Cuyamaca College
About
Cuyamaca College is a public community college in Rancho San Diego, California. It is part of the Grossmont–Cuyamaca Community College District and the California Community Colleges system. Along with Grossmont College, it serves the eastern suburbs in San Diego County. Cuyamaca College opened in 1978 and now offers 81 associate's degree programs and 66 training certification programs to approximately 8,500 students. Many of the college's students transfer to the University of California, San Diego or San Diego State University to complete their bachelor's degrees. Cuyamaca's mascot is the coyote.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cuyamaca College vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Cuyamaca College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCuyamaca College | 41% | — | 8,905 | $6,187 | Community College |
Arizona Western College | — | — | 8,964 | $9,582 | Community College |
Bucks County Community College | — | — | 6,232 | $7,561 | Community College |
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | — | — | 3,914 | $5,517 | Community College |
Catawba Valley Community College | — | — | 4,904 | $9,415 | Community College |
Central Arizona College | — | — | 5,053 | $4,591 | Community College |
Central Oregon Community College | — | — | 4,332 | $10,765 | Community College |
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | — | — | 6,121 | $2,974 | Community College |
College of San Mateo | — | — | 9,901 | $1,504 | Community College |
College of Southern Maryland | — | — | 5,062 | $9,867 | Community College |
Contra Costa College | — | — | 6,538 | $6,522 | Community College |
County College of Morris | — | — | 6,131 | $9,259 | Community College |
Dutchess Community College | — | — | 6,606 | $8,433 | Community College |
Estrella Mountain Community College | — | — | 10,109 | $12,211 | Community College |
Evergreen Valley College | — | — | 9,336 | $12,591 | Community College |
Germanna Community College | — | — | 8,544 | $6,239 | Community College |
Kalamazoo Valley Community College | — | — | 6,334 | $2,991 | Community College |
Lakeland Community College | — | — | 4,358 | $7,557 | Community College |
Los Angeles Harbor College | — | — | 9,463 | $11,245 | Community College |
Middlesex Community College | — | — | 9,374 | $3,694 | Community College |
Mission College | — | — | 6,909 | $5,198 | Community College |
Monterey Peninsula College | — | — | 7,173 | $13,498 | Community College |
Moreno Valley College | — | — | 11,920 | $1,996 | Community College |
North Idaho College | — | — | 4,585 | $11,481 | Community College |
Northeast Lakeview College | — | — | 9,355 | $4,582 | Community College |
NorthWest Arkansas Community College | — | — | 8,412 | $5,719 | Community College |
Onondaga Community College | — | — | 8,537 | $7,178 | Community College |
Rowan College at Burlington County | — | — | 6,620 | $6,101 | Community College |
South Puget Sound Community College | — | — | 4,871 | $9,090 | Community College |
SUNY Broome Community College | — | — | 5,327 | $8,035 | Community College |
West Valley College | — | — | 7,655 | $1,842 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 41% | — | 6,620 | $7,178 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The research team within the Institutional Effectiveness, Success, and Equity (IESE) Office provides information to enable data-driven decisions that support student success and equity. This transparent availability of information helps decision-makers at all levels identify practices and processes that effectively enhance the holistic student experience for our diverse student community.
Visit IR office page- Bri HaysSenior Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Success, and Equity
Documents & reports (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding opportunities (3)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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