CSU The California State University: Working for California

Computer and Electronic Engineering—California’s Critical Industries

• In addition to computer and electronic engineering graduates, the CSU also produces 41 percent of the state’s informa-tion technology grads, including more than 50 percent of the general computerand information sciences graduates.

• The CSU graduates agricultural engineersalong with graduates in engineering disciplines and fields, such as architectural,aerospace, chemical, electrical, electronics,computer, biomedical, materials, metallurgi-cal and manufacturing.

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Nearly 23,000 students are enrolled in Engineering programs on CSU campuses. The CSU graduates morethan 3,000 engineering professionalsinto the workforce each year.

The CSU divides its 23 campuses statewide into eight geographicregions whose areas share a common base. The fields of computer and electronic engineering are largely concentrated in the Bay Area,Central Coast, Los Angeles and San Diego regions (numbers 3, 5, 6 and 8, respectively, on the map).

CSU—Leading Computer andElectronic Engineering Education

Providing California’s Computer and ElectronicEngineering Workforce

The CSU produces40 percent of thestate’s graduates

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COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERINGThe California State University awards more than halfof the state’s baccalaureate degrees in engineering,including a significant percentage of graduates to fillprofessional needs in California’s critical informationtechnology and electronics industries. In total, the CSU produces 40 percent of the state’s computer andelectronics graduates.

CSU The California State University: Working for California

CSU centers and institutes focus onresearch and training—

• California is world-renowned for its computer and electronics engineering innovations. CSU campuses focus on the needs of local companiesand build programs in partnership with industryrepresentatives. Participating companies supplyinternships and scholarships, sponsor research and consult on testing, evaluation and adoption of new technologies.

• The Center for Technology Education at CSU LosAngeles provides support for businesses in the useof robotics, computer-aided design, computer-aidedmanufacturing and desktop publishing.

• The Institute for Applied Supercomputing at CSUSan Bernardino develops, promotes and deploysuses of high-performance computing, includinghigh-speed communications, visualization, large-scale data stores and virtual reality.

• San José State’s Microelectronics ProcessEngineering Fabrication Facility supports researchand training in advanced semiconductor fabrication.Additionally, San José State has several hundredSilicon Valley industry-sponsored laboratories thathelp create a natural flow of skills and ideasbetween students and businesses.

• The Applied Technology Laboratories at Cal PolySan Luis Obispo consist of six interdisciplinary,industry-sponsored labs and a classroom-of-the-future that provides database and worldwide com-munications links. The labs focus on transportation,aerospace, earthquakes and bioengineering issues.

CSU campuses are renowned for their computer and electronic engineering programs that produce highly sought-after graduates—

• San José State provides more engineering, computer science and business graduates to the Silicon Valley than any other school. There are more San José State alumni at Sun Microsystems than there are alumni from any other college or university.

• Cal Poly Pomona’s Maximizing EngineeringPotential (MEP) program for students in engineer-ing and computer science has a long track recordof graduating students and placing them in theindustry, and increasing the number and diversityof students graduating in technical disciplines.

• Sonoma State’s graduate and undergraduate programs in engineering and computer science inits School of Science and Technology were createdin response to the needs of the local telecommuni-cations industry. Telecom businesses investedmore than $8 million to help the university createstate-of-the-art laboratories and establish anendowment for operations.

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CSU OFFICE OFTHE CHANCELLOR

”Graduates of the California State University system have long played a vital role in the growth and progress of the Silicon Valley. Upon graduation they are prepared to take their place in meaningful positions, often growing into executive and leadershiproles. The California State University system is a key and vital source of outstandingcandidates for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.”

Al Barela • Hitachi Global Storage Technologies