Company description
California State Polytechnic University offers Colleges services in Pomona CA, CA area.
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- Mission
- As one of nine polytechnic universities nationwide, Cal Poly Pomona integrates a learn-by-doing approach into its project and presentation-based coursework. This long-standing polytechnic approach makes it unique among traditional universities and has earned Cal Poly Pomona the reputation of developing individuals who are among the most sought after in today's marketplace. A nationally-recognized public university with a number of highly respected and ranked programs, Cal Poly Pomona provides its students an excellent environment for academic, personal and professional success. The US Department of Education, US News & World Report, Black Issues in Higher Education, Design Intelligence, Hispanic Outlook Magazine, Journal of Hospitality Management, Los Angeles Times Business Journal and Project Connect have ranked Cal Poly Pomona in numerous categories. Cal Poly Pomona is located on the eastern edge of Southern California's San Gabriel Valley. The site of the university is the former winter ranch of William K. Kellogg, the cereal magnate. The university's 1,400-acre campus features lush rolling hills; flowers, plants and trees from all seven continents; a rose garden personally built by Kellogg; and a beautifully landscaped Japanese Garden. The university's aesthetic qualities are one of its best kept secrets. Some of the world's finest architects and landscape architects designed and built the ranch - a hybrid of architecture, which combined the formal courtyards, gardens and elements of Spanish, Italian and Islamic architecture with the informality of a growing nouveau-riche society. Pasadena architect Myron Hunt (Rose Bowl, Huntington Library) designed Kellogg's main house. Charles Gibbs Adams, whose work included the Hearst Castle Gardens in San Simeon, California, was selected to landscape the grounds. Later, the landscape was completed by Florence Yoch and Lucille Council, widely recognized as two of the finest garden designers and landscape architects in California. More recently, Antoine Predock designed the University's administration building with a desert theme. The university has a distinguished history with its origin as a private school. Two national icons, Charles B. Voorhis, a prominent automotive industry figure, and Kellogg, contributed to the University's establishment and success. Voorhis entered the automobile business as a sales manager, joining the Oakland Motor Car Company (General Motors) of Pontiac, Michigan in 1914 and rose to become vice-president. In 1917, he helped found the Nash Motors Company with then GM President Charles W. Nash. In 1928, Voorhis opened the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas, California, a college for homeless young men which he endowed and served as chairman of the board. With the help of his son, Jerry Voorhis, a US Congressman, the Voorhis School for Boys became one of the most popular institutions in Southern California. In 1938, the Voorhis School for Boys became known as the Voorhis Unit of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo when the State of California acquired the private school. In 1949, the Voorhis Unit acquired Kellogg's winter ranch. In 1925, Kellogg fulfilled a dream when he moved to Pomona, California to start an Arabian horse breeding program, the oldest in the United States and the fifth largest in the country today. More than 70% of the domestic Arabian bloodstock in the US can trace its lineage to the original breeding program. With the assistance of Richard Nixon and then US President Harry S. Truman, Kellogg's desire to have the ranch become an institution of higher education became a reality. A stipulation in maintaining the property is that the University continues Kellogg's tradition of a Sunday Arabian horse show. On the first Sunday of the month from October through May, students host public performances.
- General Information
- Not Selective, Large School, Public School, Metropolitan Areas, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Medium, Total Minority - High, Hispanic Students - High, Asian Students - High, Very Low Cost, Diagnostic Testing Service, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Cooperative Work Experience, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Religious Organizations, Social Fraternities and Sororities, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Medium
- Campus Description
- 1,437-acre campus in Pomona, 30 miles from Los Angeles. Served by bus and train; major airport serves Los Angeles; smaller airport serves Ontario (13 miles). School operates transportation to university village and Pomona. Public transportation serves campus.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- Costs
- 2010-2011 In-state tuition and fees: $4,551; Out-of-state tuition and fees: $15,711
- Email
- [email protected]
- School Type
- Public, 4-year or above
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Campus Size
- 1437 acres
- Selectivity
- selective
- Setting
- suburban
- Application Deadline
- November
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Academic Calendar
- quarter
- Institutional Control
- Public
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $3564
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $9120
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 68.79
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $5580
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 15021
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 21836
- Year Founded
- 1938
- Founded In
- 1939
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $55
- Graduate Application Fee
- $55
- International Application Fee
- $55
- Application Fee
- $55
