San Diego State University is one of the largest public universities in California. It was founded in 1897 as a teachers college called the Normal School. In 1921, it was reorganized and became a four-year State Teachers’ College. That same year, San Diego Junior College, a two-year school, was instituted as a branch of San Diego State University. It remained a branch until 1946. In 1960, San Diego State University joined the California State Colleges system and, in 1971, it received university status. There is a branch campus in Calexico.
The athletic teams at San Diego State are called the Aztecs. Well-known alumni of San Diego State include former National Football League coach Joe Gibbs, baseball player Tony Gwynn, Hollywood producer Kathleen Kennedy, and astronaut Ellen Ochoa.
The university’s website at https://www.sdsu.edu/ offers additional information.
