<Tr> <Th> County </Th> <Td> San Diego </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> San Diego </Td> </Tr> <P> The College Area is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California, United States . The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU; once known as San Diego State College), after which the area is named . Several neighborhoods in the College Area were developed in the 1930s, with others becoming established in the post-war period . The College Area is bordered on the west by Kensington and Talmadge and on the east by the city of La Mesa . El Cajon Boulevard is a busy shopping district; additional retail is in development near SDSU . </P> <P> The College Area includes the neighborhoods of the Catoctin Area, Dennstedt Point, East Falls View Drive, Saranac - Mohawk, and an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in the area near Congregation Beth Jacob Orthodox Synagogue on College Avenue . The region includes Alvarado Hospital, a 306 - bed acute care facility, and the College - Rolando branch of the San Diego Public Library . </P>

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