Students are back at Cal Poly. The first 20 students arrived in 1903 and eight of them graduated in 1906. Last year — 118 years later — 6,312 students graduated during six commencement ceremonies.

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By Matthew Becerra, January 20, 2026 Students from Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo came together over the past several months to turn steel, foam and flowers into a Rose Parade float ...

Visitors hiking in Cal Poly’s Poly Canyon can now use a mobile app as a guide while wandering through the student-made structures in the scenic area. The new Poly Canyon app lets virtual and on-site ...

Cal Poly students are putting the finishing touches on their “Welcome to the Jungle” float ahead of the 137th annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, but with rain in the forecast, they are making some ...