<!-- Alternate content for non-supporting browsers --> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><a name="starthere"></a></font> <font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">There are several reasons why Santa Clarita needs a University Center: providing easy access to higher education; meeting the future needs of business; and supporting multi-levels of learning. There is very little access to upper division and graduate level education in this valley. People needing post-secondary education above the associate-degree level must commute to other institutions, through increasingly heavy traffic. This factor alone discourages many people from pursuing post-secondary degrees and other forms of professional training. </font>
