The net result of these upside-down curricula is that the student who completes a four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree would have covered substantially the same course content as would have been covered in a similar major at any recognized agriculturalmechanic arts college, except in an inverted pattern.
In 1945, Industrial majors included: Aeronautics, Air-conditioning Industries, Electrical Industries, and Mechanical Industries. There was on-campus housing for 1,000 men. San Luis Obispo had a population of 12,000. Electrical industries occupied a separate wing of the Engineering Building (Bldg. 12), a modern structure completed in 1940. Total cost for three quarters amounted to $452.