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Cuyamaca College

900 Rancho San Diego Pky, El Cajon, CA, 92019 - Map

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Since 1978, Cuyamaca College has provided a solid education to students, whether they’re beginning their university degree at Cuyamaca, returning to school to launch a career or to acquire new skills or enrolling in an innovative occupational program. With its vision of “Learning for the Future,” Cuyamaca College offers a wide scope of challenging courses, from drafting technology and child development to paralegal training, from computer and information science or ornamental horticulture to automotive technology. With 49 degree programs and 46 certificates offered at Cuyamaca College, learning opportunities abound under the tutelage of highly-qualified, dynamic instructors imbued with a love of teaching....

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Cuyamaca College
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County	San Diego County, CA	-
Title IV Eligible	Yes	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Public	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	1,923 students	1,029 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	5,824 students	1,461 students
Total Enrollment	7,747 students	2,225 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	44%	78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	21%	46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,400	$2,847
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	41%	29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$985	$1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	5%	12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$804	$1,150
% Students Receiving Loans	1%	38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$2,161	$3,143

School Notes:

Cuyamaca College is located in the community of Rancho San Diego at 900 Ranch San Diego Parkway in the City of El Cajon on a 165-acre site which was at one time a part of the Old Monte Vista Ranch. Cuyamaca College is one of two colleges serving the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District.
The building site was acquired by the Board of Trustees in September 1972, and the College officially opened in the Fall of 1978. The second phase of buildings was completed in January 1980. In 1989, the Learning Resource Center opened. The campus consists of eight classroom buildings and is also the site of the Heritage of the Americas Museum and the Water Conservation Garden. In the Spring of 1995, Rancho San Diego Parkway, the Fury Lane entrance road, was completed providing students easier access to the College. In the Fall of 1995, the College dedicated a new 20.3 acre physical education facility with a fitness center, gym, tennis and volleyball courts, soccer and ball fields and an olympic track.
Construction implementation is occurring on an incremental basis in response to the growing community surrounding the College and to meet the educational needs in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. The College is designed to provide a comprehensive curriculum of programs and course of study, and when completed, will accommodate an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students in 2015.
The mission of Cuyamaca College's Financial Aid Office is to ensure access and eliminate financial barriers to post-secondary education for all eligible students, by providing student centered support services that will promote student success, persistence, retention, equal educational opportunities and enable them to fully develop their individual potential.
Profile last updated: 02/26/2009.

Lady Falcons Go Unbeaten During California Matches (The Missourian)
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SAN DIEGO — It was a clean sweep.
Battleline: Fun in the Sun (The Missourian)
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EDITORIAL: Incumbent congressman would rather not campaign (Pomerado Newspaper Group)
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Lady Falcons Go Unbeaten During California Matches (The Missourian)
posted on September 8, 2010 at 01:37:21 pm
SAN DIEGO — It was a clean sweep.
Battleline: Fun in the Sun (The Missourian)
posted on September 8, 2010 at 01:02:42 pm
SOMEWHERE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. — Welcome to California!
EDITORIAL: Incumbent congressman would rather not campaign (Pomerado Newspaper Group)
posted on August 26, 2010 at 01:29:14 am
Published 08/25/2010 - 6:19 p.m. It’s tough running for Congress in inland North County when there’s a “D” attached to your name. Just ask Ray Lutz, an El Cajon resident who is the Democratic Party’s nominee in the sprawling 52nd District.
East County datebook (San Diego Union-Tribune)
posted on August 25, 2010 at 04:43:40 pm
Find out what’s going on in your community
Candidates go on hunger strike due to lack of debates (Pomerado Newspaper Group)
posted on August 24, 2010 at 09:44:24 pm
Published 08/19/2010 - 2:41 p.m. Congressional candidates Ray Lutz and Michael Benoit are one week into a hunger strike designed to get 52nd District Congressman Duncan D. Hunter to agree to multiple debates.