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San Diego Miramar College

San Diego Miramar College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in San Diego, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $7,440 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 13,062 and it offers 35 programs. By program type, it has 17 1-year certificate, 16 2-years certificate, 2 4-years certificate, and 55 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,722 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at San Diego Miramar College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at San Diego Miramar College is $7,440 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.
33% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,107 (exclude student loans).
San Diego Miramar 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$7,440
Average Financial Amount$3,107

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

San Diego Miramar College offers 35 vocational programs for 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, 1,722 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at San Diego Miramar College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate170161
2 Years Certificate160392
4 Years Certificate208
Total3501,722

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 161 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 392 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 8 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,161 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕26-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕41-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕29-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕28-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕4-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕0-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✕2-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕6-
Business [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕6-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕12-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕2-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕1-
Taxation✕0-
Total161
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Information Technology✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕3-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕40-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 315 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕315-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Corrections✕0-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕5-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕4-
Forensic Science and Technology✕4-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician✕6-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕7-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician✕7-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Retail Management✕0-
Total392
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕8-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician✕0-
Total8
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕26-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 46 completers-
Information Technology✕11-
Computer Science✕35-
Engineering [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕32-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 74 completers-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕74-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕7-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕18-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕43-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 17 completers-
English Language and Literature✕17-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕17-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 77 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕77-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 52 completers-
Mathematics✕52-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕12-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕7-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Chemistry✕27-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕10-
Psychology [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Psychology✕56-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 148 completers-
Corrections✕0-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕118-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕26-
Forensic Science and Technology✕4-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 168 completers-
Social Sciences✕103-
Anthropology✕4-
Economics✕16-
Political Science and Government✕24-
Sociology✕21-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕7-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕11-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician✕0-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✕15-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations✕5-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Design and Visual Communications✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕19-
Drawing✕2-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕14-
Business [+] ✕ 223 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕205-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕13-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕4-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕1-
History [+] ✕ 15 completers-
History✕15-
Total1,161

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 13,062 students are attending at San Diego Miramar College. There are 126 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 362 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 27 to 1 (3.70%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 248 (full-time) and 370 (part-time).
The graduation rate of San Diego Miramar College is 44% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 74% at the school.
San Diego Miramar 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population13,062
Graduation Rate44%
Number of Faculty488
Student to Faculty Ratio27 to 1

Student Population at San Diego Miramar

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 13,101 students enrolled into San Diego Miramar College. By gender, 6,908 male and 6,193 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for San Diego Miramar College.
Student Population By Gender
San Diego Miramar College
TotalMaleFemale
Total13,1016,9086,193
Full-time1,6901,045645
Part-tme11,4115,8635,548
There are 4,334 White (33.08%), 628 Black/African American (4.79%), 4,087 Hispanic (31.20%), 2,624 Asian (20.03%), and 5,440 students with other races attending San Diego Miramar College. 25 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at San Diego Miramar College
TotalMaleFemale
Total13,1016,9086,193
American Indian/Native American371918
Asian2,6241,2781,346
Black/African American628319309
Hispanic4,0871,9702,117
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander755025
White4,3342,5611,773
Two More983491492
Un-Known308204104
Non-resident Alien25169
San Diego Miramar College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
9,103 students (69.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,053 students (8.04% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for San Diego Miramar College.
Distance Learning Student Population at San Diego Miramar College
Number of Students
Total13,101
Enrolled Online Exclusively9,103
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,053
Not in Online Courses2,945
By age range, at San Diego Miramar College, 3,673 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.04% of total students), 3,737 students are aged below 20 (28.52%), 593 students are aged above 50 (8.21%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at San Diego Miramar College
TotalMaleFemale
Total13,1016,9086,193
Under 181,215523692
Age 18-192,5221,3361,186
Age 20-211,813942871
Age 22-241,860954906
Age 25-292,0671,099968
Age 30-341,289678611
Age 35-39839494345
Age 40-49903511392
Age 50-64538339199
Over 64553223

Directory and Accreditation Information

San Diego Miramar College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1982 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of San Diego Miramar College.
10440 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA
619-388-7800
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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