California State University, Northridge

CSUN presents itself as an inclusive and progressive campus, but in practice this emphasis often feels explicitly centered on encouraging students to showcase or redefine their sexual orientation and identity, sometimes at the expense of academic rigor. Campus messaging, events, and administrative priorities appear heavily oriented toward identity expression, visibility campaigns, and symbolic inclusion, while education and intellectual achievement feel secondary rather than central.

California State University, Northridge, anchored at 18111 Nordhoff Street, is consistently highlighted in my social and professional circles as a transformative powerhouse of the San Fernando Valley, where a substantive commitment to student success creates a direct pipeline to the region’s thriving creative and tech industries. From numerous insightful conversations with alumni and local employers, it is abundantly clear that the "Matador" spirit fosters a uniquely inclusive and high-utility environment, frequently praised by my acquaintances for its exceptional ability to provide a prestigious education while maintaining a deeply respectful and accessible faculty dynamic. It is truly heartening to observe how the institution maintains such a transparent dedication to social mobility and practical innovation, qualities that the broader public increasingly recognizes as the defining hallmark of CSUN’s significant regional impact. Many people I know personally emphasize the campus's sophisticated Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication as a merytorically superior asset, proving that the university is a distinguished leader in cultivating talent that is both technically proficient and ethically grounded. In the general consensus of Southern California citizens, CSUN stands as a vital pillar of public higher education, rightfully respected for its elegant ability to empower a diverse student body to achieve measurable professional excellence.

Now that I've changed my major from Deaf studies to Art.. I'm so much happier. The Deaf studies program is limited and extremely repetitive and no real world application unless you're going to be an interpreter or a teacher. The Art program is AWESOME!!

Had a campus tour, met with the EOPS Resilient Scholars Staff and talked about possible transfer to CSUN from LA Valley College. CSUN has a beautiful campus with great facilities, a city within a city.

Go Matadors! The programs in Electrical Engineering offer students an opportunity to specialize in one of seven areas: Biomedical Engineering Communication Systems Engineering Control Systems Digital System Design Electronics and Solid State Engineering Microwave and Antenna Engineering Electrical Power Systems

Excellent Place To Go Excellent Staff Kim Elizabeth Dahl Artist 40 year's Animation Every Major Studio 40 year's bodybuilding 28 year's running 10ks 10 years dance classes

Beautiful campus, involved student body with fun events, helpful resources like free printing, low tuition, above teachers and classes. I got engaged, my bachelor's degree in 2015 and had my wedding at the university in 2016.

I'm a fellow alumni here so I'm familiar with the area. I came here today to eat my lunch since we can't dine in during this pandemic. So CSUN is very quiet now and it's free parking. I was able to find parking easily here and found a nice spot to eat my food while enjoying the outdoor. There were some people walking around or having picnic but CSUN is a big campus so you can social distant. Just keep in mind everything is closed and locked so if you need to use the bathroom, you likely won't find one.

Very thankful to this University for providing the CLET course (Certified Lactation Educator)!! Very excited to put this course to use in my clinical practice and possibly even to add to my resume when I move out of state!! Very helpful and knowledgeable instructors!! Thanks CSUN!!

Returning to my Alma Mater was bittersweet as I remember how easy life was back then and the need to work was not as stressful as it is now. The campus looks brand new and still has that wonderful student feeling, as I walk down the hall to request transcripts from 40 years ago. It was amazing I still remembered my student I.D. and that there were no crowds of students the time I visited. The whole process was painless and only took about 30 minutes. Parking for an hour is $3.30 and hour, with stalls immediately near the administration building. I was thrilled to take a picture of the Oviatt Library, which was used as a backdrop for Star Trek and other movies. If I was young again, I would not mind returning to this campus...

I did a diagnostic test with PT students. I found the teachers and the students very thoughtful, pleasant, and accommodating. It was a very enjoyable and nice experience. What I saw of the campus was a very clean environment. Lots of interesting buildings. Very attractive plant life. Condensed but not crowded. Kind of an efficient landscape design. I was only there for a moment, but I liked it. :)

Horrible school. You can not get an advisor to get you to the right path. You end up taking classes that you don't need and many of the classes that you need to graduate are not available. It's a joke!!

It's always nice to come back to the college you graduated from and see what update they made to the place. I came to CSUN to take my AWS certification exam and went early so I can walked around campus. I first went to my engineering building Jacaranda and they made some improvement. They added a new staircase to the 2nd floor and they added a studying/group learning area. Most of the building exterior are still the same so no update there. The parking pass for a day is pretty high but I guess they have to pay for something.

Very welcoming college. I like how much support is offered for the students to succeed in their education. I highly recommend attending this school..

I just wanted to say the teachers are trash at this school! Learn to teach better because some students don't learn like that. The academic advisors are bad too. The people at this school suck. People were kinder to me in community college. The teachers are so disappointing. What a broken education system we have here in CA and what a mess this school is.

The students here are abnoxious jerks that are not interested in making friends/getting along ith others. They only care. And are just horrible human beings altogether and have no knowledge of the major they are taking. The staff that works there dont know where any of the classrooms are. The teachers have no knowledge on anything they teach. They come unprepared. Give dry lectures from the textbook. Come in with slides that show that they barely put any effort into. Mess up on grades. And have an agenda to promote. Tenure system needs to eliminated. And student should be forced to talk to each other. Or should be kicked out of the college altogether.

I am currently a student at CSUN and the chair of mathematics referred to me as an intense person because I was asking for help. Then she tried to deny it. She said she'd resolve the issue with the only professor who I've ever had an issue with on top of them providing the accommodation for a medical emergency they proceeded to find ways to retaliate. Dr Stevenson states CSUN only paying her employees $30K a year is an excuse for them to be condescending. Thankfully I have all the evidence from our conversations because if they could they'd destroy you and everything you've worked so hard for despite all of your struggles!!

They wrongfully terminated me and have done nothing to rectify the issue. It has been six months and the union is still fighting to try to get my job back. They haven't provided any proof that I wasn't doing my job, and let me go two weeks short of me completing my probation period. They have slandered my good name saying that I lied on my applications for new positions as well, which is completely false. They are preventing me from getting new positions there and externally, because of lack of instruction on what to do under the circumstances that they have wrongfully terminated me, and now I will have a giant gap in my résumé and won't be able to apply for positions in my job title, because the new employers will say l lack experience, or I can put them down on my applications and have my former manager and or supervisor slander me, and I won't get the new position. All they care about is money when you're going to school here, but once you graduate, the president won't even respond to what they're doing to you unjustly. #ZeroStars

The Special Education Department is full of run around and Amy is terrible she doesn't help and isn't around when I need her

I'm a former CSUN student who "fell through the cracks." Enrollment was a joke. I'd heard it would be bad, so I walked in with my ideal schedule, plus a couple dozen alternate choices. I walked out with only two classes. I think that's also the time I was stuck in a 7am Freshman Composition class. (I assume enrollment is online now.) It would have been helpful to have an advisor tell me about "adding" classes, so I could have taken more than two classes my first semester! The advising center had what seemed like non-tenured instructors putting in required hours. Getting advice on (EVERYTHING & ANYTHING about) college would have been helpful. Instead, I'd get told something different each time I walked in. Once, when I explained that what I was being told contradicted what's printed in the student catalog (and showed him the page), he got annoyed and said, "Well, just do that then." Another time, I had two professor-advisors arguing over what I needed to do. Seeking help from instructors wasn't much better. Near the end of my first semester, I went to see my Poli Sci (full tenured) professor during office hours with some questions about the upcoming final exam. He was out in the long (Sierra North?) hallway, and said, "Why did you wait until the end of the semester to come see me?" ... then TURNED AND WALKED AWAY FROM ME. I'd often be late and sometimes even miss class because, no matter how early I arrived, and despite paying for a parking permit, the lots would always be full, and I'd have to find street parking a mile or more away. When I was finally kicked-out (for taking an Incomplete in a class to rewrite a paper ... while on Academic Probation), I was able to get an administrator on the phone. She found my records, and told me (among other things) that I shouldn't have re-taken Freshman Comp. After the call, I finally found the initial Academic Probation letter I'd received: (1) it stated that I was REQUIRED to retake Freshman Comp, AND (2) it was signed by the administrator who told me over the phone that I should not have retaken it. After a year, I transferred to a real school, and later went on to graduate from law school. (If you're reading this and thinking, "You should have done this ..." and "Why didn't you do that ...," then you probably have some good advice I might have benefitted from back when I was a new student there and - understandably - knew nothing about college.)

Incompetent staff, especially advisors. Took 10 faculty (including advisors and administrative personnel) to find out that I was having an issue joining the waitlist because the school does not have waitlists during the summer. You'd think it wouldn't take multiple emails and telephone calls to find that information out. Also, they took too long to amend a hold on my account, because they couldn't figure out why I had it, and doing so cost me my spot in two classes. They barely have classes that people need to graduate, as SO many people need to take the same classes and they just make one class available instead of 2-3. DO NOT go here if you want to graduate at a reasonable time, they will try to make you stay as long as possible.

Overpriced, the teachers can care less about your education or college experience as a whole. I'm a third year business major and I still feel like I'm in high school. CSUN do better.

The administration, professors and counselors at this state school are all horrible!!! I've never seen anything like it. Parents both went to CSU schools years ago (CSU, Sacramento and SDSU) and older son went to UofU and we never had issues with financial aid/scholarship/housing administration like we have had at CSUN. The counselors are USELESS!!! Professors who are supposed to have "in person" classes don't show up and say just look "on line" for material. Basically a professor records himself once and then uses it for all his classes. My son had to pay $50 for a class book the professor wrote and required for class, but then never even opened it. It was super shady as the book wasn't even a published book and had to be "bought" with cash in a bad part of LA out of some moving store! Kids can't even get into their classes as they don't run enough classes. Everyone is so miserable they don't want to socialize. The only thing that saved my son was his frat! We are down to 2 semesters and can't get out of here fast enough!!!

Not sure about other CSUs, but CSUN is so bad that I didn't even dream it would be. Around 10% of professors are OK. Every semester, it's a struggle to pick a decent professor. Check ratemyprofessor website. Everyone blames the low pass rate to commuting students but the reality is horrible professors and absurd and greedy restrictions. A student cannot take 6 full courses of 3 units in a semester. That means you are restricted to 5 courses. So if you fail one subject, you cannot take an extra subject in any semester to balance it out to graduate in 4 years. Is it any surprise why the 4 year pass rate is dismal low? On top of that the quality of education is so low that even a good student will not want to complete the studies there. If you want to get demoralized, CSUN can be great but otherwise, not sure why it exists.

I am so glad I never attended this school. Total scam on how they set up enrollment. I was accepted to this school, given a student ID number, and enrolled in classes, and charged for a class that I never chose--this is called "pro-rated tuition." Mean while I was actively attending College somewhere else. I only found out about this because a professor of the class I was falsely enrolled in contacted me about making up a final that I never took. I didn't take this final because again I never attended this school. Unfortunately I couldn't drop the class and have been fighting for years to get the charges cleared which they only give me the run around. I cannot even pay this payment with out showing up in person. This school is beyond disappointing, disorganized and a joke for a cal state!!

Now, CSUN is a predominantly large school in the area. However, to guise the excuse of neighbors complaining about trailers on property that isn't ours is a complete lie for capitalistic gain. CSUN rents large parking lots to dealerships and monitor large parking lots to maintain that they're empty. But it's quite counterintuitive to paint an entire block red on a residential area on the false defense of trailers which are thereby forced to live on residential parking now. Not that wise for a college now is it?

Almost all the Accounting program students cheat and the professors don't care. Even with photo evidence the professors and dean did nothing and put extra pressure on the person who reported it. Accounting is about ethics. Interesting.

I've been in school a few months now, the teachers are GREAT so far (I'm an animation student.) Administration still sucks and I have heard the same from other students I met this semester. Everyone's advice so far is that the no one who works in the office (in most, if not all the departments) are helpful at all so you have to learn to do everything yourself, which is fine. It's just crazy that the people that worked in the office at my community college were way more competent. Just goes to show that it doesn't matter what school you go to, there will always be idiots! Still one star for the administration lol 5 stars for the teachers!

I want to say thank you to all who organized this ceremony today for graduation 2019 students. Today we were on my son graduating and i was amazed how good was the organization. Many times i have been at school and always get good service and school always been very clean.

So far they get a one star as an incoming freshman as deadlines are not communicated and if you miss a deadline trying to get updates from the school is hard as they don't respond to phone calls and their response to email questions is incomplete.

KEEP IT ONLINE I DONT WANT TO BE BACK IN PERSON. COVID variants are out I want to finish my education for the next year or two all online. # no in person learning # keep it online

Don't come here for Physical Therapy degree!! This place has bad teachers that favors female. Professor here took my A from scantron test and changed my scantron grade to C minus and told me I didn't put my name on scantron. First thing I learn from school was put my name on scantron from High School, Guy they don't like Asians.

I was your average high school jerk off and I got myself together after freshman year. GPA was 3.52. Could've been higher but the youthful rush of freshman year took hold. What they don't tell you at C.S.U.N. was that it stands for C Student University in Northridge. This is a mediocre school with expectations of average was of its students, not excellence. THE LIBRARY ISNT EVEN OPEN 24/7 and has dismal hours during the semester. Professors and peers alike have low expectations for the people enrolled here. If you expect a truly intellectually stimulating environment, this isn't it. In my experience, fellow students are lazy, lacked ambition and called me narcissistic for setting my goals so high. The difference between an Ivy League and cal state school isn't the curriculum, it's the attitude of the staff and students. I wasn't challenged enough, my peers didn't inspire me to do more, only one out of five were especially ambitious. As is true in life, you get what you pay for. Some students might attend expensive schools and not take advantage of the privilege they have to network with exceptionally smart, goal oriented and well connected students and staff. Some never speak their mind enough to get their ideas heard. Coming here, it's like my ideas never mattered and all I was and ever could be was a Matador at C Student University in Northridge.

I'm a Bio major here. All the professors in bio and chem department are very helpful and thoughtful They do all the necessary things to help their students understand the topics and materials. Would recommend the bio program. The major isn't easy itself, you need to put a lot of time to study. The campus is clean and nice. There are lots of student activities.

My son goes to this University and there is no college life. Maybe the whole Covid epidemic ruined it, but the way CSUN is handling it has a lot to do with it. While most colleges let their students returned back to campus, CSUN was one of the last colleges to do so. Also not only did they make my son get the 2 Covid shots, which is understandable, but they also made him get the booster shot. Mind you, he already had Covid just before he attended CSUN, and then he took his Covid shots 3 weeks after, an 3 weeks after that. Yes, he had to rush getting them, because CSUN doesn't acknowledge getting Covid, as delaying getting the shots. So here he is 6 months later, getting forced to get the booster shot, and he just had a bad side effect. His legs shaken overnight with cold chills. Didn't have any side effects before, and he has no medical condition. He's perfectly healthy. It's my feeling, that getting booster shots, is dangerous for someone who already had Covid, and the fact that it's rare anyone is getting Covid at this time. That's why we don't have to wear a mask anymore, even at the airport. So if you like a school being super conservative and boring, then CSUN is for you, otherwise I would recommend elsewhere.

I hate it. I hate it. They charged more than $3,500 to attend even though it's all online and I was only taking 8 units. Utterly upsetting.

I have graduated from this school with 2 B.S and one M.S. My professors were haters. They evaluate you based on how you look. Education is good, but fairness is 0 out of 10. I think in the international office, are something that are bad for the society. Women are giving men hard time. Don't want to stay the word, but honestly go to another school.

Save your money. Parking is a hassle. 207 for a semester. Parking not guaranteed . They don't refund nothing really. To get full refund on parking or a class; You must must drop the class the day before school officially begins. I lost $200 from this mess by doing it a week later

Professors constantly making alcohol-related jokes and references which has me wondering if the staff are mostly alcoholics or what? I have channeled my concerns to the president, provost, and my department chair and nobody seems to care. They only seem to care about trending social issues for public relations purposes. My guess is that alcohol companies make donations to the college, so the college will not take any stance against alcohol. Many of the students are not even 21 years old yet. First day of class, my professor says he wishes we could meet at a brewery. He just said in class that there's no need for a "two margarita lunch" if you don't get your way in the business world. The constant references to alcohol do not belong in a college setting. I had to sit through a presentation from a brewery owner before and a presentation about a winery. How about some more wholesome topics for the students, CSUN!? Quit trying to indoctrintate students into thinking it's normal to drink alcohol. Alcohol is the cause of much domestic violence and deaths (ie. drunk driving). If professors want to drink that's fine, but knock it off with the constant references to the students. It is highly inappropriate.

A parent of a freshman student. This was the biggest mistake and waste of my money - ever. Talk about their student retention program - I spent tens of thousands of dollars just so 75% of the classes I paid for DO NOT TRANSFER. They make useless classes mandatory but for what? And I mean STUPID class that you could earn an "A" just for showing up. Why? So you could waste one semester, then waste another semester. Then before you know it you have to stay the full 4 years in hopes to get a county, city or state job. I pulled my student out and sent to a different college before my student was trapped there. Nothing but pot smoking liberals who bully you or destroy your possessions if you don't think their way and professors whose mission is to indoctrinate or fail you. The student mentors smoke pot with those they should be mentoring. The dorm RA (male and female) laugh at those being bullied. Oh, you can't trust anyone in your dorm if you have any valuables over the $1. Nobody can "tell on" someone without having their windshield busted or car mirrors kicked. And the Administration is so blind - all they can say is: "We have all the resources at your disposal". Someone retaliates and breaks your car: Resources - they will call the Campus police so you could pay for a police report. Someone retaliates and beats you up: Resources - go to Campus nurse. I couldn't believe how many students were on the FREE program. I guess the Full-Pricers are there for a reason. This was the most disappointing experience my student and I have ever had. I'm glad my student decided to remove themselves. What happened to California?

I was excited for CSUN until I couldn't get into any classes 10 minutes after my registration time and the business class gateway experience is the biggest waste of time I would've gone to a different college just to not take this class especially online it's miserable.

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorder here in 2016. Its a commuter school, which is a downside to me. But like i tell everyone, college is what you make it. This school has a relaxing fish and duck pond. When you need to get away from it all, visit the pond. You will feel like you are somewhere else. They really should think about having more places to eat on campus. Not a real big selection. A lot of clubs, and other organizations you can get involved in, to meet people.

I am a student at CSUN, I got here in 2017 and my experience to this point has been good but there are a few things I want to share with you. On the one hand, the academics are very competent, and that's the most valuable part. On the other side, To get around campus is easy but it is almost impossible to find parking. This location is overloaded with students. Plan ahead if you want to become a student at CSUN be ready and plan. Adding classes online also can be another colossal​ nightmare. Most of the courses you may need are not available, and you might have to wait or show up in class hoping to add. Thus, One solution would be to get into their EOP program, and, with that in mind, you'll get ahead of the game! Otherwise, be ready for a challenging process! BTW, this college is beautiful and super clean! You are going to love it, so don't worry too much about the bumpy road.

Called and emailed multiple times to gather more information regarding enrollment and admissions. Once I was finally able to get a hold of someone the woman I spoke with was short and gave me a different number to call but only after 2PM. I waited half the day to call at 2 PM to then speak with an individual who was condescending, uninformative, and not helpful. You would think they could be a bit more welcoming to prospective students just looking to learn more about their programs and fork over tens of thousands of dollars! I have not attended this university and therefore cannot speak to their academics but based on their office attitude and disorganization, I will never be attending.

CSUN!!!! Class of 2020. Where do I begin? I came to CSUN as a transfer student back in 2016, and was really nervous on what to expect within the university level. Nonetheless the campus itself has plenty of GREEN (trees, grass, etc...) which in my opinion made this university better. Plenty of food locations, with Arbor Grill by the Oviatt, the Pub by the USU, and the actual food court! Just like any educational institution there are professors that put in more effort than others. Social life is there within the Greek community, or any clubs you'd like to join! The gym is GREAT. Three floor levels, the first being cardio machines/weights, second is like an indoor soccer/basketball/volleyball court, and lastly the third floor has an indoor running track with a few cardio machines on the corner. I must say PARKING is not the best! Especially if you're paying the 200$ a semester price or whatever it might be. I never payed a penny for parking since I would always find parking out of campus even if I had to walk a mile. Overall I recently graduated Fall 2019 and man I already miss CSUN. Would definitely recommend it for any incoming freshman's or transfer students.

Worst school ever! The institution sucks, the clubs suck, the people here blow, and THE SCHOOL IS MASSIVELY OUT OF DATE. I shouldn't be in $25-35,000 in debt in school that still has a black board and teachers writing in chalk. Wtf?! The professors here are a joke. They can care less about you, your work, or if you learned anything. They only care about the money you give and thats it. The advisors are dumb. They don't advise rather continue to gaslight you into buying more classes and they don't keep up with your progress to get a degree, and the overall quality of advice you get is poor. Out of the blue my advisor told me I had to take 6 upper division courses after a whole school year there! Great job advising that, i could've taken those upper division courses so I wouldn't have to have to take 5 classes per semester! But hey, this school is incompetent, professors are incompetent, so why be surprised the advisement office is incompetent?! Not only that but this school is such a boomer school that the set up is still the same from THE 80s!! Fuck this school! Fuck this institution! I can't wait to get away from this stupidity.

Yo, can we PLEASE do something about the parking situation? It took me over half an hour to find parking these past few days. I've heard that it's because it's just the first week of school, where students actually "try" to attend classes and that it'll get better but can we please use the $$ that we have for MORE PARKING STRUCTURES. Lemme tell you this, I had to park at f10 parking lot by the dorms which is 30 mins walking distance away from my class. Not to mention that it was 99 degrees today so by the time I got to class it looked like I had just taken a shower. There was unnecessary parking enforcement and police officers everywhere too? Why do we need an Oasis wellness center? I mean the napping pods are cool and all but that $ should be going to what we NEED. Parking structures please. I grew 5 white hairs just trying to get to class. I'm just tryna get my education here, just tryna make it out alive. It's a tough life, but it doesn't have to be this tough.

I absolutely adored my 5 years at CSUN. The campus is fairly clean, they provide bike racks for riders and the food isn't too shabby. I believe they recently became a "smoke free" campus as well! Our gym is one of the main attractions to this campus, in my opinion. It was recently built and provides rock climbing, a track field and weight rooms. There's also a swimming pool next to the gym with cabanas for students to relax after a long day of studying. Our library was used as the backdrop for many movies. There's 4 floors and the first floor was renovated last year to become a more studious and modern setting. During the summer, CSUN hosts movie nights in the front of the library. The movie nights are fun, creative and family friendly. VPAC is also a fairly new building where many guest celebrities, including James Franco, spoke to students. There's lots of food options at every section of the campus. If those restaurants aren't intriguing enough, students can just walk across the street to grab a wide variety of ethnic food. Parking is horrible, but not as bad as other CSU's. My friends from Fullerton said there's usually a line of cars by stairs, The thing I love the most, are the many events that CSUN hosts for the students. Matador Nights, Big Show and the various excuses that the school uses to give students free food. EX: start of semester freebies, midterms/finals giveaways and end of the semester fun. CSUN was great to me in these past 5 years. Yes, we had our scandals and troubles like other schools, but the good definitely outweighs the bad. I'm a proud matador and I miss this campus!

I've been at glorious Cal State Northridge for 5 years now and will be taking the stage this May. Campus: the campus is fairy large with lots of greenery. It's easy to get around and get directions around campus. There are not many shady areas to sit and have lunch. There is a nice duck pond to check out during a lunch break, but there is not much seating there. Food: there are three main areas to grab some food: arbor grill, bookstore complex, and Sierra center. I am not a fan of any of the food on campus so I can't review the quality of the food. Parking: parking is bad. Nuff said. If you don't get to campus by 10am, you will not be able to find any parking till around 2pm. Daily parking will cost you $6. Semester parking will cost you $180. Parking enforcement is highly followed here. You will see them roaming around parking lots giving out tickets to cars who don't have their parking stickers. Amenities: there is a wonderful gym that is open to students and faculty members. It is included in tuition, so take advantage of it. There are also shows that take place in the USU during lunch hours that can be entertaining to watch. Recently, an oasis wellness center opened where there are nap pods and other services to enjoy for relaxation. All in all, it's a great commuter school to attend. There are great aspects to this campus that you can't miss out on.

This review is specifically for Electrical Engineering students. It is the most unorganized most miserable department on campus. No one is assigned an advisor, no one helps students with what classes they need to take. You're on your own and need to guess what you need to take. I once sent 19 emails to get a response and get a form signed from the chair. They cancel classes every semester and some classes are only offered in one section even though there are 50+ people that try to crash. There are FAR better colleges out there. This place is only good for last resort.

I attended CSUN from '03-'07 and absolutely loved my time there. I could go on and on about my memories and why I am proud to be a Matador, but instead I'll share my thoughts about my most recent visit to the campus. A lot has changed since I graduated. And it all seems to be for the better. The campus has a much stronger college feel now than I remember. There are plenty of new resources on campus from the beautiful rec center to various areas around campus for students to hang out, eat, or work with fellow students. The campus has also done a lot to improve it's carbon footprint. Sure, they removed the botanical gardens which is a loss, but they replaced it with a fantastic new power plant that is far more green than what it had before. They've also turned the campus to a no smoking campus (a policy I did admittedly see being broken on several occasions). There are just small little changes that really make the campus more beautiful than I remember it being when I was attending. In all, CSUN is a great college that really offers a lot for their student body. Both in and out of the classroom. I'm proud of my CSUN education and I truly believe all past, current, and future Matadors should feel the same.

The campus is beautiful! All the buildings are fairly new, and showing good tastes on architecture. The grass are green, grasshoppers are green, seems like an awesome place to go to school The one thing I noticed, they built this walk, with trees planted on both sides to provide shades. Under these trees, there are stone desks and benches. Studying outdoor-sy, with the cool summer breeze, and the mountains in the back? no stinky library, or loud neighbors? WOW. The downside to these study set ups, limited service hours--sunrise to sunset --sounds like farmers a bit. But still pretty cool! Plenty of parking spots, daily parking is only $6. Only $6, yea, most other universities, I.e. UCSD, where I did undergrad, charges $12 for daily, USC, $10 flat. Six bucks is a steal! Send your kids here!

This is a nice college with an awesome student rec center. Free gym membership for students so there's no excuse not to use it. They even have a climbing wall. They offer lots of online classes so even the busiest people or those currently working full time can get their education on. The best part is that they offer free level 2 charging for electric cars! You must have a parking permit though.

The application process at this school is messed up. They make you submit multiple applications even though everything is located on the same campus. Other than to make a profit, I can't think of what the reason is that they are unable to scan and email documents between two departments. The people who work at this school are rather rude and condescending as well. Even the dude in the parking lot kiosk was rude and spoke to me as if I was an idiot. I had to call multiple times to figure out why my application process as stalled. I didn't find out until the third call, because Cathy West, the advisor I was supposed to talk to never returned my calls and was conveniently unavailable when I phoned in. Her secretary was the worst person I spoke to on the phone. She essentially blamed me for everything and then threatened to hang up on me when I became frustrated. She talked to me like I was five years old and when I noted that she tried to defend herself. Terrible human being. There is construction all over this campus and there is no telling how to get anywhere. It's a terrible school.

Let start by saying that anyone with 2.0 GPA can get in to this school. The only exception is majors that are impacted which means you will need to have 2.5 GPA. Either way, it's extremely easy to get in to this school. That reflects the type of education you will get being majority of students in this school have low GPA and obviously classes can't be super challenged as everyone will fail. If they didn't, they would have gotten in to much better school and not attended public school. With that out of the way let me address few things that i am sure most people will want to know 1) Professors- Just like any schools you will find really good professor and then those that basically will teach you anything except what the class is supposed to be teaching you. If professor is bad, you will just have to teach yourself. 2) Classes availability-It's not easy to get in to classes you want, especially the first 2 years when you are picking GE classes. If you have a class you absolutely need, see a counselor. They can help get in the class or do what many students do and crush the class on the first day. Which means show up to the class and hope that professor will give you add number. 3) Parking-This is the big issue like in most schools. While CSUN been adding parking lots, there is still a lot of shortage. My advice is either pick classes that start early like 8 am and get there around 7:20 or park off campus and then either walk or just take Uber. Overall this is not that great of a school, the name of the school is not going to get you anything special when you are applying for a job. If you can get in to much better school, do it as you will be much better off.

I received an MS Accountancy degree from CSUN in 2017. The program didn't meet my high expectations; it felt more like a review course for the CPA. I wasn't challenged to become a more knowledgeable accounting professional and most of the time I was bored in class. Although I wouldn't recommend the graduate accounting program to anyone, I would recommend the undergraduate accounting major. The accounting department has its own career center, so public accounting firms, governmental organization, and private companies actively recruit on-campus for accounting majors. There are also big accounting organizations so there are plenty of opportunities to make friends, be active, take leadership roles, and have fun. It's a great accounting program for people looking who are looking for an affordable bachelor's degree, but also want the opportunity to network with big name companies.

This is a really nice school that is huge. The teachers are good at what they do and I do recommend that you all stop by and check out the place. The employees other than teachers are helpful. The school is well organized when it comes to graduation cerimonies as well. My sister welcomed me to this school and just graduated this week on 5/18/18.

I got my bachelor's degree here and I'm coming back for my master's so it can't be all that horrible. Parking can be horrible at times, so prepare for that. Especially the first couple of weeks of school. If you don't get to campus until around noon be prepared to stalk people to their spots because that is how you're going to find parking. It's crazy expensive too; $6 per day or $180 per semester?! Isn't my tuition enough for you people? I took mostly Psych classes here, so I can only speak for those professors, but I found them pretty helpful. The most important thing you have to remember here is to be your own advocate. Community colleges will hold your hand but this place you need to jump up and down and wave your hands. Getting classes in my degree, the most popular one on campus, was always a struggle. You need to register the very second you're allowed to, classes go fast! They've got a very good selection of online classes here. Moodle is pretty easy to use. Financial aid is perhaps the worst thing about CSUN. I've had issues with them almost every semester and the people there aren't the most helpful. You gotta be pushy with them or they'll just walk all over you. I'm currently going back and forth with these people and FAFSA. They're both pointing fingers at each other, but meanwhile my credit cards are suffering.