San Jose, California

=== Higher education ===
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[[File:Tower Hall, San José State University - DSC03886.JPG|thumb|left|upright|[[San José State University]] is the [[List of oldest schools in California|oldest public university]] on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and the founding campus of the [[California State University]].]]
[[File:USA-Santa Clara-Mission-3.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|right|[[Santa Clara University]] is ranked as one of the best universities in the [[Western United States]] by [[U.S. News & World Report]].]]
[[File:Lick Observatory Shane Telescope.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|right|The [[University of California]] operates [[Lick Observatory]], on [[Mount Hamilton (California)|Mount Hamilton]], in [[East San Jose]].]]
San Jose is home to several colleges and [[university|universities]]. The largest is [[San Jose State University|San José State University]], which was founded by the California legislature in 1862 as the California State Normal School, and is the founding campus of the [[California State University]] (CSU) system. Located in downtown San Jose since 1870, the university enrolls approximately 35,000 students in over 250 different bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Majors and Programs |url=https://catalog.sjsu.edu/content.php?catoid=12&navoid=4146 |website=San Jose State University |access-date=8 February 2023 |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112233446/https://catalog.sjsu.edu/content.php?catoid=12&navoid=4146 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The school enjoys a good academic reputation, especially in the fields of engineering, business, computer science, art and design, and journalism, and consistently ranks among the top public universities in the western region of the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Jose State University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/san-jose-state-university-1155/overall-rankings |website=US News |publisher=US News and World Report |access-date=8 February 2023 |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203155324/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/san-jose-state-university-1155/overall-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> San Jose State is one of only three Bay Area schools that fields a [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] college football team; [[Stanford University]] and [[U.C. Berkeley]] are the other two.

[[California University of Management and Technology]] (CALMAT) offers many degree programs, including MBA, Computer Science, Information Technology. Most classes are offered both online and in the downtown campus. Many of the students are working professionals in the Silicon Valley.

The [[University of Silicon Valley]] is located in the [[Rincon, San Jose|Golden Triangle]] of [[North San Jose]].

[[Lincoln Law School of San Jose]] and [[University of Silicon Valley Law School]] offer law degrees, catering to working professionals.

[[National University (California)|National University]] maintains a campus in San Jose.

The San Jose campus of [[Golden Gate University]] offers business bachelor and [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] degrees.

In the San Jose metropolitan area, [[Stanford University]] is in [[Stanford, California]], [[Santa Clara University]] is in [[Santa Clara, California]], and [[U.C. Santa Cruz]] is in [[Santa Cruz, California]]. Within the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], other universities include [[U.C. Berkeley]], [[U.C. San Francisco]], [[University of California, Hastings College of the Law|U.C. Hastings College of Law]], [[University of San Francisco]], and [[California State University, East Bay]].

The San Jose area's [[community college]]s, [[San Jose City College]], [[West Valley College]], [[Mission College (Santa Clara, California)|Mission College]] and [[Evergreen Valley College]], offer associate degrees, general education units to transfer to CSU and UC schools, and adult and continuing education programs. The West campus of [[Palmer College of Chiropractic]] is also located in San Jose.

WestMed College is headquartered in San Jose and offers paramedic training, emergency medical technician training, and licensed vocational nursing programs.

The [[University of California]] operates [[Lick Observatory]] atop [[Mount Hamilton (California)|Mount Hamilton]].

[[Western Seminary]] has one of its four campuses in San Jose, which opened on the campus of Calvary Church of Los Gatos in 1985. The campus relocated in 2010 to Santa Clara. Western is an evangelical, Christian graduate school that provides theological training for students who hope to serve in a variety of ministry roles including pastors, marriage and family therapists, educators, missionaries and lay leadership. The San Jose campus offers four master's degrees, and a variety of other graduate-level programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westernseminary.edu/admissions/why/campuses/sanjose |title=Western Seminary San Jose Campus |publisher=www.westernseminary.edu |access-date=November 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231549/http://www.westernseminary.edu/admissions/why/campuses/sanjose |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[National Hispanic University]] offered associate and bachelor's degrees and teaching credentials to its students, focusing on Hispanic students, until its closing in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhu.edu/ |title=National Hispanic University |publisher=National Hispanic University |access-date=May 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524230213/http://www.nhu.edu/ |archive-date=May 24, 2017 }}</ref>