/468098-backdoor-way-to-get-into-ucsb.html that you might want to read. Some info is a little out of date (for example UCSB bought some of the private dorms) but it should give you a starting point.