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California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
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<p>California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt or Humboldt) is a <a href="/facts/Public_university/Avsc2TmM">public university</a> in <a href="/facts/Arcata%2c_California/Tr6rNuAA">Arcata, California</a>. It is one of <a href="/facts/Cal_Poly_(disambiguation)/6aWhTh1k">three polytechnic universities</a> in the <a href="/facts/California_State_University/cEtbXV7C">California State University</a> (CSU) system and the northernmost campus in the system. </p><p>The main campus, situated hillside at the edge of a <a href="/facts/Sequoia_sempervirens/ozsuDuve">coast redwood</a> forest, overlooks Arcata, much of <a href="/facts/Humboldt_Bay/9nFzoVVI">Humboldt Bay</a>, and the Pacific Ocean. The <a href="/facts/College_town/PeCKFJpG">college town</a> setting on the <a href="/facts/North_Coast%2c_California/f0qXhY8r">California North Coast</a>, 8 miles (13 km) north of <a href="/facts/Eureka%2c_California/YbL9fQV5">Eureka</a>, 279 miles (449 km) north of <a href="/facts/San_Francisco%2c_California/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, and 654 miles (1053 km) north of <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, is notable for its natural beauty. It is the most westerly four-year university in the contiguous United States. Humboldt is a <a href="/facts/Hispanic-serving_institution/Ff7naV9w">Hispanic-serving institution</a> (HSI). </p><p>The university is divided into three colleges: the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the College of Natural Resources and Sciences; and the College of Professional Studies. It offers 58 <a href="/facts/Bachelor%2527s_degree/s739u69z">bachelor's degree</a> programs, 14 <a href="/facts/Master%2527s_degree/lQ5hT1cH">master's degree</a> programs, 76 <a href="/facts/Minor_(academic)/882Rfxqp">minors</a>, and 4 <a href="/facts/Credential/wsuEjr95">credential</a> programs. Cal Poly Humboldt does not offer <a href="/facts/Doctoral_degrees/hb3AGQ6A">doctoral degrees</a>. </p>