Stockton, California

Stockton is a city in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the 5th largest agricultural county in the United States). According to 2005 estimates by the California Department of Finance, Stockton has a population of 279,513 and is the 13th largest city in California. Stockton is also the fourth largest inland city in California, behind Fresno, Sacramento, and Bakersfield.

Higher education

Stockton is home to several institutions of higher education. These include San Joaquin Delta Community College, Humphrey's College and School of Law, and the University of the Pacific (UOP).

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San Joaquin Delta Community College - Humphrey's College and School of Law - University of the Pacific

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University of the Pacific is a famous institution and has been used to film several Hollywood films, partly due to its aesthetic likeness to East Coast Ivy League universities. Its most famous such appearance is probably in Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Hollywood - Ivy League - Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Stockton used to be the site of a California State Hospital, the oldest in the state system, founded only a few years after statehood. Stockton State Hospital was closed in 1996 and has since been converted into the Stockton Campus of California State University, Stanislaus.

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Stockton State Hospital - California State University, Stanislaus

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