The California State University is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff,CSU is the largest four-year public university system in the United States. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state,with the other two being the University of California system and the California Community Colleges. The CSU System is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University. The California State University system headquarters are in Long Beach,California.
California State Polytechnic University,Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt,Humboldt or Cal Poly is a public university in Arcata,California. It is one of three polytechnic universities in the California State University system. It is the northernmost campus of the 23-school California State University (CSU) system. The main campus,situated hillside at the edge of a coast redwood forest,has commanding views overlooking Arcata,much of Humboldt Bay,and the Pacific Ocean. The college town setting on the California North Coast,8 miles (13 km) north of Eureka,279 miles (449 km) north of San Francisco,and 654 miles (1052.51 km) north of Los Angeles is notable for its natural beauty. It is the most westerly four-year university in the contiguous United States. Humboldt is an Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)
California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo is a public university in San Luis Obispo,California. It is the oldest of three polytechnics in the California State University system.
California State Polytechnic University,Pomona is a public polytechnic university in Pomona,California and Ramona,California. It is one of three polytechnic universities in the California State University system.
California State University,Los Angeles is a public university in Los Angeles,California. It is part of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degrees,122 master's degrees,and four doctoral degrees:a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in special education in collaboration with the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership,a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and a Doctor of Audiology (AuD). It also offers 22 teaching credentials.
The Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering is the engineering college at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona located in Pomona,California,United States. Known for its "learn by doing" philosophy,the college's motto is:"Learn by Doing:Making Imagination Real". Cal Poly has one of the "most recognized engineering programs in the country" and,with nearly 6,000 students,it is also the largest engineering college in Southern California,the second largest college of engineering in the California State University system,and the seventeenth largest engineering college in the United States. In the 2020 U.S. News &World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition,the College of Engineering is ranked 11th out of 210 public and private undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. where doctorates are not offered.
International Polytechnic High School,commonly abbreviated merely as iPoly,is a public college-preparatory demonstration high school (9-12) located on the California State Polytechnic University,Pomona campus and operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in conjunction with the College of Education and Integrative Studies at the university. iPoly's curriculum is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is approved by the University of California and California State University. It maintains a unique affiliation with the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA),which is also run by LACOE. Since iPoly does not lie in a fixed school district,it draws students from throughout Los Angeles,San Bernardino,Orange and Riverside counties. The majority of students come from the Pomona and San Gabriel valleys. In 2009 and 2013,iPoly was honored as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education.
Robert Edwin Kennedy was the seventh university president of California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo from 1967 to 1979.
Alexander Gonzalez was the 11th president of California State University,Sacramento,serving from July 1st,2003 to June 30th,2015,after having held administrative positions at two other California State University campuses. His academic career began in 1983 as a professor of psychology at California State University,Fresno for four years,followed by three years chairing that department,one as assistant to the president,and culminating in six years as the university's provost. He was named Interim President of California State University,San Marcos on June 25th,1997 as the California State University Board of Trustees rushed to respond to the sudden announcement of that institution's founding president's intention to depart only eight days earlier. Gonzalez was eventually rewarded with a permanent appointment to the position more than a year later after an exhaustive search of potential candidates,with the trustees saying "he earned it the old-fashioned way–through dedication and hard work.”
The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports teams for the California State Polytechnic University,Pomona.
The Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design (CENV) is a college part of the California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. The college houses over 1,600 students;making it one of largest environmental design programs in the United States. The college offers bachelor's degrees in five departments,as well as three master's degree programs. It offers a Master of Interior Architecture,professional degree in collaboration with the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA).
The College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS) at Cal Poly Pomona has 4 departments.
The California State Polytechnic University,Pomona is organized into seven academic colleges,one extension college,and one professional school. These units provide 65 majors,20 master's degree programs and 13 teaching credentials/certificates.
The Collins College of Hospitality Management is a college part of the California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. Founded in 1973,it was the first hospitality management studies program in California and its thousand students make it the largest such school in the state. As of 2010,The Collins College of Hospitality Management is ranked third in the nation by restaurant executives. Andrew Hale Feinstein is Dean and James A. Collins Distinguished Chair. With approximately 1,400 undergraduate students,the college is the largest of its kind in the country.
The Classroom,Laboratory &Administration Building,commonly known simply as the CLA Building,was an administrative building on the campus of California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. Designed by Albuquerque,New Mexico-based architect Antoine Predock in the Futurist style and completed in 1993,it has come to be the defining image of the university. The Administration portion of the building was demolished in August 2022 after a discovery of a fault line under the building.
The Southern California Marine Institute (SCMI) is a multi-campus research facility and non-profit oceanographic institution headquartered in Terminal Island,California.
Julian Aeneas McPhee was the sixth university president of California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo from 1933 to 1966 and the first president of California State Polytechnic University,Pomona from 1938 to 1966.
Mildred García is the current president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington,D.C.
