Common understanding of "Cal Poly"

nucities
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:22:55 +0000

In addition to what’s already been said above Cal Poly was the first Polytechnic school in California established in 1901. Cal Poly Pomona was originally a satellite campus of the same school which later become an independent university in 1966. It’s pretty much exactly like the UCs. When someone says “Cal” or “University of California” they are talking about the campus in Berkeley. The other UC campuses add the location to distinguish between Cal and the other campuses…“UC San Diego” etc.

This is true in other states as well. UT is the campus in Austin Texas for example but there are several other UT campuses UTA, UTEP etc.

So “Cal Poly” is the original campus in San Luis Obispo. “Cal Poly Pomona” is best nomenclature.