San Jose State University

San Jos State University is a major, comprehensive public university located in the center of San Jos and in the heart of Silicon Valley. SJSU faculty and staff are dedicated to achieving the university's mission: they strive to enrich the lives of students and to transmit knowledge and necessary skills for applying it in the service of our society. SJSU also strives to expand each student's base of knowledge through research and scholarship.

SJSU is the oldest state university in California. Its distinctive character has been forged by its long history, by its location, and by its vision -- a blend of the old and the new, of the traditional and the innovative.

Among its most prized traditions is an uncompromising commitment to offer access to higher education to all persons who meet the criteria for admission, yielding a stimulating mix of age groups, cultures, and economic backgrounds for teaching, learning and research. SJSU takes pride in and is firmly committed to teaching and learning, with a faculty that is active in scholarship, research, technological innovation, community service and the arts.