UCSB Launches Bachelor’s Program Inside Corcoran State Prison

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - UC Santa Barbara is starting a new bachelor’s degree program for students at Corcoran State Prison.

The effort is part of UCSB’s work to expand access to higher education inside California prisons.

Students in the program will take courses focused on humanities and social sciences.

Classes will be taught through a combination of remote instruction and faculty visits to the prison.

The program is connected to UCSB’s broader initiative aimed at bringing college education into correctional facilities.

The goal is to support learning opportunities for incarcerated people who want to continue their education.

The first cohort is expected to begin coursework in the coming years as the program develops.