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.
San José State University is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) system. The university, alongside the University of California, Los Angeles has academic origins in the historic normal school known as the California State Normal School.
An 1880s lithograph of the original California State Normal School campus in San Jose.
The California State Normal School Bell, forged in 1881, still graces the San Jose campus.
Built in 1910, Tower Hall is the oldest structure on the SJSU campus.
The Central Classroom Building is the third oldest structure on campus.