California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University or California Polytechnic State University, San Luis known as Cal Poly San Cal Poly,is a public university located in San Luis, California, United States. Founded in 1901 as a vocational high school, it is currently one of in State University system Comprising six distinct colleges, the university offers and  credentials The university does not confer doctoral degrees.
 
 solve res by combining classroom theory with experiential laboratory exercise. The most popular major at Cal Poly is Business Administration.  next most popular majors are Biological Sciences and Mechanical Poly is one of four California State Universities that participate in the Big West Conference in athletics.

Cal Poly is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Cal Poly is known for its "learn by doing" educational philosophy that encourages students to

Cal Poly was established Governor Henry T. Gage signed the California Polytechnic School Bill. The university started out as the California Polytechnic School founded by Myron Angel.


 The first incoming class was 20 students. The school continued to grow steadily, except during a period from the mid 1910s to the  when World War I led to drops in enrollment and drastic budget cuts forced fewer class offerings.

 The polytechnic school held its first classes on October 1, 1903, offering secondary level courses of study, which took three years to complete.


In 1924, Cal Poly was placed under the control of the California State Board of Education. In 1933, the Board of Education changed Cal Poly into a two-year technical and vocational school. The institution began to offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in , with the first baccalaureate exercises held in .


The college was authorized to offer Master of Science degrees in 1967. From 1967 to 1970, the school’s curriculum was reorganized into  of Science and Math, the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the School of Architecture, w. FM radio station, 


The school was renamed the California State Polytechnic College reflect its higher education offerings, and in 1949, a Master of Arts degree in education was added. In control of Cal Poly and all other state colleges was transferred from the State Board of Education to an independent Board of Trustees, which later became the California State University system.
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 Centennial Campaign raised over $264 million from over 81,000 donors, more than tripling the university’s endowment from $43 million to over $140 million. million endowment in 2014 was ranked 296th out of 851 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada 


, also began as a senior project in . The state legislature changed the school’s official name again in 1971 to California Polytechnic State University. Since the 1970s, the university has seen steady enrollment growth and the construction of many significant buildings on campus


. Cal Poly celebrated its centennial in 2001, and kicked off a $225 million fundraising campaign, the largest fund raising effort ever undertaken in Th