Mission College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Mission College was established in 1967. The college is part of the West Valley-Mission Community College District, which is administered by the California Community Colleges System. Presently, the college is spread over 160 acres in Santa Clara, Californi, and is located within the "Golden Triangle" business district of Silicon Valley. Mission College offers more than 70 academic and vocational programs.

Mission College is organized into many academic divisions including the computer information technology, foreign languages, graphic design and multimedia, and manufacturing technology. The college also offers various scholarship programs for its academically talented students. The scholarship may range from $50 to several thousand dollars.

The active student organizations of Mission College include Alpha Gamma Sigma, Black Student Union, Latino Student Union, International Students American Friends, Students with Vision and Purpose, International Youth Fellowship, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, design, science, nursing and emergency medicine, security and law enforcement, mathematics, and business and management.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

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.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,397 in 2009-2010 (5,674 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 20% 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 (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (100 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

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

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (10 awarded)

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (16 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (0 awarded)

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (241 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (10 awarded)

• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Advertising
• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (13 awarded)

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (104 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

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

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (77 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (51 awarded)

• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Psychology