About Us
A community of students who wanted their work to matter.
180 Degrees Consulting at UC Santa Cruz brings together students from every corner of campus, from engineering and economics to biology and the arts, around one shared goal: using real consulting skills to help mission-driven organizations grow.
What we stand for
Our values
Social impact, always
We only take on clients working toward a genuine social or environmental mission: nonprofits, social enterprises, and public-good initiatives.
Learning by doing
New members are trained on real consulting frameworks, then apply them immediately on a live client engagement, not a case study.
Professional standards
Our clients get the same rigor, timelines, and deliverables they'd expect from a paid engagement, just without the invoice.
Part of something bigger
As a chapter of 180 Degrees Consulting, we're connected to a global network of 170+ branches doing the same work worldwide.
Our community
Our members come from every corner of campus, united by wanting to build real strategy skills while doing work that actually helps someone. Whether you're pre-business, pre-med, an engineer, or still figuring it out, there's a place for you here.
Pro bono
every engagement
Quarterly
project cycles
Global
180DC network
Majors represented
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