Cuyamaca College

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.

Campus Location

900 Rancho San Diego Pky
El Cajon, CA 92019
USA
Main Tel: (619) 660-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Cuyamaca College Highlights

Where Cuyamaca College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in real estate and construction management, landscaping and horticulture, law, mathematics, business and management, family and social work, and engineering technician.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Large number of students.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
High faculty salary.
Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	358	39
1-2 year certificate	153	19
< 1 year certificate	82	25

Cuyamaca Students

The student enrollment at Cuyamaca was 9,358 in 2007 (4,540 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 625
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 5,352
Books and supplies	$ 1,200

Financial Aid: Cuyamaca participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Cuyamaca:

School	Location	Enrollment
Merritt College	Oakland, CA	6,944
West Los Angeles College	Culver City, CA	9,975
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park, CA	28,889
San Jose City College	San Jose, CA	9,805
Los Angeles Southwest College	Los Angeles, CA	6,095
Irvine Valley College	Irvine, CA	9,805
Richland College	Dallas, TX	15,311
Glendale Community College	Glendale, CA	16,827
Gwinnett Technical College	Lawrenceville, GA	4,789
Solano Community College	Fairfield, CA	11,163

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		67
Without tenure; working toward tenure		17
Without tenure; tenure not available		10

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (126 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 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

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (82 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 (48 awarded)

Child Development
Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (33 awarded)

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

LAW (24 awarded)

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (144 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (32 awarded)

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MUSIC (0 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

Health and Physical Education
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (20 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

Commercial Photography
Drawing

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (32 awarded)

Real Estate

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Physics