San Diego Miramar College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

San Diego Miramar College, also referred to as Miramar, is a two-year community college located in San Diego, California, United States. The college is administered by the San Diego Community College District. It was founded in the year 1969. It was originally established as a training facility for San Diego's law enforcement personnel and firefighters. The campus is spread across an area of 125 acres. The campus also comprises of a 32-acre athletic complex and a science/technology center.

San Diego Miramar College offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. Some of them are Amnesty International, Miramar Associated Gaming Imagination Club (MAGIC), Phi Theta Kappa, Latin American Club, and Filipino American Association.

The student body at Miramar has an impressive number of International students. There are also special clubs to assist foreign students with admission into the college.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mechanics and repair, security and law enforcement, family and social work, law, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

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.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

San Diego Miramar College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 46% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,763 in 2009-2010 (7,594 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 16% 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 (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (94 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (22 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering
• Military Technologies

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (97 awarded)

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

LAW (40 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (283 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (106 awarded)

• Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Drawing

SCIENCE (36 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (176 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (14 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations