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San Diego City College

San Diego City College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in San Diego, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $7,480 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 12,144 and it offers 47 programs. By program type, it has 31 1-year certificate, 16 2-years certificate, and 72 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,332 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at San Diego City College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at San Diego City College is $7,480 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.
40% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,528 (exclude student loans).
San Diego City 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$7,480
Average Financial Amount$3,528

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

San Diego City College offers 47 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,332 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at San Diego City College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate310106
2 Years Certificate160291
Total4701,332

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 106 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 291 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 935 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Crop Production✕2-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Broadcast Journalism✕2-
Radio and Television✕3-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕5-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕7-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕8$24,500
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology✕0-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕0-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕0-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕13-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕2-
Human Services [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕42-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Social Sciences✕0-
Anthropology✕1-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer✕6-
Electrician✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking✕0-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Railroad and Railway Transportation✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕0-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕3-
Business [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕3-
Real Estate✕1-
Taxation✕0-
Total106
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕7-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕17-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 226 completers$18,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕226$18,500
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer✕0-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Railroad and Railway Transportation✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Graphic Design✕13-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕22-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
Total291
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Crop Production✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Environmental Studies✕2-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕10-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕23-
Journalism✕4-
Broadcast Journalism✕0-
Radio and Television✕10-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕5-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕25-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕6-
Engineering [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕6-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✕1-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕0-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕13-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 11 completers-
German Language and Literature✕0-
French Language and Literature✕2-
Italian Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕9-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕2-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕14-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 19 completers-
English Language and Literature✕19-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 162 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕77-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕85-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 107 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕107-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Mathematics✕13-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕43-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕5-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Philosophy✕9-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Astronomy✕0-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕3-
Psychology [+] ✕ 65 completers-
Psychology✕65-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 74 completers-
Social Sciences✕0-
Anthropology✕15-
Economics✕4-
Geography✕1-
Political Science and Government✕19-
Sociology✕35-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer✕7-
Electrician✕0-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology✕1-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕2-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕2-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking✕0-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Railroad and Railway Transportation✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕5-
Dance✕0-
Graphic Design✕19-
Illustration✕1-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕3-
Art/Art Studies✕12-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 81 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕19-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕62-
Business [+] ✕ 89 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕80-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕8-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
Real Estate✕0-
History [+] ✕ 12 completers-
History✕12-
Total935

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 12,144 students are attending at San Diego City College. There are 178 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 343 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 341 (full-time) and 355 (part-time).
The graduation rate of San Diego City College is 23% and transfer-out rate is 10%. The retention rate is 60% at the school.
San Diego City 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population12,144
Graduation Rate23%
Number of Faculty521
Student to Faculty Ratio20 to 1

Student Population at San Diego City

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 12,956 students enrolled into San Diego City College. By gender, 5,493 male and 7,463 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for San Diego City College.
Student Population By Gender
San Diego City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,9565,4937,463
Full-time1,687714973
Part-tme11,2694,7796,490
There are 3,087 White (23.83%), 1,161 Black/African American (8.96%), 6,029 Hispanic (46.53%), 1,541 Asian (11.89%), and 7,124 students with other races attending San Diego City College. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at San Diego City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,9565,4937,463
American Indian/Native American411724
Asian1,541672869
Black/African American1,161517644
Hispanic6,0292,3383,691
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431825
White3,0871,4641,623
Two More871376495
Un-Known1728884
Non-resident Alien1138
San Diego City College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
11,602 students (89.55% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 866 students (6.68% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for San Diego City College.
Distance Learning Student Population at San Diego City College
Number of Students
Total12,956
Enrolled Online Exclusively11,602
Enrolled Some Online Courses866
Not in Online Courses488
By age range, at San Diego City College, 4,009 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.94% of total students), 3,568 students are aged below 20 (27.54%), 497 students are aged above 50 (6.50%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at San Diego City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total12,9565,4937,463
Under 18967311656
Age 18-192,6011,1601,441
Age 20-212,0478701,177
Age 22-241,9628241,138
Age 25-292,1209901,130
Age 30-341,252527725
Age 35-39758310448
Age 40-49752287465
Age 50-64421173248
Over 64764135

Directory and Accreditation Information

San Diego City College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of San Diego City College.
1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA
619-388-3400
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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