ok so there are many universities in california and so many different campuses in california. so when i hear 'Cal state' does that mean all the universities that are in california?
2007-02-27 14:07:31 · 8 answers · asked by . 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
"Cal State" only refers to state (ie public) universities in California, like Fullerton.
2007-02-27 14:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. There are two tiers of Public Universities in California. The top tier is the UC system, University of California. The second tier is Cal State University. Some Cal state is better than UC for certain majors, but usually the UC is a better University. One major difference Is you can get a PHd in UC system, but can't in a Cal State system. Another group of Universities in California are private Universtites. THey get little to no one from the state.
2007-02-27 14:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It means the State University School System. It used to be the State College system but they upgraded it.
The two primary groups of state institutions are
The University of California (Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Berkeley) The UC system
The California State University (at Northridge, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego). The CSU system
UCs are preferred over CSU, but cost more and are harder to get into.
Anyone who does well in a Junior College can generally get into a CSU
The UC criteria is a bit harder.
Then there are the private colleges and universities. Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, University of Southern California, Stanford, etc.
2007-02-27 15:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_University
The California State University (CSU) is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College System. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University.
The CSU system is composed of 23 campuses and has 414,000 students supported by 44,000 faculty members and staff. It is the largest system of postsecondary education in the United States that does not include community colleges.
2007-02-27 14:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Cal State Universities are abbreviated CSU; the other public universities in California are the UCs--University of California.
UCs are generally nationally ranked much higher than the CSU, ie. UC Berkeley and UCLA (around 25th to 30th in the nation)
CSUs are ranked at around 100th place in the nation.
2007-02-27 14:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by bibimbapbambina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
California State University, and University of California, are both "chains" of state-subsidized or state managed universities. They are systems of universities, having locations in several cities in the state, so that students in California have fair and affrodable access to higher education.
2007-02-27 14:16:36 · answer #6 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you hear people say 'cal state,' they are usually referring to California's State University (CSU) system. I dont think anybody (and certainly not my friends when they were applying for college) refer to the UCs (university of california system) as 'cal state'
2007-02-27 15:13:21 · answer #7 · answered by lildude211us 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm also planning on going there (i'm a intense college freshman too), and that i stay in California. i actually have not discovered some thing about the college yet, except that it really is totally reliable. i'm no longer positive, yet i imagine the college's significant concentration is biology and technology. i imagine a thanks to make sure is in case you honestly call them, or pass to the college to ask (which could likely be extra sturdy to do, because you stay in Florida).
2016-12-05 01:14:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋