Mission College
About
Mission College is a public community college in Santa Clara, California. It is part of the West Valley–Mission Community College District. The land the college is on was bought between 1966 and 1967. Mission College opened for its first year in 1975. In 1979 it had grown to "3,500 students, 8 administrators, and 73 instructors".
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 97 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 93 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 4.1%
- No Data93 · 95.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 4
- Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2016Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,595 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $238K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 42 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Mission College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 2
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Mission College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Mission 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMission College | 39% | — | 6,909 | $5,198 | Community College |
| — | — | 8,964 | $9,582 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,232 | $7,561 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,914 | $5,517 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,904 | $9,415 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,053 | $4,591 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,332 | $10,765 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,121 | $2,974 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,901 | $1,504 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,062 | $9,867 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,538 | $6,522 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,131 | $9,259 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,905 | $6,187 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,606 | $8,433 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,109 | $12,211 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,336 | $12,591 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,544 | $6,239 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,334 | $2,991 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,358 | $7,557 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,463 | $11,245 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,374 | $3,694 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,173 | $13,498 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,920 | $1,996 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,585 | $11,481 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,355 | $4,582 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,412 | $5,719 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,537 | $7,178 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,620 | $6,101 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,871 | $9,090 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,327 | $8,035 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,655 | $1,842 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 39% | — | 6,620 | $7,178 |
Institutions like Mission College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Mission College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeArizona
Arizona Western College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,964Net price$9,582View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Bucks County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,232Net price$7,561View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,914Net price$5,517View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Catawba Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,904Net price$9,415View data - Community CollegeArizona
Central Arizona College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,053Net price$4,591View data - Community CollegeOregon
Central Oregon Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,332Net price$10,765View data - Community CollegeIllinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,121Net price$2,974View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of San Mateo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,901Net price$1,504View data - Community CollegeMaryland
College of Southern Maryland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,062Net price$9,867View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Contra Costa College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,538Net price$6,522View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
County College of Morris
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,131Net price$9,259View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cuyamaca College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,905Net price$6,187View data - Community CollegeNew York
Dutchess Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,606Net price$8,433View data - Community CollegeArizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,109Net price$12,211View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Evergreen Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,336Net price$12,591View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Germanna Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,544Net price$6,239View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,334Net price$2,991View data - Community CollegeOhio
Lakeland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,358Net price$7,557View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles Harbor College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,463Net price$11,245View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Middlesex Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,374Net price$3,694View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Monterey Peninsula College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,173Net price$13,498View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Moreno Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,920Net price$1,996View data - Community CollegeIdaho
North Idaho College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,585Net price$11,481View data - Community CollegeTexas
Northeast Lakeview College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,355Net price$4,582View data - Community CollegeArkansas
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,412Net price$5,719View data - Community CollegeNew York
Onondaga Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,537Net price$7,178View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Rowan College at Burlington County
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,620Net price$6,101View data - Community CollegeWashington
South Puget Sound Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,871Net price$9,090View data - Community CollegeNew York
SUNY Broome Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,327Net price$8,035View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
West Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,655Net price$1,842View data
Mission College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of ORPIE is to provide Mission College faculty, classified professionals, and administration with high-quality, accessible data to inform planning decisions, enhance student learning outcomes, and support institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office page- Alfred GallegosDean of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
- Thanh DoSenior Info Tech Analyst
- Jamille FeatherstoneResearch Analyst
- Prachi SamantResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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