At JPL you don’t do much with a BS. You need a Master or PhD degree. In addition, these guys are very selective and a little bit arrogant, they probably don’t consider candidates from Cal State Colleges. Most people who work there are from Cal Tech, MIT, Berkeley, and Stanford.
[quote=ucodegen]Another possibility is JPL located just north of Pasadena. It might be hard to get into though.[/quote]