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MiraCosta College is a community college located in the northern coastal region of San Diego County, California, United States. It was founded in 1934 as Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College, with 122 students and 20 faculty members. The college also has a campus in Cardiff-by-the-Sea and a community learning center in Oceanside. It is approximately 35 miles north of San Diego and 90 miles south of Los Angeles.
MiraCosta College offers associate degrees equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor degree. It also offers more than 50 different certificates for students interested in short-term training in particular career areas. There are more than 30 student clubs and organizations on campus for the overall development of students. The International club assists foreign students with admission into the college.
The school offers a number of resources for students, including more than 1,000 networked computers; a Wellness Center at the Oceanside Campus; free tutoring for most subjects; Service Learning projects related to class studies (which involve more than 1000 students); Honors Scholars Program and an active national honor society. For students and staff with childcare needs, MiraCosta offers a Child Development Center on its Oceanside Campus.
Organized college activities include weekly “College Hour” events at noon, regular cultural events, and performing arts events featuring guest artists and students.
One popular area of study at MiraCosta is business. Programs include:
- Accounting - Courses cover theory and practice and are designed to help students as they transfer to pursue accounting majors, earn certificates, and improve skills needed in the workplace. Degree and certificate options include accounting, bookkeeping, accounting assistant, and income tax preparer. Career paths can include work in private and public sectors; tax preparation; finance; banking; business ownership; and management.
- Business Administration - Offers degrees and certificates in focus areas such as entrepreneurship, management, marketing, retail, and business fundamentals.
- Business Office Technology - Studies include degree and certificate options for office management, secretary/administrative assistant, medical transcription, virtual assistant, and more.
MiraCosta College's athletic teams compete in the Pacific Coast Conference. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Spartans. The school's intercollegiate sports include men's and women’s soccer, men’s and women's basketball and surfing. Its surf team has won several state and national titles.
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Campus LocationOne Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056-3899
USA
Main Tel: (760) 757-2121
Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
MiraCosta College HighlightsWhere MiraCosta College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in office and administration, music, real estate and construction management, landscaping and horticulture, hospitality, liberal arts, family and social work, and science and laboratory technician.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Other important characteristics: - Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
- Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Associate | 476 | 79 | | < 1 year certificate | 365 | 38 | | 1-2 year certificate | 129 | 13 | | 2-4 year degree | | 56 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at MiraCosta College was 10,682 in 2007-2008 (7,264 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 524 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 4,868 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,566 |
Financial Aid: MiraCosta College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded) - Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agricultural Production Operations
- Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (11 awarded) - Architectural Technology/Technician
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (3 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (53 awarded) - Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (81 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
- Retailing and Retail Operations
- Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
- Small Business Administration/Management
- Taxation
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded) - Computer Programming/Programmer
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- System Administration/Administrator
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded) COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (2 awarded) - Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded) - Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
- Health Teacher Education
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (12 awarded) - Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
- Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
- Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (80 awarded) - Adult Development and Aging
- Child Development
- Human Services
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions
HOSPITALITY (13 awarded) - Hospitality Administration/Management
- Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (16 awarded) - Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
- Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- Plant Nursery Operations and Management
- Turf and Turfgrass Management
LAW (1 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (399 awarded) - American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
MATHEMATICS (0 awarded) MECHANICS AND REPAIR (51 awarded) - Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
MEDIA (9 awarded) - Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded) - Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (13 awarded) - Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Medical/Clinical Assistant
- Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
- Surgical Technology/Technologist
MEDICINE (0 awarded) - Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
MUSIC (19 awarded) - Music Management and Merchandising
- Music
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (91 awarded) - Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
- Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (40 awarded) - Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
- Office Management and Supervision
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (30 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded) SCIENCE (0 awarded) - Astronomy
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (16 awarded) - Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Police Science
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded) - Physical Therapist Assistant
- Psychology
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