College of Southern Idaho

College of Southern Idaho

Type	2-year community college
Established	1965
President	Jeff Fox
Administrative staff	152
Students	9,100
Undergraduates	9,100
Postgraduates	0
Location	Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Campus	300 acres (1.2 km2)
Annual Fees	$1,200–3,360 (2009–10)
Colors	Black & gold
Mascot	Golden eagle
Website	csi.edu

College of Southern Idaho (CSI) is a public community college in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, with outreach programs in Boise, Hailey, Burley and Gooding.

College of Southern Idaho offers associate of arts, associate of science, associate of applied science degrees and technical certificates in over 115 disciplines. Additional upper-division courses through the University of Idaho, Idaho State University and Boise State University are also offered. Credits transfer from CSI to these other Idaho schools very easily, so transferring is a smooth transition.

CSI's enrollment is approximately 7,000 students with an additional 3,000 in non-credit courses. Approximately 85% of the student body is from Idaho's Magic Valley region. The college is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees elected at large by voters in Twin Falls and Jerome Counties.

Until the foundation of the College of Western Idaho in 2007, CSI was one of only two comprehensive community colleges in Idaho, along with North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene.

Although proposals for a junior college in southern Idaho were made as early as 1952 and courses were offered at the short-lived Southern Idaho College in Buhl in the early 1960s, it wasn't until the Idaho Legislature passed and Gov. Robert E. Smylie signed the Junior College Act in 1963 that the foundation of what became the College of Southern Idaho began in earnest. In November 1964 voters in Twin Falls County formed a junior college district under the provisions of the Junior College Act. Neighboring Jerome County joined the district in 1965. CSI held its first classes at Twin Falls High School later that year.