College Area, San Diego

College Area
—  Community of San Diego  —
College Area Location within San Diego
Coordinates: 32°46′19″N 117°04′08″W / 32.771831°N 117.068939°W / 32.771831; -117.068939
Country	United States
State	California
County	County of San Diego
City	City of San Diego

The College Area is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU), which was formerly San Diego State College and previous to that San Diego State Teachers College, which the area is still named after. The College Area is in the mid-city, and has many new stores and restaurants, as well as many canyons.

There is also an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in the area near Congregation Beth Jacob Orthodox Temple on College Avenue.

Geography

The college area lies on a plateau which overlooks Interstate 8. The neighborhood's borders are defined by Fairmount Avenue/Montezuma Road/Collwood Boulevard to the Southwest, Interstate 8 to the North, 70th Street/Keeney Street to the East, and El Cajon Boulevard to the South.

Transportation

MTS (Metropolitan Transit System) operates the San Diego Trolley^[1] to SDSU Transit Center and the Alvarado Medical Center trolley station, both of which are in the College Area. The trolley station at SDSU, as well as a bus plaza, make up the SDSU Transit Center. Bus routes 11, 11A, 14, 936, 115 go to the Transit Center, to name a few. Transfers are made from the SDSU trolley subway station located at the Transit Center, underneath the bus plaza. Riders can go up to the bus plaza via elevator or stairs.

Traffic

Congested traffic is a consistent nuisance on College Avenue, a main street in the area. During the school year at SDSU, freeway ramps are heavily backed up. Since the July 2005 connection of the San Diego Trolley to the SDSU on-campus underground station, congestion has subsided only marginally. The Interstate 8 freeway that runs past the area to the north often gets congested during the week because of students and commuters.

Education

The college area is home to one traditional elementary school, two alternative K-8 schools, and SDSU.

Elementary schools

• Hardy (San Diego Unified School District)

K through 12

• San Diego Unified School District
  • Language Academy
  • Tubman Village Charter

Colleges and universities

• San Diego State University

References

1. ^ Transit.511sd.com

External links

• Rolando Village, Located in San Diego's college area, 92115
• Rolando Community Council
• College Neighborhoods Foundation
• Mission Times Courier, community newspaper

Coordinates: 32°46′18.59″N 117°4′8.18″W / 32.7718306°N 117.0689389°W / 32.7718306; -117.0689389