Collection includes a variety of CSU offices and commissions relating to extended or continuing education programs in the CSU. Offices or commissions include: Advisory Committee on Continuing Education (1968-1977); Commission on External Degree Program (1969-1977); Continuing Education Department (1963-1983); Extended Education Department (1980-1989); Advisory Committee of the Consortium (1973-1977); Consortium (1972-1988); and Center for Innovation Programs (1988-1992).

The California State University System, formally established in 1960 by the Donahoe Higher Education Act. It is the nation’s largest university system, with 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers, more than 400,000 students and 42,000 faculty and staff. The CSU is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California (the others are the University of California and the California Community College System). Since 1961 more than 2 million alumni have received a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral (Ph.D. and Ed.D) degrees from the university system. It offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some 240-subject areas.

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