San Diego City College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

San Diego City College is a 2-4 years, public school located in San Diego, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,150 for California residents and $9,094 for other students on average. It offers 123 degree programs through 50 Certificate, 73 Associate's programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Phone	619-388-3400
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,150 Out-of-State$9,094
Student Population »	12,144 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	23%
Transfer-out Rate	8%
Retention Rate	63% (Full-time) 34% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,439
Students to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,700

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,150 for California residents and $9,094 for out-of-state students at San Diego City College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($9,921) over public community colleges in California.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at San Diego City College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,150	$9,094
Books & Supplies	$1,152
Off-Campus Living Costs	$35,164
Average Financial Aid	$4,439
Cost of Attendance	$37,466	$45,410
After Financial Aid	$33,027	$40,971
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,700

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
San Diego City College	$1,150	$9,094
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,610	$9,921
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

San Diego City College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 50 Certificate, 73 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	50	73	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Ethnic Studies	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Broadcast Journalism	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	135 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	95 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	81 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	76 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	46 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Astronomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	96 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Railroad and Railway Transportation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ground Transportation (other)	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Illustration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	48 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	47 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	81 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 12,144 students at San Diego City College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,493 male students and 7,463 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	12,956	1,687	11,269
Male Students	5,493	714	4,779
Female Students	7,463	973	6,490

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At San Diego City College, there are 12,144 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,266 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,901 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,365 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	12,144
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,901
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,365
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,878