Directions to College Nine

For Directions to Santa Cruz and to the UCSC campus, please see the ones provided on the UCSC Directions Page.

College Nine 

  1. Enter UCSC through the main entrance at the base of campus, which puts you on Coolidge Dr.
  2. Go straight through two stoplights, and continue on this road around the perimeter of campus, back into the main campus area, and past Merrill and Crown Colleges on your right (at which point this road turns into McLaughlin Dr.)
  3. Continue straight through two stop signs and turn right on the road just beyond the second stop sign. This is the College Nine/Social Sciences 1 access road, leading to College Nine.

Parking at College Nine

Parking lots for both College Nine & John R. Lewis College are located up the John R. Lewis College/Social Sciences 2 access road. From McLaughlin Dr. (#2 above) go straight past the College Nine/Social Sciences 1 access road to the stop sign with the flashing red light and turn right - this is the John R. Lewis College/Social Sciences 2 access road. Parking lots are on your left. Please pay close attention to the posted parking restrictions.

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