San Jose State University
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Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose State University is renowned as a primary talent pipeline for the region's tech giants, routinely sending more graduates to companies like Apple, Cisco, and Google than almost any other school. Its strongest academic offerings reside in the highly ranked Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering and the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, both of which emphasize hands-on, industry-aligned learning. The student experience is defined by a diverse, energetic, and deeply career-driven urban culture that takes full advantage of its downtown San Jose setting. Distinctively, as the founding campus of the California State University system and the oldest public university on the West Coast, SJSU uniquely pairs a rich historical legacy with unmatched professional access to global innovation.
Wikipedia:San José State University is a public research university in San Jose, California, United States. Established in 1857 as the state's first normal school, it is the oldest public university in the western United States and is the founding campus of the California State University system.
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