The College of San Mateo

San Mateo College Overview

San Mateo College is one of the most prestigious tertiary universities in the United States. The school is widely referred to as CSM, and it is important to note that the college has been around for a long time, having been established in 1922. San Mateo, California is the location of the academy. CSM is a center of academic excellence; its services are geared to students' specific educational demands and job development. The college is situated on 153 acres of land, and the campus facilities were designed by John Carl. It can also be stressed that the college has been recognized by academic experts for providing high-quality service. The current study population of the school is about 10,000 students. The school also offers a form of learning flexibility as study time is divided into day, evenings, and weekend sessions. Also, it offers about 79 major degree programs and 75 certificate issuing programs. Haven provided a background; there is a need to stress that this study shall provide answers to specific CSM related questions so as to determine how well the school is doing to help its students both academically and in terms of other forms of service that are not directly related to academics.

Is CSM Doing Enough to Help Students?

There is a need to explicitly stress that based on my experience as a student and after an in-depth exploration of the CSM official website, I have come to a conclusion that CSM is doing well enough with helping its students. First, as a student, I find it easy to access facilities on campus, and I do not need to struggle, and I must also point out that all members of the academic and nonacademic staff are always on hand to offer services required to aid students. There is a need to stress that in my opinion, I consider the service delivery at CSM to be of world-class standards. At this juncture, I would like to point out details of my review of the school's website. First, I realized that an icon is dedicated to student services. The student service icon offers a comprehensive breakdown pointing to all the requirements by students during their time on campus. Such breakdowns include academic records which provide the details of students' academic performance enabling students to keep track of their academic progress. There is a need to stress that the website contains a good proportion of information required by students to efficiently navigate and have a good academic and social time on campus. Worthy of note among the essential details of student service icon on the school website includes counseling service, career service, disability resource center, scholarships, and student life. I consider these highlight points and a host of other services provided by CSM as commendable; hence the school is doing enough for its students.

What Resources does CSM Offer in Addition to Classes and Faculty to Help the Students?

Haven clearly pointed out the CSM is a hub of high-quality education. It is no hidden fact that it offers world-class education with experienced, standardized, and compact lecturers. CSM also provides world-class library facilities both online and physical. There is a need to stress that CSM has taken steps a little further to ensure that all the needs of their students are met. Based on my experience as a CSM student and based on my revision of the school website, I will clearly point out other resources put in place to help students apart from activities related to class and faculty. There is a need to start by considering the dream center. The dream center is a CSM initiative ensuring that students are balanced emotionally and socially. It is an undocumented society with a primary aid of providing counseling services to students.

There is a need to clearly stress that the financial burden of a college education is enormous and hence most students are often challenged when it comes to the catering of tuition and other academic fees. However, one medium by which CSM helps to relieve students of this burden is through the provision of institutional scholarship grants to students. Such grants are awarded to students based on their needs, academic performance, or for being members of special associations such as sports clubs. CSM operates a vibrant student life that is supported by its center of student life and leadership development. The primary assignment of the student life aided by its cardinal components is to ensure that students have a chance of extending their lives outside those activities of the classroom, hence providing avenues for leadership development, development of interpersonal skills, advocacy, event planning, and the development of effective communication skills. Another additional help provided for students by CSM is personal wellness and counseling service. A review of the school website provided me with sights as to the function performed by the department of personal wellness and counseling service. I discovered that this Department provides free and confidential counseling service to students who enroll in CSM; the department is remarkable for the role it plays in providing students with information and offering advice about personal issues, crisis, and providing tips to aid college success. There is a need to conclude this session by clearly pointing out that another resource provided by CSM outside pure academics is that of sports and recreation. Based on my experience and based on the information I gathered from the school's website, it can be easily deduced that CSM offers enormous sporting and recreational opportunities for students with games and sports such as athletics, baseball, and basketball, cross-countries, softball football, swimming, track events, volleyball, and water polo. There is a need to point out at this juncture that CSM is a school that places a balanced emphasis on academics and all-round wellness of its students.

Conclusion

CSM is one of the best educational institutions in the United States, and by extension, CSM can also be considered as one of the best tertiary institutions in the world. Based on my experience and the exhaustive analysis of the information I obtained from the school's website; I wish to clearly stress that CSM is doing well and it is meeting the needs of its students with its range of innovative and student service-oriented programs. It must also be noted that apart from academic excellence, CSM ensures the social, personal, and developmental needs of students are met. CSM also ensures that students are physically fit hence it supports sporting and recreational activities. CSM ensures that students are mentally fit by also offering the free services of qualified counselors. There is a need to conclude by stating that CSM is a world-class educational institution committed to the overall well-being of its students.

Work Cited

College of San Mateo. collegeofsanmateo. 2017. Available at: https://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/.

Accessed May 12, 2017.