diff --git a/src/app/search/layout.tsx b/src/app/search/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f6d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/search/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SearchContextProvider } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
+
+export default function Layout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+    return <SearchContextProvider>{children}</SearchContextProvider>;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/search/Search.tsx b/src/components/search/Search.tsx
index 1cf6779..46207b7 100644
--- a/src/components/search/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/Search.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useCallback } from "react";
 import { SearchFilterDialog } from "@/components/search/filter/search-filter-dialog";
 import { SearchFilterSortDropdown } from "@/components/search/filter/search-filter-sort-dropdown";
 import { SearchBlurb } from "@/components/search/search-blurb";
 import { SearchResults } from "@/components/search/search-results";
-import type {
-    CourseObject,
-    FilterValues,
-} from "@/components/search/search.types";
+import type { CourseObject } from "@/components/search/search.types";
+import { useSearchContext } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
 import { UNIVERSITY_GE } from "@/lib/constants";
 import { useQueryState } from "nuqs";
 
@@ -27,6 +25,8 @@ export function Search({
     courses: CourseObject[];
     lastUpdated: number;
 }) {
+    const { filterValues } = useSearchContext();
+
     const [university, setUniversity] = useQueryState("uni", {
         defaultValue: _university,
         shallow: false,
@@ -38,53 +38,6 @@ export function Search({
         clearOnDefault: false,
     });
 
-    const [format, setFormat] = useState([true, true]);
-    const [enrollment, setEnrollment] = useState([true]);
-    const [available, setAvailable] = useState([true]);
-    const [start, setStart] = useState<Date>();
-    const [end, setEnd] = useState<Date>();
-    const [institution, setInstitution] = useState("Any Institution");
-    const [min, setMin] = useState(0);
-    const [max, setMax] = useState(20);
-
-    const [sort, setSort] = useState("Default Sort");
-
-    const [filterValues, setFilterValues] = useState<FilterValues>({
-        format: format,
-        enrollment: enrollment,
-        available: available,
-        start: start,
-        end: end,
-        institution: institution,
-        min: min,
-        max: max,
-        sort: sort,
-    });
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        setFilterValues({
-            format,
-            enrollment,
-            available,
-            start,
-            end,
-            institution,
-            min,
-            max,
-            sort,
-        });
-    }, [
-        format,
-        enrollment,
-        available,
-        start,
-        end,
-        institution,
-        min,
-        max,
-        sort,
-    ]);
-
     const handleUniversityChange = useCallback(
         (university: string) => {
             setUniversity(university);
@@ -100,6 +53,8 @@ export function Search({
         [setGE]
     );
 
+    const results = filterData(courses, filterValues);
+
     return (
         <div className="wrapper mb-8 min-h-[calc(100vh-96px)] px-4 md:mb-16 lg:px-28 xl:px-36">
             <div className="flex flex-wrap text-6xl font-bold">
@@ -126,46 +81,21 @@ export function Search({
             <SearchBlurb
                 filterData={filterData}
                 courses={courses}
-                filterValues={filterValues}
                 lastUpdated={lastUpdated}
             />
 
             <div className="mt-4 flex flex-row gap-4 md:mt-8 md:gap-8">
                 <div className="hidden h-fit xl:flex xl:flex-col">
-                    <SearchFilter
-                        setFormat={setFormat}
-                        setEnrollment={setEnrollment}
-                        setAvailable={setAvailable}
-                        setStart={setStart}
-                        setEnd={setEnd}
-                        setInstitution={setInstitution}
-                        setMin={setMin}
-                        setMax={setMax}
-                        filterValues={filterValues}
-                        courses={courses}
-                    />
+                    <SearchFilter courses={courses} />
                 </div>
 
                 <div className="w-full xl:w-[65%]">
                     <div className="mb-8 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-y-4 xl:justify-end">
                         <SearchFilterDialog>
-                            <SearchFilter
-                                setFormat={setFormat}
-                                setEnrollment={setEnrollment}
-                                setAvailable={setAvailable}
-                                setStart={setStart}
-                                setEnd={setEnd}
-                                setInstitution={setInstitution}
-                                setMin={setMin}
-                                setMax={setMax}
-                                filterValues={filterValues}
-                                courses={courses}
-                            />
+                            <SearchFilter courses={courses} />
                         </SearchFilterDialog>
 
                         <SearchFilterSortDropdown
-                            value={sort}
-                            onChange={setSort}
                             data={[
                                 "Default Sort",
                                 "Alphabetical",
@@ -176,7 +106,7 @@ export function Search({
                     </div>
 
                     <SearchResults
-                        results={filterData(courses, filterValues)}
+                        results={results}
                         university={university}
                         ge={ge}
                     />
diff --git a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-date-select.tsx b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-date-select.tsx
index eb747d3..49cc4ef 100644
--- a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-date-select.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-date-select.tsx
@@ -1,40 +1,38 @@
+import { useCallback } from "react";
 import { Calendar } from "@/components/ui/calendar";
 import {
     Popover,
     PopoverContent,
     PopoverTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/popover";
+import { useSearchContext } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { format } from "date-fns";
 import { CalendarIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { Button } from "../../ui/button";
 
-interface SearchFilterDateSelectProps {
-    onStartChange: (input: Date | undefined) => void;
-    onEndChange: (input: Date | undefined) => void;
-    start: Date | undefined;
-    end: Date | undefined;
-}
+export function SearchFilterDateSelect() {
+    const { start, setStart, end, setEnd } = useSearchContext();
 
-export function SearchFilterDateSelect({
-    onStartChange,
-    onEndChange,
-    start,
-    end,
-}: SearchFilterDateSelectProps) {
-    const handleStartChange = (date: Date | undefined) => {
-        if (!date) {
-            console.error("No start date selected");
-            return;
-        }
+    const handleStartChange = useCallback(
+        (date: Date | undefined) => {
+            if (!date) {
+                console.error("No start date selected");
+                return;
+            }
 
-        onStartChange(date);
-    };
+            setStart(date);
+        },
+        [setStart]
+    );
 
-    const handleEndChange = (date: Date | undefined) => {
-        onEndChange(date);
-    };
+    const handleEndChange = useCallback(
+        (date: Date | undefined) => {
+            setEnd(date);
+        },
+        [setEnd]
+    );
 
     return (
         <div className="relative flex flex-col">
diff --git a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-institution-dropdown.tsx b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-institution-dropdown.tsx
index 5859c85..c7aee3f 100644
--- a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-institution-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-institution-dropdown.tsx
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ import {
     SelectTrigger,
     SelectValue,
 } from "@/components/ui/select";
+import { useSearchContext } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
 
 interface SearchFilterInstitutionDropdownProps {
-    value: string;
-    onChange: (input: string) => void;
     courses: CourseObject[] | undefined;
 }
 
 export function SearchFilterInstitutionDropdown({
-    value,
-    onChange,
     courses,
 }: SearchFilterInstitutionDropdownProps) {
-    const uniqueColleges = value == "Any Institution" ? [] : [value];
+    const { institution, setInstitution } = useSearchContext();
+
+    const uniqueColleges =
+        institution == "Any Institution" ? [] : [institution];
 
     const sendingInstitutions = courses?.map(
         (course: CourseObject) => course.sendingInstitution
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export function SearchFilterInstitutionDropdown({
                 Teaching Institution
             </div>
             <Select
-                value={value}
-                onValueChange={onChange}
+                value={institution}
+                onValueChange={setInstitution}
             >
                 <SelectTrigger className="text-regular min-h-full w-full max-w-[368px] rounded-lg border-[1px] border-gray">
                     <SelectValue placeholder="Teaching Institution" />
diff --git a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-sort-dropdown.tsx b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-sort-dropdown.tsx
index 968d631..7271575 100644
--- a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-sort-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter-sort-dropdown.tsx
@@ -5,24 +5,23 @@ import {
     SelectTrigger,
     SelectValue,
 } from "@/components/ui/select";
+import { useSearchContext } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
 
 interface SearchFilterSortDropdownProps {
-    value: string;
-    onChange: (input: string) => void;
     data: string[];
 }
 
 export function SearchFilterSortDropdown({
-    value,
     data,
-    onChange,
 }: SearchFilterSortDropdownProps) {
+    const { sort, setSort } = useSearchContext();
+
     return (
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4 md:flex-row">
             <div className="hidden text-gray sm:flex">Sort By:</div>
             <Select
-                value={value}
-                onValueChange={onChange}
+                value={sort}
+                onValueChange={setSort}
             >
                 <SelectTrigger className="text-regular min-h-full w-40 rounded-lg border-[1px] border-gray">
                     <SelectValue />
diff --git a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter.tsx b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter.tsx
index 593d1d4..423707b 100644
--- a/src/components/search/filter/search-filter.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/filter/search-filter.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,15 @@
-import { Dispatch, SetStateAction } from "react";
 import { SearchFilterCheckbox } from "@/components/search/filter/search-filter-checkbox";
 import { SearchFilterDateSelect } from "@/components/search/filter/search-filter-date-select";
 import { SearchFilterInstitutionDropdown } from "@/components/search/filter/search-filter-institution-dropdown";
-import { CourseObject, FilterValues } from "@/components/search/search.types";
+import { CourseObject } from "@/components/search/search.types";
+import { useSearchContext } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
 
 interface SearchFilterProps {
-    setFormat: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean[]>>;
-    setEnrollment: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean[]>>;
-    setAvailable: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean[]>>;
-    setStart: Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Date | undefined>>;
-    setEnd: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Date | undefined>>;
-    setInstitution: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
-    setMin: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
-    setMax: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
-    filterValues: FilterValues;
     courses: CourseObject[] | undefined;
 }
 
-export const SearchFilter = (props: SearchFilterProps) => {
-    const {
-        setFormat,
-        setAvailable,
-        setStart,
-        setEnd,
-        setInstitution,
-        filterValues,
-        courses,
-    } = props;
+export const SearchFilter = ({ courses }: SearchFilterProps) => {
+    const { format, setFormat, available, setAvailable } = useSearchContext();
 
     return (
         <div className="space-y-8 rounded-lg bg-bg_secondary p-8 text-left">
@@ -37,27 +20,18 @@ export const SearchFilter = (props: SearchFilterProps) => {
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
                 <SearchFilterCheckbox
                     title="Online Format"
-                    value={filterValues.format}
+                    value={format}
                     onChange={setFormat}
                     categories={["Asynchronous", "Synchronous"]}
                 />
                 <SearchFilterCheckbox
                     title="Available Seats"
-                    value={filterValues.available}
+                    value={available}
                     onChange={setAvailable}
                     categories={["Only show courses with available seats"]}
                 />
-                <SearchFilterDateSelect
-                    onStartChange={setStart}
-                    onEndChange={setEnd}
-                    start={filterValues.start}
-                    end={filterValues.end}
-                />
-                <SearchFilterInstitutionDropdown
-                    value={filterValues.institution}
-                    onChange={setInstitution}
-                    courses={courses}
-                />
+                <SearchFilterDateSelect />
+                <SearchFilterInstitutionDropdown courses={courses} />
             </div>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/search/search-blurb.tsx b/src/components/search/search-blurb.tsx
index f011087..3f942a5 100644
--- a/src/components/search/search-blurb.tsx
+++ b/src/components/search/search-blurb.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {
     CourseObject,
     FilterValues,
 } from "@/components/search/search.types";
+import { useSearchContext } from "@/contexts/search-context/search-context";
 
 interface SearchBlurbProps {
     filterData: (
@@ -11,15 +12,15 @@ interface SearchBlurbProps {
     ) => CourseObject[];
     courses: CourseObject[] | undefined;
     lastUpdated: number | undefined;
-    filterValues: FilterValues;
 }
 
 export const SearchBlurb = ({
     filterData,
     courses,
     lastUpdated,
-    filterValues,
 }: SearchBlurbProps) => {
+    const { filterValues } = useSearchContext();
+
     const [timeAgo, setTimeAgo] = useState("");
 
     const getTimeAgo = useCallback((date: number) => {
diff --git a/src/contexts/search-context/search-context.tsx b/src/contexts/search-context/search-context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6229dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contexts/search-context/search-context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"use client";
+
+import React, {
+    createContext,
+    useContext,
+    type Dispatch,
+    type SetStateAction,
+} from "react";
+import { FilterValues } from "@/components/search/search.types";
+import { useSearchState } from "@/contexts/search-context/use-search-state";
+
+interface SearchContextProps {
+    format: boolean[];
+    setFormat: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean[]>>;
+    enrollment: boolean[];
+    setEnrollment: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean[]>>;
+    available: boolean[];
+    setAvailable: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean[]>>;
+    start?: Date;
+    setStart: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Date | undefined>>;
+    end?: Date;
+    setEnd: Dispatch<SetStateAction<Date | undefined>>;
+    institution: string;
+    setInstitution: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
+    min: number;
+    setMin: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
+    max: number;
+    setMax: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
+    sort: string;
+    setSort: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>;
+    filterValues: FilterValues;
+}
+
+const SearchContext = createContext<SearchContextProps | undefined>(undefined);
+
+export const SearchContextProvider = ({
+    children,
+}: {
+    children: React.ReactNode;
+}) => {
+    const value = useSearchState();
+
+    return (
+        <SearchContext.Provider value={value}>
+            {children}
+        </SearchContext.Provider>
+    );
+};
+
+export const useSearchContext = (): SearchContextProps => {
+    const context = useContext(SearchContext);
+    if (!context) {
+        throw new Error(
+            "useSearchContext must be used within a SearchContextProvider"
+        );
+    }
+    return context;
+};
diff --git a/src/contexts/search-context/use-search-state.tsx b/src/contexts/search-context/use-search-state.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f855474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contexts/search-context/use-search-state.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { FilterValues } from "@/components/search/search.types";
+
+export function useSearchState() {
+    const [format, setFormat] = useState<boolean[]>([true, true]);
+    const [enrollment, setEnrollment] = useState<boolean[]>([true]);
+    const [available, setAvailable] = useState<boolean[]>([true]);
+    const [start, setStart] = useState<Date>();
+    const [end, setEnd] = useState<Date>();
+    const [institution, setInstitution] = useState<string>("Any Institution");
+    const [min, setMin] = useState<number>(0);
+    const [max, setMax] = useState<number>(20);
+    const [sort, setSort] = useState<string>("Default Sort");
+
+    const filterValues: FilterValues = {
+        format,
+        enrollment,
+        available,
+        start,
+        end,
+        institution,
+        min,
+        max,
+        sort,
+    };
+
+    return {
+        format,
+        setFormat,
+        enrollment,
+        setEnrollment,
+        available,
+        setAvailable,
+        start,
+        setStart,
+        end,
+        setEnd,
+        institution,
+        setInstitution,
+        min,
+        setMin,
+        max,
+        setMax,
+        sort,
+        setSort,
+        filterValues,
+    };
+}