Starting in 2026, qualified graduating high school students are automatically admitted into 16 California State University institutions. They still need to apply.

Coming July 1, Vallejo’s Cal Maritime Academy and San Luis Obispo’s California Polytechnic State University will operate as a single university: Cal Poly. The name change — Cal Maritime Academy will ...

Unlike traditional research universities and private liberal arts colleges, polytechnic universities tend to offer apprenticeships and microcredentials, all geared toward giving students practical ...

Despite seeing an 11.9% increase in its applicant pool, Cal Poly SLO admitted 14.6% fewer students in 2013. Most of these applicants were from California, likely hoping to capitalize on the school’s ...