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MiraCosta College is a public institution situated in Oceanside, California. Oceanside is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

4,674 Full-Time Undergraduates
$1,104 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is MiraCosta College?

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Contact details for MiraCosta College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Barnard Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056-3899
Phone: 760-757-2121
Website: www.miracosta.edu

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Can I Afford MiraCosta College?

$1,104 In-State Tuition
1% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time MiraCosta College students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $378 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $1,104 $9,072
Fees $48 $48
Books and Supplies $938 $938

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MiraCosta College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,011 a year. That adds up to $20,044 over four years for those students.

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MiraCosta College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,674 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,645 undergraduate students at MiraCosta College, with 4,674 being full-time and 7,971 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,674 full-time undergraduates at MiraCosta College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of MiraCosta College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 299
Black or African American 154
Hispanic or Latino 1,788
White 1,756
International Students 109
Other Races/Ethnicities 568

Over 45 countries are represented at MiraCosta College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and South Korea.

Online Learning at MiraCosta College

6,118 Took All Classes Online
9,812 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 9,812 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MiraCosta College has changed over the last few years.

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MiraCosta College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Medical/Clinical Assistant 40 23 11 74
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 47 23 0 70
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 35 10 1 46
Biomedical Technology 0 15 14 29
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 26 0 0 26
General Drafting & Design Technology 4 3 2 9
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 2 1 3
Surgical Technology 0 1 0 1
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 1 0 0 1
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 0 0 1 1
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 0 0 0 0
Hazardous Materials Management & Waste Technology 0 0 0 0
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 153 77 30 260

MiraCosta College Trades

In a recent academic period, MiraCosta College awarded 605 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 40 11 23 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 1 0
Cosmetology 0 1 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 4 2 3 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 14 15 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 47 0 23 0
Health Sciences & Services 26 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 1 2 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 1 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 35 1 10 0
Total 345 78 182 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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