California State University, Stanislaus

Campus setting	Urban
Living cost	USD 1,078 per month
Student population	Medium (1,001 to 10,000)
International students	40%
Institution type	Public

About California State University, Stanislaus

California State University, Stanislaus, known also as Stanislaus State or Stan State, is a beautiful two-part campus spread over the Central Valley in Turlock and Stockton Centre. As a part of the country's largest, most diverse and most affordable university system, Stanislaus is home to more than 9,000 students and offers 100 areas of academic concentrations.

As one division in the 23 CSU campuses, Stan State is also dedicated to and has been highly recognised for efforts in advocating upward mobility, providing opportunities for all to thrive in and promote multicultural and international communities.

Among the acclamation Stan State has received include:

Princeton Review's Best 382 List for 12th Straight Year
Nation's No. 1 Value-Added Public College by MONEY Magazine
22 Years on U.S. News & World Report Regional Honor Roll
Earns National Community Service Honor Again
Accelerated Nursing Program Ranked No. 1 in California

Stan State is a designated Hispanic-serving institution by the US Department of Education, and is constantly praised for small class sizes and low student debt post-graduation.

Campus information

The Stan State campus is located in Central Valley and has many facilites to help both residential and academic needs.

University Student Union
- Associated Student offices, Carol Burke Student lounge, game room, conference rooms
Dining Hall
- 553-seat cafeteria, smaller dining room, Warrior Grill, Pop's convenience store
Residence Life Village
- student housing complex, apartments, laundry, dining hall, computer lab, recreation rooms, tennis court, courtyard with barbecue areas, pools, Faculty Residence
Ed and Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena
- fieldhouse, 2300-seat gymnasium, soccer field, baseball and softball diamonds, tennis court, all-weather track, swimming pool, Student Recreation Complex, (18000 square-foot fitness centre)
Demergasso-Bava Hall
- academic departments, classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, faculty offices, The Signal student newspaper, campus radio, television stations, Distance Learning Centre
Mary Stuart Rogers Educational Services Gateway Building
- student services (enrolment, advising, counseling, career development, administration)
John Stuart Rogers Faculty Development Center
- for faculty members
Bernell and Flora Snider Music Recital Hall
Nora and Hashem Naraghi Hall of Science
University Bookstore
- first seperate building for bookstore in university's 50-year history

Accommodation

Stan State Student Housing is an on-campus residential village, located nearby University Union. Accomodation houses over 700 students, and holds many amenities including academic support hubs, TV lounge, laundry facilities, computer labs, swimming pools, bike storage, basketball courts, volleyball court, and a 200-seat dining hall.

Each housing communities are designated and designed to aid the newer students in managing life and academia, and vary by living-learning communities and themed communities.

Living-learning communities

Directly linked to enrolment of classes, the living-learning communities are aimed to fully nuture students in their path of education, and comes with easy access to peer-tutors, professional advice and others.