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A world-famous film and entertainment hub, the fantastically diverse Los Angeles is abundant in movie studios and concert venues as well as naturally stunning beaches, mountains, and deserts. Its sunny year-round climate beckons you to explore its large Asian communities, Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and all the beaches of the second largest city in the US.

Population: 3,973,000
Native language: English
Climate: Temperate
Type of area:
Urban
Highly diverse population
Great public transport

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University of California, Los Angeles

Founded in 1919, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has its home in Westwood Village, one of the safest and most attractive neighborhoods in Los Angeles and a short bus ride from Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and the beach. The vibrant neighborhood has theaters, shops, markets, museums, and great restaurants frequented both by the student body and UCLA’s distinguished professors and faculty of Nobel Prize winners, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and other prestigious academic organizations. 

Beyond Westwood Village, the city of Los Angeles is world-famous film and entertainment hub, abundant in movie studios and concert venues as well as its naturally stunning beaches, mountains, and deserts.

Learn more at University of California, Los Angeles' official website. 

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We champion health, safety, and security. As part of IES Abroad, the largest study abroad organization in the United States, we have set the standard for health and safety in study abroad for decades. We plan for the ‘what if’, so you can get on with the experience of a lifetime.
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Quality, safe, secure housing within close proximity to your classes

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