What are some of the best colleges in the Golden State? Considering academics and baseball and the overall surroundings of the city. I am compiling a list of schools to contact for info on their colleges. Thanks so much.
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It's a very big state with lots of colleges, so what are you interested in? What appeals to you? Do you want an Urban or Rural setting? Large or small college? Large or small class sizes? What major? etc. etc. We can help you out with a little more info. 
AK,
The entire State is filled with outstanding academic and athletic institutions.
Take your pick.
The entire State is filled with outstanding academic and athletic institutions.
Take your pick.
RHP05Parent,
I like medium to big schools. I want to major in Crime investigation. Small class sizes is good because I want to be able to get personal. I want to be along the beach where the weather is nice.
I like medium to big schools. I want to major in Crime investigation. Small class sizes is good because I want to be able to get personal. I want to be along the beach where the weather is nice.
Sounds like a dream school! 
Try this site for a good place to start narrowing your search:California Colleges. For CA State Universities, here is a Campus Map of schools. You'll see a number of them are near the beach. (The names are hot links to the more info.) Add UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and a couple in San Diego as more colleges that near the beach! 
There are just too many choices. Try the search tools and see if you can narrow down your list by major.
Try this site for a good place to start narrowing your search:California Colleges. For CA State Universities, here is a Campus Map of schools. You'll see a number of them are near the beach. (The names are hot links to the more info.) Add UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and a couple in San Diego as more colleges that near the beach! There are just too many choices. Try the search tools and see if you can narrow down your list by major.
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AkBaseball20....
Not sure about the major or class size, but can vouch for the straight up coaching staffs, qualiity baseball, excellent education of the following coastal CA schools...Would send my player to any of these...
DI....
- Univ. of San Diego...Private, well reccomended, great coaches. Expensive, good education, perfect weather, winning program.
- Univ. CA Santa Barbara - Straight up coaches, one of the toughest DI conferences in the country, beachside school in one of the great coastal communities in America. Top education. Meitteranean weather. Large school.
- Univ. of San Francisco...Great coaches, good education...urban setting, facilities not top flight but easily made up for by quality coaches. expensive. weather more foggy. Small school, Should have been a DI regional qualifier.
- Cal Poly - Proverbial College town, new stadium, high end coaches, Great education at a reasonable price. Nice weather, Should have been a DI regional qualifier.
- Pepperdine - DI regional qualifier, Campus to die for, small school, expensive. Winning program.
- Long Beach - urban setting, One of toughest conferences in the nation, perennial regional NCAA qualifier, Great weather, good education, not top. Winning Program.
DII
- Univ. CA San Diego...Top education DII baseball in one of the top DII conferences in the country. Great weather. Great education at reasonable cost.
NAIA -
- Pt Loma Nazerene - Perennial winner, small school, good education, stadium overlooks the Pacific, can hit a home run into the ocean!
A little off the coast but nice weather and great baseball schools are quality DI's...Stanford, St Mary's, Fullerton and DII, Sonoma State.
Research all of these....and I beleive you'll find out good things...
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AkBaseball20....
Not sure about the major or class size, but can vouch for the straight up coaching staffs, qualiity baseball, excellent education of the following coastal CA schools...Would send my player to any of these...
DI....
- Univ. of San Diego...Private, well reccomended, great coaches. Expensive, good education, perfect weather, winning program.
- Univ. CA Santa Barbara - Straight up coaches, one of the toughest DI conferences in the country, beachside school in one of the great coastal communities in America. Top education. Meitteranean weather. Large school.
- Univ. of San Francisco...Great coaches, good education...urban setting, facilities not top flight but easily made up for by quality coaches. expensive. weather more foggy. Small school, Should have been a DI regional qualifier.
- Cal Poly - Proverbial College town, new stadium, high end coaches, Great education at a reasonable price. Nice weather, Should have been a DI regional qualifier.
- Pepperdine - DI regional qualifier, Campus to die for, small school, expensive. Winning program.
- Long Beach - urban setting, One of toughest conferences in the nation, perennial regional NCAA qualifier, Great weather, good education, not top. Winning Program.
DII
- Univ. CA San Diego...Top education DII baseball in one of the top DII conferences in the country. Great weather. Great education at reasonable cost.
NAIA -
- Pt Loma Nazerene - Perennial winner, small school, good education, stadium overlooks the Pacific, can hit a home run into the ocean!
A little off the coast but nice weather and great baseball schools are quality DI's...Stanford, St Mary's, Fullerton and DII, Sonoma State.
Research all of these....and I beleive you'll find out good things...
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RHP05Parent and Observer,
Thanks for the much appriciated info.
Thanks for the much appriciated info.
Just to add, besides the many fine schools listed above, California has some of the best
d-3 programs in the country IMO with Chapman and the various SCIAC schools (Pomona, Claremont, Cal Lu, LaVerne, Redlands, Whittier, Occidental). These teams are routinely scouted and players are drafted annually.
d-3 programs in the country IMO with Chapman and the various SCIAC schools (Pomona, Claremont, Cal Lu, LaVerne, Redlands, Whittier, Occidental). These teams are routinely scouted and players are drafted annually.
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Agreeed!
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Agreeed!
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