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Seek out your own great discoveries. There’s something about living on the North Coast — and learning from this incredible environment — that sparks the imagination like nothing else.
Here, anything can inspire everything. Learning broadly — the polytechnic way — is the first step in finding that specific thing you’re excited about. Cal Poly Humboldt helps connect your passions to real-life professions.
Cal Poly Humboldt graduates are smart and sustainably minded people who lead the way in every field. We can’t wait to see how
A hands-on academic experience: that’s the secret of our success at Cal Poly Humboldt. We believe that if you want to apply your knowledge in the real world, your college education needs to be lived.
Alumni on Outcomes
My experience in Humboldt’s Environment & Community graduate program gave me the interdisciplinary skills and professional relationships to tackle complex prescribed fire issues.
Lenya Quinn-Davidson (‘09, Environment & Community)
82k alumni around the world 95%of students graduate with practical experience
Exploration is woven into your experience at Cal Poly Humboldt. And that can look however you want it to look — whether it’s testing the pH balance of redwood soil samples, unpacking the prose of Toni Morrison, or probing the mind-boggling questions of quantum theory.
Natural beauty isn’t all that surrounds us. At Cal Poly Humboldt, you’ll live and work alongside people who care passionately about building a healthier, more equitable community for everyone — including you.
New, innovative programs. Life-changing scholarships. Cutting-edge faculty research. These are just a few ways donor love makes the Cal Poly Humboldt experience accessible and extraordinary.
Researchers Trace Origins of Wildlife on the World’s Largest River IslandxHumboldt NOW
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Whether it’s immersing yourself in a gallery exhibit, taking in a research symposium, learning to kayak, or hearing the hottest new band, you'll find plenty of activities to keep you busy.