CSU The California State University: Working for California

CSU SAN BERNARDINOCSU San Bernardino has developed one of the nation’sleading teacher preparation programs, along with highly respected programs in business, computer science, geographic information, psychology, health and public administration, accounting and finance, and nursing. CSU San Bernardino has taken a leading role in studying and understanding the Middle East. It is the only CSU campus offering Arabic language and Islamic history courses.

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CSU San Bernardino—Serving the Inland Empire

High Magnitude Economic ImpactCSU San Bernardino’s annual impact on theInland Empire region is enormous:

• Annual spending related to CSU SanBernardino in the Inland Empire region ($299 million) generates a total impact of $533 million on the regional economy.

• This impact sustains more than 10,000 jobsin the region, and generates more than $28 million per year in tax revenue.

• Even greater—more than $600 million of the earnings by alumni from CSU San Bernardino are attributable to their CSU degrees.

Out-of-Region Student Spending

Auxiliary(bookstore,

food services)

Capital(construction,

improvements)

Operations(salaries, services)

CSU San Bernardino’s Annual Spending • $299 Million

The CSU divides its 23 campuses statewide into eight geographic regions whose areas share a common economic base. CSU SanBernardino and Cal Poly Pomona comprise the Inland Empire region(number 7 on the map). >www.calstate.edu/impact

CSU San Bernardino serves morethan 16,000 students and graduatesmore than 3,000 into the workforceeach year.

1 North Coast Region2 Sacramento Valley Region3 Bay Area Region4 San Joaquin Valley Region5 Central Coast Region6 Los Angeles Region7 Inland Empire Region8 San Diego Region

CSU The California State University: Working for California

CSU San Bernardino improves California’seconomy with research, education, and anentrepreneurial spirit.

• One reason the CSU succeeds in teacher educationis because its programs have strong linkages with local school districts. CSU San Bernardinomaintains partnerships with 59 school districts in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. CSU San Bernardino consistently ranks among the topCSU campuses that produce credentialed teachers.

• CSU campuses also have developed institutes tocarry out applied research on water issues, such asCSU San Bernardino’s Water Resources Institute,which develops and maintains an extensive rangeof GIS-based data related to water.

• A wide range of programs at CSU San Bernardinoaccelerate the economic impact of research andpromote entrepreneurial skills, such as the InlandEmpire Center for Entrepreneurship, the InlandEmpire Women’s Business Center, the MinorityResource Center-Entrepreneurial Training andTechnical Assistance Program and the Office ofTechnology Transfer and Commercialization. CSU San Bernardino’s Inland Empire Center forEntrepreneurship (IECE) ranks among the top 25regional universities and top 75 American universi-ties for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur Magazine.

• The University Center for Developmental Disabilitiesis a clinical training program that provides evalua-tion, assessment, training and support for autisticchildren, their parents and siblings. It is a clinicaltraining program of the College of Education’sSpecial Education credential program and works in

cooperation with the departments of Nursing,Social Work and Psychology. The clinical programis under contract with the San Bernardino CountyRegional Center for client services.

CSU San Bernardino improves life in theInland Empire region through communityservice, arts, culture, and sports.

• CSU students and staff contribute valuableresources and time to their communities. CSU San Bernardino is particularly active in health care. More than 40 percent of the campus’ FederalWork Study students participate in communityservice activities.

• CSU campuses celebrate the cultural diversity of the state by hosting multicultural activities. At CSUSan Bernardino, California Native American CultureAwareness Week is held every September. The center also organizes the San Manuel Pow Wow.

• The CSU San Bernardino university community is a reflection of the dynamic diversity of the localregion, with a student population so diverse thatthere is no majority ethnic group on campus. CSU San Bernardino ranks among the nationalleaders for Hispanic enrollment, as well as four-year universities and colleges that award bachelor’s and master’s degrees to Hispanic students. With a full-time-equivalent enrollment of 34 percentHispanic students, CSU San Bernardino is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education.

“Our firm has hired many graduates from Cal State San Bernardino and I am one myself.CSUSB’s graduates come prepared to work; that’s something we value highly and thatwe’ve come to count on from the university.”

Lou Monville • Vice President • O’Reilly Public Relations

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