California has two series of campuses. The more distinguished one is the University of California system.
Those campuses are known as the University of California (no "state" in the title). The various campuses are then referred to as University of California, Los Angeles (i.e., UCLA); University of California, Berkeley; University of California, San Diego, etc.
Nine UC campuses offer undergraduate and graduate education; one (UCSF) is graduate/professional only.
UC Berkeley; UC Davis; UC Irvine; UCLA; UC Merced;UC Riverside;UC San Diego;UC San Francisco; UC Santa Barbara & UC Santa Cruz.
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/uc-system/parts-of-uc
(I took a post-doc law course at UC Berkeley some 15 years ago.)
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Back in the 60's, I took some undergrad classes at the Sacramento campus of California's OTHER series of college/campuses. My transcript reads - Sacramento State College. That school is now known as California State University, Sacramento.
California also has a second series of 23 campuses for what used to be called the California State College System. They started as state teacher colleges, and offered degrees in various specialties of education. All states had what they called state teacher colleges, to provide teachers for primary and secondary schools and also administrators of public school systems. However, these schools wanted the prestige of being called "university", and as long as they offered Ph.D. programs, many "upgraded" their title to include "university".
Here's a list of California's STATE "universities"
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University Channel Islands
California State University, Chico
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
Humboldt State University
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University Maritime Academy
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Northridge
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, San Bernardino
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San José State University
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University San Marcos
Sonoma State University
California State University, Stanislaus
http://calstate.edu/
Pennsylvania similarly had a group of state teachers colleges dating back to the late 19th century:
PENNSYLVANIA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
California State Teachers College
Cheyney State Teachers College
Clarion State Teachers College
East Stroudsburg State Teachers College
Edinboro State Teachers College
Indiana State Teachers College
Kutztown State Teachers College
Lock Haven State Teachers College
Mansfield State Teachers College
Millersville State Teachers College
Shippensburg State Teachers College
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
West Chester State Teachers College
They have all changed their titles to include "university"
Indiana State Teachers College became Indiana University of Pennsylvania
California State Teachers College became California University of Pennsylvania, etc.
Many people would think a resume or curriculum vita reading "California State University" was from a university in the state of California, not PA.
Too much information, right? I do wonder, though, how long the state will continue to support so many campuses. They all came into existence long before there were 2 year community colleges, or larger schools like Penn State and Pitt developed secondary campuses, let alone the advent of on-line schools.
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