California State University

West Coast system

California State University is a public university system in California comprising 23 campuses across the state.

Often called Cal State or CSU, it is the largest four-year public university system in the United States: She's applying to Cal State Fullerton, He got his teaching credential through the CSU system.

It is distinct from the University of California system, which emphasizes research over teaching.

academic

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

syllabus · lecture · seminar · research · thesis · dissertation · undergraduate · graduate · major · minor

public

taxpayer

One who owes government duties

community · outreach · workforce development · transfer students · community college · Pell Grant · financial aid · residency · open access · first-generation

institution

CSU

Western state university abbreviation

endowment · alumni · collegiate · system · Long Beach · Fullerton · Northridge · Stanislaus · Channel Islands

diversity

multicultural

Including multiple ethnic traditions

demographics · socioeconomic · ESL · international students · underrepresented · access · opportunity · bilingual · immigrant

Opposites
California public higher education system

California State UniversityUniversity of California

California's public research universities

UC Berkeley · UCLA

institutional type

California State UniversityStanford University

California research institution

private university · Ivy League · USC · California Institute of Technology · for-profit college

educational level

California State Universitycommunity college

Two-year public institution

K-12 education

Family

California, Californian, state, states, stately, statehood, stateless, statewide, statement

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