San Diego Mesa College
Top Ranked (2021): View Rankings
Tel:
(619) 388-2600
- One of the largest and most successful of California's 109 community colleges, San Diego Mesa College takes pride in its high academic standards, its excellent programs and services, and its personal approach to helping each individual student succeed.
School Highlights
San Diego Mesa College serves 22,284 students (24% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 75%.
Top Placements
San Diego Mesa College places among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 187 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| San Diego Mesa College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 187 staff | 145 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 13 sports |
| Sports | Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Diving, Football, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Water PoloBadminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Diving, Football, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Water Polo |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- At San Diego Mesa College, students will find a wide and diverse array of day, evening, weekend, and on-line courses leading to 176 Associate in Arts, Associate in Science degrees and certificate programs. Students may also pursue courses and programs of general interest. Because of the college's comprehensive offerings, excellent programs, uniquely talented faculty and support services, Mesa College enjoys one of the highest student transfer rates in California and the nation.Mesa students who plan to transfer to four-year colleges and universities enjoy a great advantage because of our carefully designed and articulated course of study culminating in a Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree with a designated area of emphasis that reflects the student's ultimate career focus. In addition, Mesa continually maintains and updates guaranteed transfer agreements with colleges and universities in California and throughout the nation. Students following the vocational track have similar success when they enter or advance through the job market. Unique partnerships with local industries have created pathways for upward mobility and success in high-demand occupations. Mesa College provides extensive collegiate and co-curricular experiences for students, including such opportunities as student government; 20 men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams; clubs; performance groups; an Honors Program; Service Learning and a host of activities in which students learn leadership skills, expand their academic horizons and celebrate cultural diversity.
- Because of the college's comprehensive offerings, its excellent programs, its uniquely talented faculty, and its support services, San Diego Mesa College enjoys one of the highest student transfer rates in California. San Diego Mesa College offers a beautiful campus environment, including a state-of-the-art Learning Resource Center, which opened in April 1998. The new Center was constructed at a cost of twenty million dollars, and its four stories occupy 107,000 square feet in the middle of the campus. The facility offers expanded library holdings, an enormous computer lab for student use, and advanced media facilities. San Diego Mesa College is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to San Diego Mesa College is Argosy University-San Diego (2.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Argosy University-San DiegoPrivate, non-profit438 students | 2.20 Mi1615 Murray Canyon Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 321-3000 2.20438 - Foundation CollegePrivate, for profitn/a students | 3.00 Mi404 Camino Del Rio South Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 683-3273 3.00n/a - Northcentral UniversityPrivate, for profit2,000 students | 5.40 Mi2488 Historic Decatur Rd, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 09210
(866) 776-0331 5.402,000 - San Diego City CollegePublic15,066 students | 6.00 Mi1313 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 388-3400 6.0015,066 - FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San DiegoPrivate for-profit66 students | 6.70 Mi350 Tenth Avenue, Third Floor
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 235-2049 6.7066
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