Meanings
- informalUsed to denote multiple campuses of the California State University.
The Cal States and community colleges (originally called junior colleges in [the Academic Master Plan]) would also focus on their realms, and yet again pursue differentiating and innovative offerings.
2022, Mario Biagioli, editor, Academic Brands, page 601 more example
Barack Obama won the presidency, to very little notice among the seniors. This fall, all that matter to them, all they could think about, was getting into college. Most were applying to the UCs and the Cal States.
2016, Barbara Davenport, Grit and Hope: A Year with Five Latino Students and the Program That Helped Them Aim for College, page 107
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