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Palomar College
San Marcos, CA · Public · 17,712 students · mostly certificate degrees
49th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$5,763
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$14,360
Graduation rate
38%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$42,300
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
—
Pell grant recipients
18%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
146 programsGeneral Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma1,081 grads/yrGeneral Studies · Associate's Degree318 grads/yrBusiness Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma299 grads/yrMedical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma280 grads/yrSurvey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree279 grads/yrBiological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree275 grads/yrBusiness Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree211 grads/yrFire Science/Fire-fighting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma148 grads/yrChild Development · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma105 grads/yrPsychology, General · Associate's Degree98 grads/yrElectrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma65 grads/yrClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree62 grads/yrFire Science/Fire-fighting · Associate's Degree60 grads/yrSociology, General · Associate's Degree59 grads/yrMachine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma58 grads/yrMathematics, General · Associate's Degree54 grads/yrBiology/Biological Sciences, General · Associate's Degree51 grads/yrBusiness/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree43 grads/yrCriminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree42 grads/yrEducation/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Associate's Degree38 grads/yrAccounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma37 grads/yrHazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma31 grads/yrCarpentry/Carpenter · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma31 grads/yrChild Development · Associate's Degree30 grads/yrDesign and Visual Communications, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma30 grads/yr
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.