Many schools, including Eastern, have started to ramp up their offerings for commuter students. At EMU, new commuter students and their parents are encouraged to participate in an orientation geared specifically toward them, Fast Track, at the start of each school year.
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Located in downtown San Jose, the SJSU main campus is situated on 154 acres (62 ha), or roughly 19 square blocks. SJSU offers 134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110 concentrations and five credential programs with 19 concentrations.
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The SJSU main campus comprises approximately 55 buildings situated on a rectangular,154-acre (62.3 ha) area in downtown San Jose. The campus is bordered by San Fernando Street to the north, San Salvador Street to the south, South 4th Street to the west, and South 10th Street to the east.
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Our students power Silicon Valley. SJSU powers the Silicon Valley, providing more engineering, science and business graduates to this high tech region than any other college or university in the nation. San Jose State students participate in NCAA athletics and more than 400 clubs and organizations.
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The campus is set in San Jose, so it is an urban campus. There are parking lots on the four corners of the campus. There are some great places to eat right across the streets, and the campus is close enough together, that walking is fine. You can ride a bike if you like, and I did on many occasions.
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Student Life. San Jose State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 26,822, with a gender distribution of 52 percent male students and 48 percent female students. At this school, 13 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 87 percent of students live off campus.
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, studied at San Jose State University. 1  San Jose State University has a great reputation, and even better teachers. 2  The campus is set in San Jose, so it is an urban campus. 3  If you want to take public transportation, lightrail is a short walk away, as is Caltrain, and Amtrak.  You can take classes without being registered.
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SJSU Simpkins International House (360 South 11th Street, San Jose) provides housing for domestic as well as international students of the university. International House (also known as I-House) is a co-ed residence facility for 70 U.S. and international students attending San José State University.
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San Jose State University has a great reputation, and even better teachers. I was in the Geology department, and I had some of the best geology professors in California.
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But it's just more affordable. EMU has a large commuter student population, with only 3,700 of its 23,000 students living on campus. Minus a food plan, it costs the average student anywhere from $3,798 to live on campus to $7,062 per academic year.
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how many students commute to sjsu
San Jose State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 26,822, with a gender distribution of 52 percent male students and 48 percent female students.