The California State Normal School was a teaching college founded on May 2, 1862, which later evolved into San José State University in San Jose. Its southern branch campus evolved into the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles.
An 1880s lithograph of the original California State Normal School campus in San Jose.
The State Normal School at San Jose football team in 1910. Jerseys display a large "N" for "Normal"
The California State Normal School bell, forged in 1881, still graces the San Jose campus
The California State Normal School, San Jose, catalog from 1918-1919 school year
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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.
The Northern Branch of the State Normal School, founded 1887, became California State University, Chico.
The California Polytechnic School, established in 1901, eventually became today's California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
San Diego State Normal School, founded 1897, became San Diego State Teacher's College in 1923 (and eventually San Diego State University).
California State University Maritime Academy was founded in 1929 as the California Nautical School.