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California State University--Monterey Bay

Work 100 Campus Center Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Work(831) 582-5100
Web site: http://www.csumb.edu
Tier 4
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges

Overview : California State University--Monterey Bay

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1994
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 3,619
Setting suburban
Endowment: $9,335,114
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 7/15
Application fee: $55
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 68.9 %
Selectivity: less selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $3,015; Out-of-state: $13,085
Mission  
School mission "To build a multicultural learning community founded on academic excellence from which all partners in the educational process emerge prepared to contribute productively, responsibly, and ethically to California and the global community." California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is envisioned as a comprehensive state university which values service through high quality education. The campus will be distinctive in serving the diverse people of California, especially the working class and historically undereducated and low-income populations. It will feature an enriched living and learning environment and year-round operation. The identity of the university will be framed by substantive commitment to multilingual, multicultural, gender-equitable learning. The university will be a collaborative, intellectual community distinguished by partnerships with existing institutions both public and private, cooperative agreements which, enable students, faculty, and staff to cross-institutional boundaries for innovative instruction, broadly defined scholarly and creative activity, and coordinated community service. The university will invest in preparation for the future through integrated and experimental use of technologies as resources to people, catalysts for learning, and providers of increased access and enriched quality learning. The curriculum of CSUMB will be student and society centered and of sufficient breadth and depth to meet statewide and regional needs, specifically those involving both inner-city and isolated rural populations, and needs relevant to communities in the immediate Tri-County region (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito). The programs of instruction will strive for distinction, building on regional assets in developing specialty clusters in such areas as: the sciences (marine, atmospheric, and environmental); visual and performing arts and related humanities; languages, cultures, and international studies; education; business; studies of human behavior, information, and communication, within broad curricular areas; and professional study. The university will develop a culture of innovation in its overall conceptual design and organization, and will utilize new and varied pedagogical and instructional approaches including distance learning. Institutional programs will value and cultivate creative and productive talents of students, faculty, and staff, and seek ways to contribute to the economy of the state, the wellbeing of our communities, and the quality of life and development of its students, faculty, and service areas. The education programs at CSUMB will: integrate the sciences, the arts and humanities, liberal studies, and professional training; integrate modern learning technology and pedagogy to create liberal education adequate for the contemporary world; integrate work and learning, service and reflection; recognize the importance of global interdependence; invest in languages and cross-cultural competence; emphasize those topics most central to the local area's economy and ecology, and California's long-term needs; and offer a multicultural, gender-equitable, intergenerational, and accessible residential learning environment.

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