College of San Mateo, the first community college in San Mateo County, is an open-access, student-focused, teaching and learning institution which serves the diverse educational, economic, social and cultural needs of the community. By offering comprehensive, quality programs and services, College of San Mateo educates students to participate successfully in a changing world.
College of San Mateo (commonly referred to as CSM) is a community college and part of the San Mateo County Community College District. Founded in 1922, CSM is presently located on 153 acres in the hills of San Mateo and serves about 11,000 students each semester. The college offers 99 majors, 82 A.A./A.S. degree majors, 91 certificate programs and several hundred transfer areas.
College of San Mateo (CSM) sits in the hills of San Mateo, about 30 minutes south of San Francisco and roughly the same distance north of San Jose. Two major highways, 101 to the west and 280 to the east, sandwich CSM. Both intersect with and feed Highway 92, which provides a direct exit to the college at West Hillsdale Boulevard. The campus was primarily designed by John Carl Warnecke, a Stanford and Harvard University educated architect. His use of pillars and jutting, sloped roofs give CSM buildings a classic look. From its perched vantage point, the community college features picturesque views of the Bay Area to the north, east and south.
Through a Capital Improvement Program, funded by $675 million worth of bonds approved by voters in 2001 and 2005, major new construction, renovation, seismic-retrofitting and improvements to the infrastructure has taken place at CSM. New facilities include the state-of-the-art Science Building and planetarium and the Regional Public Safety Center, which is home for the county’s police academy. Many classrooms have been upgraded with new technologies and converted into what’s called “Smart” classrooms. Funded by local redevelopment agency funds, the school’s athletic fields and complex are new, featuring synthetic turf fields. Over the next several years, more construction and renovation will take place, with the construction of a new multi-use building that will house the bookstore, food service, administrative, student support services, faculty offices and meeting rooms.
==Historical Timeline== 1922 to 1996:
2000 & Beyond:
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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Race/Ethnicity
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In State vs. Out-of-State
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 652 | $ 4,660 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 624 | $ 4,632 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 28 | $ 28 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,460 | 11% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 641 | 24% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 844 | 2% | |
Any Aid: |
25% |