So many students come from so many different places to study together at LaGuardia (over 160 different countries at last count) that we call ourselves The World’s Community College. Being The World’s Community College is not just a statement about who we are, it’s a statement about who we aspire to be. Our goal is to educate leaders for a global workforce and a global citizenry.

On the slopes of Diamond Head, just minutes from Waikiki, this royal namesake is home to the Culinary Institute of the Pacific and programs in business, hospitality, health, legal education and arts and sciences.

Founded in 1922, College of San Mateo is the largest and oldest of the three colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District and serves nearly 10,000 students each semester.

Today CSM continues to offer students what it has considered so important since its establishment: academic excellence and a very personal, individualized education at an exceptional value.

CSM's outstanding faculty complement the variety of educational options such as: