<p>From University of Tampa it's an easy drive to the Gulf beaches, but it's 25 miles instead of 5. Eckerd is actually on the water.</p>
<p>Humboldt State - in the redwoods and on (almost) the beach - school's marine lab and undergrad research boat 15 minutes north. The do sound a tsunami horn every day in Arcata. What are you thinking of majoring in?</p>
<p>my daughter is considering Ca- schools, but as an out of state parent- I have been hearing about deep budget cuts that are compromising facility upkeep and education- I don't know if that would be best use of our money.</p>
<p>Has San Luis Obispo been mentioned?
[Not the ocean<a href="UW">/url</a></p>
<p>[url=<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Washington_Ship_Canal">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Washington_Ship_Canal</a>] Not the ocean either](<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_Bay">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_Bay</a>) SPU
;)</p>
<p>If you consider Puget Sound to be the ocean- then Evergreen State college- which has 3000 ft of water frontage on Puget Sounds Eld Inlet should be noted as well.</p>
<p>emerald, SLO is a great place, but:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>It is part of the Cal State system, not U of C, so it does not have name recognition outside of CA, nor does it have the research faculty. This could actually be a plus regarding undergrad education, though.</p></li>
<li><p>it is quite a distance from the ocean. Pismo Beach is about 10 miles.</p></li>
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<p>Beautiful though the University of Washington campus is, you cannot say that it is on the water. You can't even see the water from campus, although there is an amazing view of Mt. Rainier which makes up for it.</p>
<p>CSU Long Beach; CSU Monterey Bay; CSU Humboldt, and San Francisco State are all within 5 miles of the ocean.</p>
<p>idad, UCSB actually has one of the best (and one of the only) tsunami evacuation plans in the state. Now, earthquakes, that's another story - I look at my daughter's apt. in IV (built over a carport, the worst kind of architecture, and on ground likely prone to liquefaction) and hope that we can hold off the Big One for another few years!
JHS, here in Malibu we consider PCH to be a major highway - cars whizzing by at 60 MPH, many accidents. And once you make the long hike from the Pepperdine campus to PCH and cross it, you've got an even longer hike to get to a public beach - there's a high bluff across from campus, and private residences blocking access to the water. I suspect that most Pepp students take a car when they want to catch some rays.
I've only been there once a number of years ago, but I seen to recall that New College in Sarasota, Florida, is quite close to the water. An excellent, highly competitive school which is also a bargain in terms of tuition.</p>
<p>Monmouth University is about one mile from the shore in New Jersey.</p>
<p>technically U dub- ( Seattle as opposed to Madison) is on the water- because the campus not only encompasses the academic buildings, but the university of washington hospital campus which is on the Lake washington Ship canal & Husky stadium is on Lake Washington-
but not the Ocean- If you are interested in access to water for environmental programs though- Seattle does have several public saltwater beaches</p>
<p>My D is interested in Marine Bio & we are looking at Humboldt and OSU.
( im going to make her look at Evergreen and WWU as well- she doesn't realize that when I say we have ___$ for school- thats what we mean- puppy dog eyes don't change reality)</p>
<p>and jenskate- we may be considering Australia- but just as a semester abroad program- However- she is knee deep in plans for a school marine science trip to Cairns in July- they will be camping- I just hope it is mild.</p>
<p>There are several New Jersey schools with Marine science programs- if that is why you are looking you might get better info if you state if you want access for recreation or research :)</p>
<p>The New College admin building is directly on Sarasota Bay. There is a seawall instead of a beach. Can't be too far to the Gulf beaches</p>
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although there is an amazing view of Mt. Rainier which makes up for it.
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How many days of the year ;)?</p>
<p>ahahaha
<a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Wash_Weather.html?source=mypi%5B/url%5D">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Wash_Weather.html?source=mypi</a></p>
<p>UC Irvine is only a few minutes from Newport Beach, many many kids live "on" Newport when they move off campus...not that they have a lot of time for beach play if they are trying to graduate in 4 years!</p>
<p>Chapman Uni is about 30-45 minutes inland, depending on traffic, but is a great little school, lots of individual attention.</p>
<p>How about U of Victoria in British Columbia! Right by the water, right by the city- the water is a bit chillier than OC though :D</p>
<p>what about University of San Diego?</p>
<p>Emeraldkitty: UCSB has a great marine bio program with a lab on one of the channel islands. Don't know if UC's are in the budget tho. CSU's are less costly and some, CSULB for example, were rated at "best value" schools.......high quality for the money. Not sure which have top Marine Bio programs, but I would suspect several do........</p>
<p>Endicott College in Beverly, MA</p>
<p>SLO, while having less name recognition, is very desireable for engineering, architecture and related fields. You MUST apply and declare a major and they discourage changing majors. SLO is a nice college town........I don't think of it as an "ocean" school like UCSB. SB is truely the only one right on the beach...........take a five minute walk and go surfing..........</p>
<p>UCSD is very close to the beach and actually has land up to the beach (a bluff abutting the beach). From UCSD, one walks across a street, down a hundreds yards or so to a trail, and down the trail to Black's beach which is great for surfing or for other beach activity. Alternatively, students can walk or take the bus to La Jolla Shores beach. </p>
<p>It's quite common to see students walking back from the beach to the dorms surfboard in hand.</p>
<p>I don't think my daughter wants to go anywhere she can go surfing within a few minutes- I think it would be too distracting- but that reminds me I have to sign her up for scuba lessons</p>
<p>I also think for us- many Ca schools are going to be too expensive- however Humboldt is part of the western undergraduate exchange as is Long beach I think</p>
<p>emeralkitty:</p>
<p>I haven't noticed any glaring maintenance issues at the UCs I've been to (which is most of them) and in fact, many are building new structures and expanding like mad. UCLA has a number of fairly new dorms including one that just opened this year. Another major res hall is out of commision this school year while it's being refurbished. UCSD has built many new dorms and even a new college in the last few years and is also refurb'ing older res-halls and adding a wing onto the student center as well as building many other expansions. At the UCs I've been to (with most trips being to UCLA and UCSD), the grounds are very well maintained and quite nice. My D's haven't run into major issues with classes being full but this could be because of their majors I suppose.</p>
<p>EK:</p>
<p>I also learned to scuba dive while in college. Most of my dive trips were to Mexico. After I moved to Northern Cal, I did a lot of diving in Monterey/Carmel (full wet suit required). It's a great sport so if your D is interested, scuba lessons would be great. For diving, Florida would be the top choice for me (tropical and proximity to Carribean) followed by Southern California then Northern California up north to Oregon, Washington, and BC.</p>