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California State University, Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L.A. or CSULA) is a California public university located in Los Angeles, California near the city of Alhambra and the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is part of the California State University system.
Serving approximately 21,000 students primarily from the greater Los Angeles area. Cal State L.A. is organized into six colleges that incorporate 50 academic departments and divisions offering a variety of majors.
The hilltop campus is home to the nation's first Charter College of Education, a NASA-funded SPACE program, a National Science Foundation funded environmental research center and other award-winning engineering programs. U.S. News has ranked CSULA's undergraduate business program as one of the best in the Los Angeles area.
The teacher credential program has awarded more credentials in the state of California than any other public institution. Cal State L.A. also has the nation's largest early/pre-teen collegiate program, and the only graduate Criminalistics program west of the Mississippi River. The Television, Film, and Media Studies program is one of the foremost film schools in the CSU system, coordinating film and TV production experiences with the neighboring Hollywood film industry. The university awards more bachelor's degrees to Hispanics than any other California college or university.
It is also home to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, a prestigious high school, notable for being the only arts high school in Los Angeles that allows for students from any district with in the L.A. county to attend. Classrooms are shared with Cal State L.A., however, Cal State L.A. activities tend to be separate from those of LACHSA. Notable LACHSA alumni include singer Josh Groban and actress Jenna Elfman.
History
Los Angeles State College was founded in 1947 by an act of the California legislature and opened for classes on the campus of the former Los Angeles City College. P. Victor Peterson was LACC's first president. In 1964 the school was renamed California State College at Los Angeles (CSCLA) when it became part of the California State College (CSC) system. In 1972, CSCLA was awarded University status and was renamed the California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).
The Solar Eagle
The College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology has achieved international recognition with its ultra-high gas mileage cars. The ECST Super Eagle won the American Society of Automotive Engineers' 2004 mileage competition with a tested fuel consumption of 1,615 miles per gallon. The faculty team advisor, James Ettaro, was honored by the SAE. The Super Eagle is the latest in a long line of solar-powered cars and other super-efficient vehicle technologies.Programs
Early Entrance Program The Early Entrance Program (EEP) is designed to allow students between the ages of 11 and 16 to enter college at a significantly early age. Each year, roughly 25 students are chosen for this opportunity. Criteria include grades, test performance, a maturity evaluation, and successful completion of two Cal State L.A. courses. Once admitted, 'EEPsters' take both regular and honors classes, and follow a normal course of college-level study. Altogether, the program's participants number about 100.
Athletics
The Golden Eagles are a member of California Collegiate Athletic Association and compete on the Division II level of the NCAA. The university fields eleven sports for men or women including soccer, cross country, soccer, volleyball, track and field, baseball and tennis.
Student life
Greek Life
Excluding the Greek Council and Order of Omega, as of Fall 2005, the CSULA Campus is home to fifteen “social” fraternal organizations, seven fraternities and seven sororities. Within that population there are three IFC fraternities, two NPHC fraternities, two statewide Latino fraternities, one Armenian fraternity, two NPC sororities, two NALFO sororities, two (2) local sororities, and one statewide Asian sorority.
These organizations are organized into the Greek Council.
Notable alumni
- James A. Bell - Former President of the Boeing Company & the first black American to lead a major aerospace company
- Octavia Butler - author, science fiction
- Stephen Cooley - District Attorney
- Jaime Escalante - Mathematician and Teacher
Political Alumni
- Michael D. Antonovich - politician, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Fifth District)
- Julian C. Dixon- Member California State Assembly, Member of Congress
- Lucille Roybal-Allard - Member of United States House of Representatives
- Juanita Millender-McDonald - Member of United States House of Representatives
- Robert A. Underwood - Delegate of Guam to the United States House of Representatives
- Maxine Waters - Member of United States House of Representatives
- Diane Watson - member of the United States House of Representatives and formerly of the California State Senate
Sports Alumni
- Michael Burns - professional Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Jay Gibbons - professional Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles
- Billie Jean King - professional tennis player
- Mal Whitfield - Gold Medalist 1948 London Olympics and 1952 Helsinki Olympics
- Martin Vasquez - Soccer Player
- Frank Zane - Professional Body Builder & Teacher
External links
1947 establishments | California State University | Los Angeles area colleges and universities | Universities and colleges in California | Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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