by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Grossmont College was awarded 164 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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Grossmont College is ranked #906 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Grossmont College held the #1,536 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, Grossmont College is ranked at #115.
Grossmont College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Grossmont College, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Grossmont College is 39%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Grossmont College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,426 undergraduates at Grossmont College with 4,816 being full-time and 10,610 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,389 | $4,046 | $6,797 | $9,459 | $10,475 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Grossmont College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at Grossmont College is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Grossmont College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8800 Grossmont College Dr, El Cajon, CA 92020-1799 |
| Phone: | 619-644-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.grossmont.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 8,664 students took at least one online class at Grossmont College. This is a decrease from the 9,849 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 8,664 | 4,062 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,849 | 3,820 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,687 | 2,602 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,237 | 2,337 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,805 | 2,275 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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