California State University, Bakersfield

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CSUB owes its founding to the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960, which formalized the creation of the CSU system, initially as the "California State Colleges" system. The areas in the southern San Joaquin Valley had been demanding a four-year university since the 1950s. After considering several locations, including nearby Delano and parts of Kings and Tulare County, a steering committee decided on Bakersfield because it was the largest isolated metropolitan area in the United States without a four-year university at that time. Their decision was turned into a bill by Bakersfield's State Senator Walter W. Stiern, ratified by the California State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Pat Brown.

Under these rules, the school was authorized as Kern State College, in 1965, and founded as California State College, Bakersfield in 1968. First classes were held on October 1, 1970. In 1982, the California State College system became the California State University system. The school changed to its present name in 1988, when it was granted university status.

• Paul F. Romberg (1967–1973)
• Jacob P. Frankel (1974–1983)
• Tomas A. Arciniega (1983–2004)
• Horace Mitchell (2004–2018)
• Lynnette Zelezny (2018–2023)
• Vernon B. Harper (2024–present)

Cal State Bakersfield academics are grouped into four schools with the exception of interdisciplinary programs:{{Cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/academics/schoolsanddepartments/index.html|title=Schools and Departments {{!}} California State University, Bakersfield|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=February 27, 2019}}

• School of Arts and Humanities (A&H)
• School of Business and Public Administration (BPA)
• School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering (NSME)
• School of Social Sciences and Education (SSE)

Together, the four schools offer 39 baccalaureate degrees, 17 master's degrees, and one educational doctorate.

Popular majors for undergraduates in 2018 included Business Administration (Management and Operations) at 19.39%, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at 12.82% and Psychology (General) at 8.53%. While popular majors for graduates were Education (General) at 35.28%, Social Work at 20.56% and Student Counseling and Personnel Services at 9.44%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bing.com/search?q=california+state+university%2c+bakersfield+programs&filters=aid:%22Y2RiLmRhdGFncm91cC5saXRlLlVuaXZlcnNpdHlQcm9ncmFtcw%3d%3d%22+sid:%2289cc7e58-3d36-4090-dbc5-563836fe6688%22+dtbk:%22MDAyOTQwMzgyIW92ZXJ2aWV3IXByb2dyYW1zITg5Y2M3ZTU4LTNkMzYtNDA5MC1kYmM1LTU2MzgzNmZlNjY4OA==%22&FORM=DEPNAV|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=December 29, 2020|title=California state university%2c bakersfield programs - Bing}}

On May 24, 2019, at the 49th annual undergraduate commencement ceremony, CSU Bakersfield awarded 2,312 bachelor's degrees, a 28% year-over-year increase and a record for the university.{{Cite web|url=https://www.csub.edu/news/news_archives/2019/2019-05-15_2019_Commencement_2019.html|title=CSUB Will Graduate a Record Number This Year President Zelezny: A 'Golden Time in the History of CSUB' {{!}} California State University, Bakersfield|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=May 16, 2019}} On May 22, 2019, 462 graduate degrees, including the university's first 12 doctoral degrees, were awarded at the annual hooding ceremony.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/first-group-of-csub-doctoral-students-prepares-to-graduate/article_32b6a27c-7812-11e9-9df5-23e6786c2f96.html|title=First group of CSUB doctoral students prepares to graduate|last=SASIC|first=EMA|website=The Bakersfield Californian|date=May 19, 2019 |language=en|access-date=May 20, 2019}}

The Office of Grants, Research, and Sponsored Programs (GRASP) provides administrative support for student and faculty research. External grant funding grew from 2014/15 to 2016/17, with active awards increasing from 54 to 70 and total funding increasing from $10M to $14.7M.{{Cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/irpa/_files/FACT-BOOK-FINAL.pdf|title=CSUB Fact Book 2018|page=18|access-date=February 26, 2019}}

Institutions that have been established as part of university research include:{{Cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/discover/university_programs_services/institutes_research_centers/|title=Institutes & Research Centers {{!}} California State University, Bakersfield|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=February 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/Pages/research-centers.aspx|title=Campus Centers and Institutes {{!}} CSU|website=www2.calstate.edu|access-date=May 13, 2019}}

• Business Research and Education Center
• California Energy Research Center (CERC)
• California Well Sample Repository
• Center for Economic Education and Research (CEER)
• Center for Environmental Studies
• Kegley Institute of Ethics
• Political Research Center

Cal State Bakersfield conducts scientific research using advanced facilities and technologies. Facilities include the Materials Science Engineering Lab,{{Cite web|url=https://www.csub.edu/~lcabrales/materialsLab.shtml|title=Dr. Luis Cabrales - Materials Engineering Laboratory|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=February 27, 2019}} Sediment Analysis Lab, Computer Mapping and Simulation Lab, Plant Physiology Lab, and Elemental Composition Lab, Wireless Communications Lab, Robotics Lab, Power Systems Lab, VLSI/Circuits Lab, Cognitive Processes Lab, Behavioral Neuroscience Lab, Social Cognition Lab, and more.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cs.csub.edu/facilities.php|title=Dept of Computer & Electrical Engineering & Computer Science|website=www.cs.csub.edu|access-date=February 27, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/psychology/studentactivities/researchopps/index.html|title=Research opportunities {{!}} California State University, Bakersfield|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=February 27, 2019}} Researchers on campus have access to advanced equipment including scanning electron microscopy, high resolution CAT scanning, and 2D gel electrophoresis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/biology/_files/MS_BIOL_Graduate_guide%202017-18.pdf|title=CSUB Master of Science in Biology Program Student Guide|website=csub.edu|access-date=February 26, 2019}}

Active areas of research include synthesizing polymers from renewable resources{{Cite web|url=https://www.csub.edu/~lcabrales/research.shtml|title=Dr. Luis Cabrales - Research|website=www.csub.edu|access-date=February 27, 2019}} and geologic CO₂ storage.{{Cite book|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315547451|title=Engineering Aspects of Geologic CO₂ Storage |series=SpringerBriefs in Petroleum Geoscience & Engineering |year=2017 |language=en|access-date=February 27, 2019|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-56074-8|isbn=978-3-319-56073-1 }}

The California Energy Research Center (CERC) was announced in 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.csub.edu/academicprograms/_files/correspondence/NSMEFinalProposal.pdf|title=Energy and Engineering Innovation Center Academic Facilities Master Plan Proposal|access-date=February 26, 2018}} to foster collaborations between CSUB students, faculty, and the Kern County energy industries.{{Cite web|url=https://therunneronline.com/energy-resource-center-to-open-in-winter/|title=Energy resource center to open in winter|date=October 15, 2014|language=en-US|access-date=February 27, 2019}} Dr. Alan Fuchs became director of CERC in 2017. The California Energy Research Center will be housed in the 53,000 square-foot Energy and Engineering Innovation Center after its completion in 2023.{{Cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/facilities_planning/documents/2019-2020-COBCP-Submittal.pdf|title=Cal State Facilities Planning Documents 2019-2020 Submittals. COBCP for "Bakersfield - Energy and Engineering Innovation Center"|pages=170–180|access-date=February 26, 2019}}

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• In 2025, ranked 295th out of the top 500 rated private and public colleges and universities in America by Forbes. Also, ranked 137th among public colleges and 70th in the west by Forbes. {{Cite web |title=California State University-Bakersfield |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/california-state-university-bakersfield/?list=top-colleges |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
• In 2021, ranked 25th for "Top Public Schools" by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities West category.
• In 2021, ranked 28th for schools in "Top Performers on Social Mobility", by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities West category.
• In 2021, ranked tied for 51 in "Regional Universities West", by U.S. News & World Report.{{cite web |title=California State University--Bakersfield Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/csub-7993/overall-rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 25, 2020}}
• In 2021, ranked 25 in Best Bang for the Buck, 68th in Master's University by [https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021college-guide Washington Monthly].{{Cite web|date=August 30, 2020|title=Washington Monthly's 2021 College Guide and Rankings|url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021college-guide|access-date=December 6, 2021|website=Washington Monthly|language=en-US}}
• In 2020, ranked tied for 92st in "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" where doctorates not offered, by U.S. News & World Report.
• In 2020, ranked tied for 221st in Undergraduate Nursing where doctorates not offered, by U.S. News & World Report.
• In 2020, ranked tied for 52nd overall out of 127 schools in "Regional Universities West", by U.S. News & World Report.
• In 2020, ranked tied for 24th out of 66 "Top Public Schools" by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities West category.
• In 2020, ranked tied for 31st out of 124 schools in "Top Performers on Social Mobility", by U.S. News & World Report in the Regional Universities West category.
• In 2020, ranked tied for 91st of 220 schools in "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" where doctorates not offered, by U.S. News & World Report.
• In 2020, ranked 9th in the "Best Bang for the Buck Colleges" category out of 215 schools in the U.S. western region by Washington Monthly.{{cite web|title=2020 Best Bang for the Buck Rankings: West|url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020-best-bang-for-the-buck-rankings-west-2/ |magazine=Washington Monthly |access-date=August 31, 2020}}
• In 2019, ranked 17th out of 606 "Master's Universities" by Washington Monthly based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.{{Cite web|url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019college-guide/masters|title=2019 Master's University Rankings|magazine=Washington Monthly|access-date=September 27, 2019}}
• In 2017, ranked 3rd in the nation for upward mobility by The New York Times.{{cite news|title=America's Great Working-Class Colleges| newspaper=The New York Times | date=January 18, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html?_r=1| last1=Leonhardt | first1=David }}
• In 2014, ranked 20th in the United States by Payscale and CollegeNet's Social Mobility Index college rankings.{{cite web|author=CollegeNET |url=http://www.socialmobilityindex.org/ |title=Social Mobility Index 2015 - CollegeNET |publisher=Socialmobilityindex.org |access-date=January 8, 2016}}
• In 2014, ranked 39th in the United States by Time magazine in a list of the top 100 universities.{{cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/news/news_archives/2014/2014-05-14%20TIME%20Magazine.html|title=CSUB Makes List of Time Magazine's Best Colleges Ranking|date=May 4, 2014|website=CSU Bakersfield|access-date=October 5, 2018}}

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CSU Bakersfield is currently an NCAA Division I school. The Roadrunners began the transition process in 2006 and became a full Division I member in July 2010. Following a period as one of a small number of Division I independents, CSU Bakersfield joined the Western Athletic Conference in July 2013 for most sports.[http://www.gorunners.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13300&KEY=&ATCLID=653464 THE MOVE TO NCAA DIVISION I – GoRunners.com—Official Web Site of the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302091241/http://www.gorunners.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13300&KEY=&ATCLID=653464 |date=March 2, 2012 }} For wrestling, CSUB competes in the Pac-12 conference. CSUB wrestling is the institution's original Division-I sport and has placed 3rd (1996) and 8th (1999) in the NCAA D-I Wrestling Championships.{{Citation |last= |first= |title=66th NCAA Wrestling Tournament: 3/21/1996 to 3/23/1996 at Minnesota |date=1996 |url=https://www.wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201996.pdf |access-date= |publisher=NCAA |last2= |first2= |author-link= }}.{{Citation |last= |first= |title=69th NCAA Wrestling Tournament: 3/18/1999 to 3/20/1999 at Penn State |date=1999 |url=https://www.wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201999.pdf |access-date= |publisher=NCAA |last2= |first2= |author-link= }}. The men's and women's basketball teams compete on campus at the Icardo Center.

On June 1, 2006, CSU Bakersfield president, Dr. Horace Mitchell, formally announced that CSUB would raise $6 million over a five-year period for the additional costs for the athletics program. Part of the additional costs were to start a baseball program and a women's golf program.{{cite web | last = Evans | first = Jeff | title = Historic signing: Bellows first to join golf team

| publisher = Bakersfield Californian | date = July 26, 2006 | url = http://www.bakersfield.com/150/story/64342.html| access-date = March 21, 2008

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927035353/http://www.bakersfield.com/150/story/64342.html |archive-date = September 27, 2007}} In September 2011, CSUB accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference for baseball.

Rudy Carvajal was CSUB's athletic director from 1972 until his retirement on December 31, 2010. In 2005, Carvajal received the prestigious CSU Wang Family Award. Under Carvajal's leadership, CSUB has 30 national championships and received the Sears Directors Cup in 1998.{{cite web | last = Loveless | first = Jaclyn | title = AD is 4th CSUB Wang winner | publisher = Cal State Today | url = http://www.csub.edu/CSUBNews/cstoday/fall05/page3.htm | access-date = March 21, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193949/http://www.csub.edu/CSUBNews/cstoday/fall05/page3.htm | archive-date = September 30, 2007 }} Nearly 60,000 people attend NCAA sporting events at CSU Bakersfield.{{cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/impact/campus/bakersfield.html|title=CSU Bakersfield - The Impact of the California State University|website=California State University|access-date=October 5, 2018}}

On May 17, 2007, CSUB announced that Bill Kernen would be the school's first baseball coach, with the school's first official season beginning in spring of 2009.{{cite web| title = Bill Kernen Bio| publisher = GoRunners.com| url = http://www.gorunners.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58067&SPID=6320&DB_OEM_ID=13300&ATCLID=1387966&Q_SEASON=2007| access-date = March 21, 2008| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606012627/http://www.gorunners.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58067&SPID=6320&DB_OEM_ID=13300&ATCLID=1387966&Q_SEASON=2007| archive-date = June 6, 2011}}

On January 8, 2011, Jeff Konya assumed the position of athletic director.{{cite web | title = Jeff Konya To Become Roadrunner Director of Athletics Jan. 8 | date = November 29, 2010

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Kenneth "Ziggy" Siegfried was named director of athletics on August 20, 2015.{{cite web |title=Siegfried Named Athletics Director at CSUB |url=https://gorunners.com/news/2015/8/20/210280893.aspx |website=Go Runners |date=August 20, 2015 |access-date=June 20, 2019}}

On November 27, 2017, CSUB president Dr. Horace Mitchell announced that CSUB had accepted an invitation to join the Big West Conference. The Roadrunners will remain a member of the Western Athletic Conference until July 1, 2020, at which point it will begin a full membership in the Big West.

• Men's basketball: 1993, 1994, 1997
• Men's swimming and diving: 1986–1993, 1998, 2000–2002, 2004
• Wrestling: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980–1983, 1987
• Men's soccer: 1997
• Softball: 1988, 1989, 1990
• Women's volleyball: 1989
• Women's tennis: 1977 (AIAW)

[http://www.csub.edu/irpa/ Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment]{{cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/irpa/Applicant%20Report.shtml|title=Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217091714/http://www.csub.edu/irpa/Applicant%20Report.shtml|archive-date=February 17, 2013|access-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/irpa/CDS%202012-2013.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002081705/http://www.csub.edu/irpa/CDS%202012-2013.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.calstate.edu/pa/documents/Fall2014Applications.pdf |title=Newsroom CSU Chancellor's Office |publisher=Calstate.edu |access-date=January 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221323/http://www.calstate.edu/pa/documents/Fall2014Applications.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

In fall of 2013, CSUB enrolled its largest freshman class of over 1,300 students.{{cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/irpa/_files/Student%20and%20Campus%20Data/Fast%20Facts%20-%20Fall%202013.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109061116/http://www.csub.edu/irpa/_files/Student%20and%20Campus%20Data/Fast%20Facts%20-%20Fall%202013.pdf|archive-date=January 9, 2015|title=Fast Facts - Fall 2013|publisher=CSU Bakersfield}} As of fall 2018 CSU Bakersfield has the largest enrollment percentage of unknown Americans and along with CSU Chico the second largest enrollment percentage of Native Americans in the Cal State system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm|title=Ethnicity Enrollment Profile|website=www.calstate.edu|access-date=July 9, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025201228/https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm|url-status=dead}}

CSU Bakersfield has 120 recognized student clubs and organizations (including seven Greek Organizations: Phi Sigma Sigma, Gamma Phi Beta, Nu Phi Chi, Theta Sigma Chi, Kappa Delta Nu, Delta Zeta Tau, and Kappa Sigma) as of spring 2018. Each year, the top juniors, seniors, and graduate students receive membership invitations to join Alpha Chi through the California Iota chapter of the national honor society.{{cite web |title=Alpha Chi Honor Society |url=https://www.csub.edu/alphachi/ |website=CSU Bakersfield |access-date=May 29, 2019}} The Associated Students Inc. (ASI) is the recognized student government and is known for having an active role on campus. The Bakersfield campus has a Student Union and a {{convert|75000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} Recreation Center.{{cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/BAS/fpdo/projects.shtml|title=Facilities Planning Development & Operations – BAS CSUB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902195014/http://www.csub.edu/BAS/fpdo/projects.shtml|archive-date=September 2, 2006 }}

CSUB is predominantly a commuter school, drawing its student body from a mix of recent high school graduates in the local area and working people returning to school or pursuing a degree part-time. While the majority of students live off-campus, the campus dorms can accommodate up to 324 students, or under 5% of the 2002 enrollment figure of 7,700. Space in the dorms has historically been plentiful, with single-occupancy rooms often available and one entire dorm devoted to faculty offices through the mid-1990s. However, space is now impacted and usually fills up quickly. New dorms opened in 2015.[http://www.csub.edu/housing/index.html Welcome to CSUB Residential Life]

The six buildings comprising the original (West) dorm complex are each named after locations in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novel: Rivendell, Rohan, Entwood, Numenor, Dobry, and Lorien. Dorm facilities include a first floor lounge in each building, a dining commons, a swimming pool, a sand volleyball court, a pond, and a parking lot.{{cite web|url=http://www.csub.edu/campusmap/quad2/ |title=Campus Map - Quadrant 2 |access-date=January 6, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040106040139/http://www.csub.edu/campusmap/quad2/ |archive-date=January 6, 2004 }} CSUB has added a new dorm complex called Student Housing East on the northeast end of campus. The original dormitories have been partially repurposed for use as offices.{{cite web|last1=Oliver|first1=Megan|title=Old dorms buildings repurposed|url=https://therunneronline.com/old-dorms-buildings-repurposed/|website=therunneronline.com|date=January 22, 2017|access-date=August 21, 2017}}

The CSUB Fight Song and Alma Mater were selected through a structured contest initiated by the student government, Associated Students Inc. (ASI). The winner of the Fight Song Contest was a current music student, Gwendolyn Wilcox, and the winner of the Alma Mater Contest was a CSUB alumnus and current high school music instructor, Bill Ingram.[http://www.csub.edu/csubnews/cstoday/fall05/page15.htm Cal State Today Spring 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622084735/http://www.csub.edu/csubnews/cstoday/fall05/page15.htm |date=June 22, 2006 }}

• Roy Ashburn, California State Senator{{cite web|url=http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/18/pro.asp|title=Biography|publisher=Roy Ashburn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303072620/http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/18/pro.asp|archive-date=March 3, 2008|access-date=March 21, 2008}} – BA in Public Administration, 1983
• John W. Ayers, behavioral epidemiologist – BA, Political Science, 2006
• Vincent Brothers, American mass murderer – MA, Education
• Dushyant Chautala, Indian Politician, Member of Parliament – BS, Business Administration, 2014{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/people/next-gen-enters-the-fray/698926.html|title=Next gen enters the fray|date=December 16, 2018|work=The Tribune India|access-date=May 13, 2019}}
• Greg Colson, multimedia artist – BA, Fine Arts 1978{{Cite web|url=https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/made-in-the-csu/Bakersfield/Pages/g-colson.aspx|title=Greg Colson {{!}} CSU|website=www2.calstate.edu|access-date=May 13, 2019}}
• Jeff Colson, artist, recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship – BA, Fine Arts 1979{{Cite web|url=https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/made-in-the-csu/Bakersfield/Pages/j-colson.aspx|title=Jeff Colson {{!}} CSU|website=www2.calstate.edu|access-date=May 13, 2019}}
• Austin Davis, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Jeffery Elwell, president of Eastern New Mexico University – BA, English, 1979

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• Kathleen O'Neal Gear, archaeologist and author
• Jeremy Gunn, Stanford men's soccer coach – BS, Business Administration 1993, MBA 1999{{Cite web|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/staff.aspx?staff=174|title=Jeremy Gunn - Staff Directory|website=Charlotte 49ers|language=en|access-date=May 13, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.stanfordsoccer.com/Men_s_Staff.htm|title=Men's Staff|website=www.stanfordsoccer.com|access-date=May 13, 2019}}
• Matt Harris, American screenwriter – BA, English 1991
• Rich Herrera sports radio personality
• Tucker Knight, WWE wrestler
• Brandon Landers, American contemporary artist{{Cite web |date=August 12, 2019 |title=Brandon Landers: Aretha |url=https://www.meer.com/en/56664-brandon-landers-aretha |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Meer |language=en}}
• Lyle Martin, first American soccer player to play in the Chinese Super League
• Kevin McCarthy, U.S. politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the California's 20th congressional district-BS, Marketing, 1989; MBA 1994{{cite web | url=http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/showpage.asp?ID=62 | title=About Kevin | publisher=KevinMcCarthy.House.gov | access-date=March 21, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227192537/http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/showpage.asp?ID=62 | archive-date=February 27, 2008 | url-status=dead }}

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• Stephen Neal, New England Patriot, NCAA and world champion wrestler – BS, Physical Education 1999
• Tito Ortiz, mixed martial artist and politician.
• Scott Wilk serving in the California State Senate.
• Gyasi Zardes, Major League Soccer player for Columbus Crew SC and member of the United States men's national soccer team

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