Grossmont College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• 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 16,082 in 2009-2010 (12,065 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 10% 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)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (234 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 (18 awarded)

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

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (69 awarded)

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

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (48 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (19 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (667 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• 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 (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (16 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (138 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (136 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (24 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (126 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded)

• Drawing
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (245 awarded)

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