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San Diego City College was awarded 50 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biology studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, San Diego City College is ranked #1,712 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when San Diego City College held the #1,727 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, San Diego City College is ranked at #156.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that San Diego City College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at San Diego City College is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Diego City College is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At San Diego City College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,865 undergraduates at San Diego City College with 1,951 being full-time and 12,914 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,059 | $5,815 | $8,322 | $7,786 | $11,455 |
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 San Diego City College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At San Diego City College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,093 a year. That adds up to $12,372 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at San Diego City College is 18.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for San Diego City College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101-4787 |
| Phone: | 619-388-3400 |
| Website: | www.sdcity.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 12,468 students took at least one online class at San Diego City College. This is a decrease from the 14,718 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 12,468 | 11,602 |
| 2019-2020 | 14,718 | 14,636 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,603 | 2,427 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,228 | 3,002 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,885 | 2,837 |
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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