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California State University, Chico
Founded in 1887, California State University, Chico enrolls more than 14,800 students across 300+ programs of study.
California State University, Chico was established in 1887 and is the second-oldest campus in the California State University system. The university occupies 132 acres in central Chico and operates an 800-acre University Farm, along with over 7,800 acres at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. The campus sits on the traditional lands of the Mechoopda people and has grown to serve more than 14,800 students from across California.
Chico State offers more than 300 programs of study, with particular emphasis on agriculture, environmental science, education, healthcare and engineering. The university is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, with nearly half of its students being first-generation college attendees. Alumni from the campus—over 180,000 strong—include leaders across California and the nation, and the university has been ranked among the top public universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report for more than twenty years.
For a family with someone at Chico State—as a student, faculty member, or connected to the campus community—life insurance planning fits into the years of transition: a student beginning independence, an early-career phase, or supporting aging parents. A term policy sized to cover the immediate gaps and reviewed as circumstances change provides the steady financial foundation that allows education and growth to matter most.