History

Created in 1968, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies (CCS) at San José State University educates and serves students through interdisciplinary education based on principles of social justice. CCS at 91ÁÔÆæ is the oldest Graduate Program in Chicana/o Studies in the United States and is one of only five Graduate Programs in Chicana/o Studies in California and the only one north of Santa Barbara, California.