San Luis Obispo is in Southern California .
Amongst these include five University of California campuses ( Irvine , Los Angeles , Riverside , Santa Barbara , and San Diego ) , 12 California State University campuses ( Bakersfield , Channel Islands , Dominguez Hills , Fullerton , Los Angeles , Long Beach , Northridge , Pomona , San Bernardino , San Diego , San Marcos , and San Luis Obispo ) ; and private institutions such as the California Institute of Technology , Azusa Pacific University , Chapman University , the Claremont Colleges ( Claremont McKenna College , Harvey Mudd College , Pitzer College , Pomona College , Scripps College , Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute ) , Loma Linda University , Loyola Marymount University , Occidental College , Pepperdine University , University of Redlands , University of San Diego , and the University of Southern California.
Southern California