1961 Full accreditation received from Western College Association. Control of state colleges transferred from state Board of Education to a new system governed by the Board of Trustees. Coverage of the race is broadcast around the world. 1965 Physical Education Building is completed. 1966 Music program becomes the youngest in the nation to receive accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music.
Library building is completed.
In July, the library shelves its 100,000th book. 1967 Enrollment reaches 8,888. College became a member of the Council of Graduate School in the United States and Western Association of Graduate Schools. The then-Los Angeles Rams conduct summer football training camp on campus for the first time. Enrollment jumps to 10,000.