College Of San Mateo

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

College of San Mateo, also known as CSM, is a community college in San Mateo, California, United States. It is part of the San Mateo County Community College District. It was founded in 1922. The college enrolls more than 10,000 students each semester. CSM offers over 95 majors, more than 80 A./A.S. degree majors, over 90 certificate programs, and numerous transfer areas.

CSM’s campus is located in the hills of San Mateo, about 30 minutes south of San Francisco. It is spread across an area of more than 150 acres. There are various student clubs and organizations on campus. KCSM’s television and radio stations are licensed to the San Mateo County Community College District. They made their broadcast debuts in 1964.

Many graduates of CSM have become famous. Some of the notable alumni are Jeanne Bates, actress; Dana Carvey actor, comedian; Kurtwood Smith, actor; and Archie Williams, athlete.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in construction trades, security and law enforcement, real estate and construction management, landscaping and horticulture, and business and management.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,911 in 2009-2010 (5,847 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 20% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (39 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (125 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Insurance
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (72 awarded)

• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
• Electrician
• Plumbing Technology/Plumber

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Graphic Design

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (25 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (23 awarded)

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (248 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Chinese Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (16 awarded)

• Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (20 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (7 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (50 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Drawing
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (12 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (132 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling