Columbia College-San Luis Obispo

California Polytechnic State University located in San Luis Obispo, Calif., is a nationally ranked, four-year California Polytechnic State University located in San Luis Obispo, Calif., is a four-year public university. The university uses a system of on-the-job teaching for its more than 18,000 students. The students are offered more than 50 undergraduate and over 30 graduate programs. The university emphasizes on labs, studios, internships, service learning, and senior projects. The university has a staff of more than 920 faculty members. It has various departments, such as agriculture and architecture and environmental design. In addition, the institution has mathematics, science, liberal arts, engineering, business and education departments.