California State University, Long Beach, with 33,500 students, is one of the largest four-year universities in California. Students are served by nearly 2,000 faculty within the university’s eight colleges, which offer 81 baccalaureate degrees and 66 master’s degrees as well as two joint doctoral degrees. "The Beach" was the first campus to offer academic scholarships to California high school valedictorians and National Merit scholars through its President’s Scholars Program, which now supports more than 350 students. The university is also a member of the Long Beach Education Partnership, considered the national prototype of seamless education from preschool through the master’s degree. Since 1950, the campus has awarded more than 200,000 degrees. In addition to its academic reputation, CSULB is known for its lush, garden-like campus spreading over 320 acres just three miles from the Pacific Ocean.