Learning is preeminent at California State University, Fullerton. This California college combines the best qualities of teaching and research universities, where actively engaged students, faculty, and staff work in close collaboration to expand knowledge.

California State University, Fullerton's affordable undergraduate and graduate programs provide students the best of current practice, theory, and research and integrate professional studies with preparation in the arts and sciences. Through experiences in and out of the regional university classroom, these California college students develop the habit of intellectual inquiry, prepare for challenging professions, strengthen relationships to their communities, and contribute productively to society.

California State University, Fullerton is a comprehensive, regional university with a global outlook. Situated in Orange County, this California college is home to a technologically rich and culturally vibrant area of metropolitan Los Angeles. The school's expertise and diversity serve as a distinctive resource and catalyst for partnerships with public and private organizations. This regional university strives to be a center of activity essential to the intellectual, cultural, and economic development of the region.

In addition, the Irvine campus of this California college offers upper-division and graduate-level courses as a means of providing a convenient location for students who live and work in southern Orange County. Other campus satellites include the Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana; California State University, Fullerton Garden Grove Center; and the Irvine Spectrum area.