University of Silicon Valley

The University of Silicon Valley is a private for-profit university university in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1887 as Cogswell Technical School, and later known as Cogswell Polytechnical College.

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Type: University
Description: private university in San Jose, California
Also known as: “Cogswell College”, “Cogswell Polytechnical College”, “Cogswell University of Silicon Valley”, and “USV”
Address: 191 Baypointe Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baypointe station and Tasman station.

Baypointe station

Railway station

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Baypointe station is an at-grade light rail station located in the center median of Tasman Drive at its intersection with Baypointe Parkway, after which the station is named, in San Jose, California. Baypointe station is situated 1,200 feet south of University of Silicon Valley.

Tasman station

Railway station

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

Tasman station is an at-grade light rail station located in the center median of First Street at its intersection with Tasman Drive, after which the station is named, in San Jose, California. Tasman station is situated 2,200 feet southwest of University of Silicon Valley.

Moitozo Park

Park

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Moitozo Park is a park in San Jose, California, located in the Rincon district of North San Jose. Moitozo Park is situated 2,700 feet south of University of Silicon Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agnew and Alviso.

Agnew

Hamlet

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Agnew's Village was a small unincorporated village in what is now Santa Clara, California. It was named for Abram Agnew, a Santa Clara Valley pioneer from Ohio who settled there around 1873. Agnew is situated 1½ miles southwest of University of Silicon Valley.

Alviso

Suburb

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Alviso is a district of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose on the southern shores of San Francisco Bay. Originally an independent town, founded in 1852, today Alviso is San Jose's only waterfront district, primarily residential in nature, with several Silicon Valley tech companies and recreation-oriented businesses. Alviso is situated 2 miles northwest of University of Silicon Valley.