Career Programs at Mission

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Mission College is $10,180 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Mission College offers the alternative tuition plans .

40% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,665 (exclude student loans).

Mission 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,180
Average Financial Amount	$3,665

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Mission College offers 37 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 1,076 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Mission College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	20	104
2 Years Certificate	15	252
4 Years Certificate	1	0
Total	37	1,076

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

104 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
252 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
720 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	9	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	8	-
Information Technology	✕	4	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	6	-
Computer Graphics	✕	3	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	16	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	18	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Music	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	2	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	12	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	5	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	1	-
	Total	104

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Child Development	✕	0	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	183 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	183	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	14	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	0	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	38	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
	Total	252

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	14	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	14	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	17	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	27	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	128 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	80	-
General Studies	✕	1	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	47	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	94 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	94	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	22	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	101 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	101	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Psychology	✕	34	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	4	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	23	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	0	-
Anthropology	✕	0	-
Economics	✕	13	-
Political Science and Government	✕	4	-
Sociology	✕	24	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	0	-
Graphic Design	✕	9	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	1	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	27	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	25	-
Business [+]	✕	92 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	72	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	12	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	3	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	5	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	8 completers	-
History	✕	8	-
	Total	720

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,747 students are attending at Mission College. There are 160 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 156 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 (6.67%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 285 (full-time) and 157 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Mission College is 40% and transfer-out rate is 7%. The retention rate is 79% at the school.

Mission 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	5,747
Graduation Rate	40%
Number of Faculty	316
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

Student Population at Mission

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,910 students enrolled into Mission College. By gender, 2,544 male and 3,366 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mission College.

Student Population By Gender
Mission College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,910	2,544	3,366
Full-time	1,316	657	659
Part-tme	4,594	1,887	2,707

There are 848 White (14.35%), 224 Black/African American (3.79%), 1,933 Hispanic (32.71%), 2,309 Asian (39.07%), and 2,494 students with other races attending Mission College. 87 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Mission College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,910	2,544	3,366
American Indian/Native American	10	5	5
Asian	2,309	972	1,337
Black/African American	224	108	116
Hispanic	1,933	799	1,134
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	17	18
White	848	383	465
Two More	392	198	194
Un-Known	72	31	41
Non-resident Alien	87	31	56

Mission College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

4,640 students (78.51% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 870 students (14.72% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Mission College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Mission College
	Number of Students
Total	5,910
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,640
Enrolled Some Online Courses	870
Not in Online Courses	400

By age range, at Mission College, 1,787 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.24% of total students), 1,556 students are aged below 20 (26.33%), 324 students are aged above 50 (8.93%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Mission College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,910	2,544	3,366
Under 18	495	212	283
Age 18-19	1,061	540	521
Age 20-21	924	492	432
Age 22-24	863	414	449
Age 25-29	870	386	484
Age 30-34	511	179	332
Age 35-39	411	103	308
Age 40-49	451	105	346
Age 50-64	264	87	177
Over 64	60	26	34

Directory and Accreditation Information

Mission College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1979 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Mission College.

3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA

408-855-5007

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

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