The Middle-Class award is available to help middle-class students in the United States. The MCS provides funding for undergraduate students to attend the University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) campuses.
The MCS program is open for new, transfer and returning undergraduate students, including students chasing a teaching credential with family incomes and assets up to $177,000 per year.
Established on March 23, 1868, the University of California has ten campuses routinely ranked among the best in the world. The UC has 160 academic disciplines, 800-degree programs, five medical centres, and three national laboratories.
California State University delivers high-quality education at far below the average cost of public university education. Established in 1857, CSU has 23 campuses and eight off-campuses.
Founded in 1868, University of California, Berkeley is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Berkeley (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), California. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the WASC Senior College and University Commission, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 40,000-44,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 151 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 10-20% making this US higher education organization a most selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.