The California State University is a public university system in California,and the largest public university system in the United States. It consists of 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers,which together enroll 457,992 students and employ 56,256 faculty and staff members. In California,it is one of the three public higher education systems,along with the University of California and the California Community Colleges systems. The CSU system is officially incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University,and is headquartered in Long Beach,California.
California State Polytechnic University,Humboldt is a public university in Arcata,California. It is one of three polytechnic universities in the California State University (CSU) system and the northernmost campus in the system.
California Polytechnic State University,San Luis Obispo is a public university in San Luis Obispo County,adjacent to the city of San Luis Obispo. 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. It is the largest of the 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 California State University system. Cal State LA offers 142 bachelor's degree programs,122 master's degree programs,and 4 doctoral degrees:the Doctor of Philosophy in special education,Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership,Doctor of Nursing Practice,and Doctor of Audiology. It also offers 22 teaching credentials.
California State University,Fullerton is a public research university in Fullerton,California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000,it has the largest student body of the California State University (CSU) system,and its graduate student body of more than 5,000 is one of the largest in the CSU and in all of California. As of fall 2016,the school had 2,083 faculty,of whom 782 were on the tenure track. The university offers 109 degree programs:55 undergraduate degrees and 54 graduate degrees,including 3 doctoral programs.
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,coined by Dean Mahyar A. Amouzegar in 2012,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 2024 U.S. News &World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition,the College of Engineering is ranked 9th overall out of 210 public and private undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. where doctorates are not offered.
International Polytechnic High School,commonly referred to as iPoly,is a public college-preparatory demonstration high school (9-12) found in the California State Polytechnic University,Pomona campus and operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in collaboration 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 runs hand-in-hand 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 all over Los Angeles,San Bernardino,Orange and Riverside counties. Most of the students come from the Pomona and San Gabriel valleys. In 2009,2013,and 2019,iPoly was honored as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education.
Deborah Flemma Stanley is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as president of the State University of New York at Oswego from August 1,1997 until December 2021. In December 2022,she was awarded the honorary title of President Emeritus.
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 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 is the only academic unit within the California State University system to be associated with a Pritzker Prize laureate.
J. Michael Ortiz is an American educator and the 5th president of Cal Poly Pomona. Prior to this appointment on August 1,2003 Ortiz was professor of education at Appalachian State University and vice president for academic affairs at Fresno State. He was listed in 2005 as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in 2005 by Hispanic Business magazine. In 2008 Latino Magazine named him one of the Top 25 Latinos in Education.
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.
Lisa A. Rossbacher is an American scientist,writer and academic administrator.
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 Cal Poly Pomona University Library is an on-campus University Library serving students at Cal Poly Pomona. The University Library combines digital resources and state-of-the-art technology with traditional holdings. The library offers shared and private spaces for more than 10,000 students.
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.
Yolanda Theresa Moses is an anthropologist and college administrator who served as the 10th president of City College of New York (1993–1999) and president of the American Association for Higher Education (2000–2003).
