Middle and high school teachers part of the UCSC Educational Partnership Center’s GEAR UP partnership programs in Pajaro Valley and north and south Monterey County receive professional development services in mathematics, developed in conjunction with County Office of Education’s content and instructional strategies coordinators and the California Reading and Literature Project. The professional development emphasizes the mathematics standards and concepts that students typically struggle with in college preparatory curricula, including accommodations to support English learners.

AGEP is a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation whose goal it is to significantly increase the number of African American, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander students earning PhDs in the physical and life sciences, math, and engineering and to foster their interest in and commitment to an academic career. The UCSC AGEP program is designed to increase the number of graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields while also providing special programs addressing the diverse and specific educational needs of incoming graduate students.

The University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program educates California's future leaders by preparing students for graduate education in STEM fields. UC LEADS identifies promising upper-division undergraduate students who have experienced conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study.

Developed by the UC Office of the President, the Summer Algebra Academy initiative is a five-week program for rising ninth grade students centered around a college awareness theme, focusing on increasing student academic performance in mathematics, introducing families to higher education, initiating systemic change within high school, and creating a college-going culture.