California State University – Chico

It has the reputation but it really is just a great college town so of course there are parties but there is also a really active environmental and LGBTQ community. If you want to make a difference it’s not a bad place to start. The business, nursing, and liberal studies are the most well known majors but you can get any of your basic degrees
Chico is beautiful; The city of trees

For starters, CSU Chico is a beautiful campus.
It’s calm here yet super fun when you’re in the mood for it. Most of the professors are amazing and I just absolutely love it here. It’s my third year and I’ve changed my major a billion times. The wrec center is AWESOME. If you’re into health and fitness this is the perfect place. Dog friendly, I walk around campus with my pit bull all the time. I’m still going strong here constantly learning and enjoying life. Just randomly felt like writing a review for anyone thinking about coming here!

My kid is newly enrolled here. School doesn’t do much to change the party reputation. Partiers and slackers rooming with your kid, who think freedom from mommy for the first time means getting drunk and getting laid, especially at University Village. I feel safe knowing it’s impossible for teens to get HIV.
Freshmen have no say on who their roommates are. Bad roommates are like bad neighbors. Good luck on getting new ones and better luck moving.
It’s a party school because there’s nothing to do in Chico Go to CSUC for one weekend and you’ll see why there is nothing for kids but drinking/​drugs/​partying. Alcohol and drugs, with bored kids away from mommy for the first time pretending to be adults, and you have a bad recipe.
It’s just a secluded 2.0 school with many students who aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer, where too many kids are trying to learn life through partying. I wasn’t impressed that the school really wanted to halt underaged drinking, more than qouting «Alcohol bad. Drugs bad.» I’ve had students tell me the partying is out of control. Pay an unannounced visit and see the real CSUC.

Just returned from a college visit with my daughter. Great place and great people! Super friendly and helpful — from the student employees and volunteers to the department staff. Shout outs to Julie Monet, Jemie Rocca, Christina Linton and Chris Nichols — super helpful, encouraging, knowledgable and available! Looking forward to more visits and a most probable transfer in the Spring!

Some aspects deserve one star, but overall it’s ⁵⁄₅.
Pros:
— Campus scenery, great place to be
— Friendly people
— Many staff care to help you succeed in life
— Nice places to eat (BMU)
— The staff in general is very helpful — you just have to talk to the right people
Cons:
— The dorms have horribly setup rules to counteract the party types, especially «no guest weekends» where I wasn’t even allowed to have a fellow classmate study with me in my dorm at 11AM on a Thursday. It’s downright nonsense.
— The RA’s and their counterparts WILL go on power trips and punish students because they feel like it
— Many teachers can not teach and basically make you do EVERYTHING on your own on top of having BS grading. But there are also great teachers here so you get what you get.
— Parking is ridiculous $$$
The «party school» reputation is nonsense — it’s about the same partying amount as any other decent college.
I’m entering my Junior year and the best part about Chico State are the people. Just make sure you hangout with the ones who build you up instead of drag you down. Don’t forget to study.

I just visited this college for my son who is an incoming freshman. The campus is so beautiful and the students, professors and staff are so welcoming! The academics look challenging and well organized. I know colleges are party environments, but felt like CSU Chico is rising above their «old» reputation!

I’m a sophomore right now and I absolutely hate it here. Being an Engineering major is hard enough but thankfully there are plenty of great teachers and yes the campus is beautiful… but I have never understood people who drink and smoke a lot. I’ve met so many people and unfortunately everyone’s definition of fun is being stupid. Where are all educated cool people who don’t need alcohol or drugs to have fun???

What more can be said! Thank you CSU Chico for the excellent education you provided for our son.

This school is great, I graduated with a BA double majoring in Religious Studies and Asian Studies. I then worked for a year in Thailand and now I am back here for graduate school working on an MA in Teaching International Languages as well as graduate certificates in TESOL and Teaching College Level Writing. Afterwards I plan on getting an MA in English with a Creative Writing focus. For the most part the professors here have been extraordinary, especially in the Religious Studies department. The school still has some party stigma from the 80’s but that is slowly wearing away and it is no longer the party school it once was, which is great in my opinion. there is still partying here, but if you are looking for a major party school you are better off going to one of the schools listed as such in more recent listings. There are plenty of extracurricular events like talks/​lectures, plays, musicals, art exhibits, etc going on all the time. Also, if you are into gyms the WREC center is top notch and has all kinds of equipment and free classes for students.

Amazing experience, wonderful caring professors, beautiful campus, made wonderful friends who I am still friends with today.

By far the best school I have been to. The professors are very helpful and knowledgeable. They are patient and very personable. We have a party reputation, but what school doesn’t?
The campus is absolutely beautiful. With 100’s of types of trees, a Creek running through campus and the beautiful brick buildings, I feel this was a great choice. I love the college town vibe.
Though schooling is always tough, I’m carrying on my dad’s legacy as a soon to be Business Alumni. Nothing feels as good as earning my degree from such a great school.
Many businesses enjoy hiring Chico State Alumni because we work hard and play hard. We work and learn the meaning of being a team player. I also love our moto: «Today Decides Tomorrow». If you plan on going here please give them a tour, you will love Chico State!

I will write more when I have a chance. But like the rating says, «Woohoo! As good as it gets!»

I’ve attended several large universities all across the United States and you will not find a better undergraduate experience in ANY of the other CSU campuses. It is the only affordable, residential campus in the state of CA. Attending Chico state will be the best experience of your life!

Full college experience that will be with you for the rest of your life. I work with many folks who went to much larger and fancier schools, but nothing will beat the college experience and the camaraderie you get from Chico State grads.
Beautiful campus and town. Lots of outdoor activities. Fun bars and restaurants all over town. A big focus of the town is the university. Shorts and flip flops are always in fashion.
There are pitfalls just like any college. It’s up to the maturity level of the student if they will finish or move on to other things. In life, you will have to make decisions on what you want to do, accept, partake, or deny.
Slack off and you will not graduate. Balance your social life with your primary goal of graduating, and you have a good shot of being successful while having a great time going through it. I know many friends who graduated from Chico State that are very successful AND are happy with their lives & careers.
Graduated with a BS in Business MIS. Worked for IBM, SAP, Apple, and EMC Corp. Chico State grads are fun to work with and know when to be professional AND when to cut loose & have a great time.

I graduated from Chico State in 2003. It is a beautiful campus with a creek running through it. The buildings are in good condition too. The professors were good and fair in their grading.
The bookstore was built a year or two before I graduted. I recently, about a week ago, walked on campus and there are new buildings that hold many of the student services. It looks very modern and encourages student health and utilization of student service as well as academic success.
CSUC is located downtown too near a pizza place and the Bear which is a famous bar and restaurant place.
I studied Psychology during my time at CSUC. I enjoyed my classes but moreso, I enjoyed the theme that was required during my years there. My theme was Women studies. I had to take three classes to understand women better. I took a literature class, a class about family issues, and I think a class about the life cycle.
Chico is a nice place to live. It has good neighborhoods, a cute downtown area, local events, and a good city layout.
I recommend CSUC as a college if it honors one’s major and educational plan.

I have been attending Chico State for 5 years, the campus I would say is medium size, but absolutely gorgeous, with all the trees, and the creek that runs through campus. They have been remodeling it lately, the new parking structure is finally open, and it sure is starting to look different than when I started in the fall of 2007. Coming Chico State was one of the best decisions I have made in my adult life.

Oh Chico where on G-D’s name do I start
It all started with the application process, when I got a list of all the cal state
schools and decided to send in an application to this school. About a month later I get an email saying congratulations you have been accepted to california state university of chico.
My experience there has been amazing, easy to get classes, beautiful fitness center probably the best i have ever been to in my entire life, friendly people, cheap rent nd super cheap alcohol prices at the bars what more could someone ask for. All at half the price of uc school

It is wierd to think you can Unilocal a review on your college!
Anyway, Chico brings up a terrible year of my life at Whitney Hall. I also made some great friends and had some fun.
In the end, the place was not for me– I couldn’t wait to get the hell away from the place. The rampant drug use and overall abundance of slackers and underachievers who are attracted to that culture really turned me off. It seemed like everyone there was on some kind of academic probation and barely qualified to even get into the CSU system…
The professors there were really good and the campus itself is beautiful
and tubing on Labor Day weekend is an awesome time…

When I graduated in ’91, tuition was $ 700 per semester, now it is $ 6,500. I’m sure the education is fine, but I give Chico State one star for it’s outrageous tuition increases. Way to sock it to the students, state of California

My alma mater… nuff said.
Once you get past the hype and hoopla about the party atmosphere you find out that there is an academic staff and student body that is trying mightily to compensate for that party reputation. What results is a genuine atmosphere for learning and rigor that is second to none in this State.
If you want a quality education in a nurturing environment then CSUC is for you. The profs care.