Cuyamaca College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Cuyamaca College is a two year community college located in El Cajon, California. It was founded in 1978. The college offers more than 50 associates degree programs and over 60 training certification programs. It enrolls over 8,000 students annually. Many of its students transfer to the University of California at San Diego or San Diego State University to receive bachelors degrees. Cuyamaca College’s campus is spread across an area of 165 acres.

Cuyamaca's athletic department fields a wide variety of men’s and women’s sports teams. Its official mascot is the coyote. The campus is host to several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, mathematics, family and social work, business and management, engineering technician, and law.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,706 in 2009-2010 (4,855 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (97 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

DESIGN (12 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (64 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
• Industrial Safety Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
• Surveying Technology/Surveying
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (50 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (28 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LAW (21 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (147 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (25 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Drawing

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics