California State University, Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State, is one of the campuses of California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.
The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. Fresno is the fifth largest city in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three- or four-hour drive of...
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California State University, Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State, is one of the campuses of California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.
The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. Fresno is the fifth largest city in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three- or four-hour drive of both Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Fresno State operates on a semester schedule. The fall semester runs from late August through December. The spring semester runs from mid-January through mid-May.
Fresno State was founded as the Fresno State Normal School in 1911 with Charles Lourie McLane as its first president. The original campus was what is now Fresno City College (FCC); the first permanent structure on that campus, the Old Administration Building, is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation and is now listed on the...
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