University of Silicon Valley

The University of Silicon Valley is a private for-profit university in , in . The school was founded in 1887 as Cogswell Polytechnical College.
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  • Type: School
  • Description: private university in San Jose, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Cogswell College”, “Cogswell Polytechnical College”, “Cogswell University of Silicon Valley”, and “USV”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lockheed Martin Transit Center and Borregas station.

Railway station
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is a light rail and transit bus station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, located near the intersection of Mathilda Avenue and 5th Avenue in . is situated 1,100 feet northwest of University of Silicon Valley.

Railway station
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is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, located near the intersection of Java Drive and Borregas Avenue in . is situated 2,200 feet northeast of University of Silicon Valley.

Railway station
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is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, located in . Moffett Park was built as an infill station. is situated 3,600 feet southwest of University of Silicon Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunnyvale and Alviso.

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is a city in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in . was ranked the 5th safest city in the in its size category for 2004.

Suburb
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is a district of , located in North San Jose on the southern shores of . Originally an independent town, founded in 1852, today is San Jose's only waterfront district, primarily residential in nature, with several tech companies and recreation-oriented businesses. is situated 3 miles northeast of University of Silicon Valley.

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in is located in the heart of the . is one of the major cities that make up Silicon Valley, and has many notable Silicon Valley companies either headquartered there or with a large presence.

University of Silicon Valley

Latitude
37.40813° or 37° 24′ 29″ north
Longitude
-122.02395° or 122° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
849VCX5G+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358858301
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
7156345
Wiki­data ID
Q5141289
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“University of Silicon Valley” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “矽谷大學”
  • Chinese: “科格威爾工藝學院”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة وادى السيليكون”
  • French: “Cogswell Polytechnical College”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại học Silicon Valley”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại học Thung lũng Silicon”
  • “Cogswell College”
  • “Cogswell Polytechnic College”
  • “Cogswell Polytechnical College”

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