Grossmont College

Grossmont College is a community college located in El Cajon, California, United States. It was established in 1961. Grossmont College, along with Cuyamaca College, makes up the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (GCCCD). The college was voted San Diego's Best community college in polls conducted by the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper in 2004, 2007, and 2008.

The athletic department of the college fields many men’s and women’s athletic teams including baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and water polo. The sports teams of Grossmont are nicknamed the Griffins. 'The Summit' is the newspaper for Grossmont College. It also has a radio station known as KGFN.

The student body of Grossmont College has an impressive number of international students. Grossmont College is home to various student clubs and organizations including the international club, Native American student alliance (NASA), and fellowship of Christian athletes, to name a few.

Campus Location

8800 Grossmont College Dr
El Cajon, CA 92020-1799
USA
Main Tel: (619) 644-7000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Grossmont College Highlights

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

Many students concentrating in office and administration, cooking and culinary arts, drama and performing arts, liberal arts, media, and security and law enforcement.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Large number of students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

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

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	1,116	61
< 1 year certificate	280	27
1-2 year certificate	259	26
2-4 year degree		2

Grossmont Students

The student enrollment at Grossmont was 17,359 in 2007 (10,451 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: Grossmont 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 Grossmont:

School	Location	Enrollment
Modesto Junior College	Modesto, CA	18,546
Salt Lake Community College	Salt Lake City, UT	25,235
Yuba College	Marysville, CA	9,904
Antelope Valley College	Lancaster, CA	13,312
El Camino Community College District	Torrance, CA	24,895
San Diego City College	San Diego, CA	17,013
Glendale Community College	Glendale, CA	16,827
Florida Community College at Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	24,939
Sacramento City College	Sacramento, CA	24,596
American River College	Sacramento, CA	33,821

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		147
Without tenure; working toward tenure		87
Without tenure; tenure not available		19

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (186 awarded)

Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Retailing and Retail Operations
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Selling Skills and Sales Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

Computer Programming/Programmer
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (147 awarded)

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Visual and Performing Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (55 awarded)

Child Development
Public Administration and Social Service Professions

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (670 awarded)

Arabic Language and Literature
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
French Language and Literature
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
Japanese Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Political Science and Government
Russian Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (36 awarded)

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Journalism
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (118 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
Orthotist/Prosthetist
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (2 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (160 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

Health and Physical Education
Occupational Therapist Assistant
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (60 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

Drawing
Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (152 awarded)

Corrections
Criminal Justice/Police Science
Forensic Science and Technology
Security and Loss Prevention Services