California State Polytechnic University, Pomona: Courses, Admission, Cost

In 1938, the Voorhis School for Boys was taken over by California Polytechnic School. In 1966, it was named California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis. The present name was adopted in 1972. California State Polytechnic University is situated in Pomona. The Voorhis Ecological Reserve is situated in the northwest area of the campus. Collins College of Hospitality Management is on the Horsehill, which is in the middle of the campus. The 1920 Kellogg House is also situated there. Locations for recreation include the Japanese garden designed by Takeo Uesugi, rose garden, Kellogg House that was designed by Myron Hunt, Harold Coulson Chambers, and Charles Gibbs Adams.

Cal Poly Pomona's academic structure includes 9 colleges offering cutting-edge education to students from all over. The Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture offers majors in Agribusiness and Food Industry Management/ Agricultural Science, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Apparel Merchandising and Management, Nutrition and Food Science, and Plant Science. The centres and institutes under this college are the Agricultural Research Institute, AGRIscapes, The Apparel Technology and Research Center (ATRC), Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch, and W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center. The College of Business Administration offers undergraduate programs in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, E-Business, International Business and Marketing, Management and Human Resources, etc. Business minors include Business, Accounting, Business Computer Programming, Managerial Computing, Business Law, etc.

The College of Education and Integrative Studies offers programs like Interdisciplinary General Education, Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies Program, Early Childhood Studies Program, etc. The College of Engineering has undergrad programs like Aerospace, Chemical and Materials, Civil, Electrical and Computer, Electromechanical, etc. The grad programs include Civil, Electrical, Engineering Management, Mechanical, and Systems Engineering. The College of Environmental Design has undergrad degrees in Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Visual Communication Design, and Art History. Master’s degree is provided in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Regenerative Studies. College of the Extended University offers programs like Construction Management, Engineering and Manufacturing, Youth Programs, AutoCad, Six Sigma, and Brewing Science. The Collins College of Hospitality Management offers courses in Hospitality Industry, Hotel Operations, Sanitation Practices, and Management Law. The College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences has departments in Communication, Economics, English and Modern Languages, etc.

The notable alumni of Cal Poly include Former US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, American politician Jim Brulte, football player Jim Zorn, actor Forest Whitaker, ambassador Jonathan D. Farrar, publisher Eddy Hartenstein, actor Michael Steger, musical artist Kevin Lyman, football player Glenn Davis, American bowler Walter Ray Williams Jr., soccer player Jonathan Bornstein, guitarist James Williamson, basketball referee Violet Palmer, American architect Thom Mayne, singer-songwriter Wilber Pan, singer Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, sports agent Don Nomura, basketball Art Williams, American internet personality Dr DisRespect, comedian Larry Wilmore, game programmer Corrinne Yu, American businessman Jack Dangermond, businesswoman Marie Royce, American-Israeli entrepreneur Beny Alagem, trumpet player Kye Palmer, actress Meagan Tandy, and voice actress Erika Harlacher.