San Diego Miramar College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,104

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$7,113

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

9.14%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

15,692

17.6% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

39.2%

250 Graduates

About

San Diego Miramar College is a higher education institution located in San Diego County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at San Diego Miramar College were .

In 2017, 1,402 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at San Diego Miramar College. 42.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 57.5% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (514 degrees), 1.43 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (360 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at San Diego Miramar College is $1,104, which is $-6,310 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at San Diego Miramar College is $1,104, which is $-6,310 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,113.

In 2017, 48% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 1% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,104

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at San Diego Miramar College was $1,104. The cost of tuition at San Diego Miramar College is $-6,310 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

This chart compares the tuition costs of San Diego Miramar College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$7,113

2017 Value

3.84%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 San Diego Miramar College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,113. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of San Diego Miramar College grew by 3.84%.

This chart compares the average net price of San Diego Miramar College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$12,492

Room and Board

$1,791

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at San Diego Miramar College was of $12,492 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,791. The cost of room and board increased by 4.36% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies increased by 1.53% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at San Diego Miramar College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

48%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

48% of undergraduate students at San Diego Miramar College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 7.69% with respect to 2016, when 52% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at San Diego Miramar College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

9.14%

2016 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at San Diego Miramar College was 9.14%, which represents 18 out of the 197 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

San Diego Miramar College has a total enrollment of 15,692 students. The full-time enrollment at San Diego Miramar College is 2,766 students and the part-time enrollment is 12,926. This means that 17.6% of students enrolled at San Diego Miramar College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at San Diego Miramar College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 36.5% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 6.82% Two or More Races, 4.92% Black or African American, 0.682% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.268% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at San Diego Miramar College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (22.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (15.2%) and Asian Male (14.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

17.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at San Diego Miramar College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 15,692 students. The full-time enrollment at San Diego Miramar College is 2,766 and the part-time enrollment is 12,926. This means that 17.6% of students enrolled at San Diego Miramar College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at San Diego Miramar College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

73%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at San Diego Miramar College was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), San Diego Miramar College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at San Diego Miramar College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
5,731
Hispanic or Latino
4,354
Asian
3,249

The enrolled student population at San Diego Miramar College is 36.5% White, 27.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 6.82% Two or More Races, 4.92% Black or African American, 0.682% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.268% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 310 students (1.98%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 210 fewer women than men received degrees from San Diego Miramar College. The majority of degree recipients at San Diego Miramar College are white (514 degrees awarded). There were 1.43 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (360 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at San Diego Miramar College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at San Diego Miramar College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Mechanical Technologies (274 degrees awarded), Transportation (66 degrees), and Human Sciences (94 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at San Diego Miramar College are Police officers (117,945 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (117,129 people), Other managers (83,871 people), Postsecondary teachers (57,951 people), and Software developers (49,031 people).

The most specialized majors at San Diego Miramar College are Mechanical Technologies (274 degrees awarded), Transportation (66 degrees), Human Sciences (94 degrees), Protective Services (181 degrees), and Math & Statistics (48 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Personal financial advisors

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at San Diego Miramar College are Personal financial advisors, Chemists & materials scientists, Dentists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at San Diego Miramar College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (289,091 people), Elementary & secondary schools (223,678 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (106,577 people), Computer Systems Design (79,940 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (64,611 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by San Diego Miramar College.

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at San Diego Miramar College was N/A with N/A degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at San Diego Miramar College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

In 2017, 806 degrees were awarded to men at San Diego Miramar College, which is 1.35 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (596).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at San Diego Miramar College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 118 degrees were awarded to men at San Diego Miramar College in Automobile Mechanics Technology, which is 29.5 times more than the 4 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 88 degrees were awarded to women at San Diego Miramar College in Child Care Provider, which is 14.7 times more than the 6 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

15%

100% Completion Time

40%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 15% of students graduating from San Diego Miramar College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 40% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 47% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (55.1%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at San Diego Miramar College is Female and Asian (55.1% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.8% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
514 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
360 degrees awarded
Asian
329 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at San Diego Miramar College is white (514 degrees awarded). There were 1.43 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (360 degrees).

1.85% of degree recipients (26 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Male
316 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
209 degrees awarded
White Female
198 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at San Diego Miramar College is white male (316 degrees awarded). There were 1.51 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (209 degrees).

Operations

San Diego Miramar College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $261k (NaNk%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, San Diego Miramar College had a total salary expenditure of $90.6M. San Diego Miramar College employs 107 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at San Diego Miramar College are Male Instructors (61), Female Instructors(46), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at San Diego Miramar College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 74 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 10 employees, and Management with 9 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

growth from 2016

San Diego Miramar College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of San Diego Miramar College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $NaNM approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at San Diego Miramar College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$1.34M - Federal
$3.82M - State
$648k - Local

As of 2017, San Diego Miramar College received $1.34M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $3.82M from state grants and contracts, and $648k from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$33.9M

2017 Salaries

2.42%

growth from 2016

In 2017, San Diego Miramar College paid a median of $33.9M in salaries, which represents 37.4% of their overall expenditure ($90.6M) and a 2.42% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 27.5% growth from 2015 and a 13.3% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$9.86M

Instructional Salaries

107

Number of Employees

In 2017, San Diego Miramar College paid a total of $9.86M to 107 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.65M (31.1%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

107 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

74 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at San Diego Miramar College were Instructor with 107 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at San Diego Miramar College were Office and Administrative Support with 74 employees; Business and Financial Operations with 10 employees; and Management with 9 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Male Instructor
Female Instructor
false

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at San Diego Miramar College was Male Instructor with 61 employees, Female Instructor with 46 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at San Diego Miramar College.

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