San Diego City College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - PoorSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Below AverageCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Oustanding

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San Diego City College is a large two-year, public school with 12,145 students enrolled. This college is one of the 33 colleges and schools located in San Diego, California.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are available at San Diego City College.

Majors
Offered
74
City College follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers enrollment in 74 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Biology, Psychology, Management, and Business. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you wish to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at San Diego City College is relatively low at 63% (way below California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
63%
Bad
The graduation rate at City College is very low: 23%. Around 20% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at San Diego City College is reasonably decent - 20:1. Find out more regarding instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is low, $7,500 per year. The additional fees at San Diego City College not covered by tuition are about $100; this makes it a total of $7,600 per year.

Read the details about San Diego City College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The college might accept your dual credits and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to San Diego City College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (619) 388-3400 or check San Diego City College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
C-
Unsafe
San Diego City College offers a distance learning option, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at City College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Presently there is no on-campus housing at City College.

Based on the college crime numbers, City College appears to be a relatively unsafe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

San Diego City College Location and Address

Postal Address:
San Diego City College
1313 Park Boulevard
San Diego, California
92101-4787, USA
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