MiraCosta College
Oceanside, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 10,278 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
- Food Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,934
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 46 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 57 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 193 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 46 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,766
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 55 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,335
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 56 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 49 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 62 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Other programs (82)
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 7 finished
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $47,589
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Behavioral SciencesAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $32,960
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 261 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,996
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,385
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 67 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 244 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 19 finishedNationally: $54,610
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 47 finishedNationally: $33,346
- DanceCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $28,406
- DanceAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $22,117
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $22,567
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $37,213
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 0 finished
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,911
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 23 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business ServicesCertificate · 1 finished
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $25,749
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 24 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,705
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 21 finishedNationally: $37,910
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
- HistoryAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 17 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Landscape ArchitectureCertificate · 9 finished
- Landscape ArchitectureAssociate degree · 9 finished
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCertificate · 4 finished
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 1,081 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 546 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $40,010
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $31,627
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $36,826
- MusicCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $27,777
- MusicAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,576
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $34,993
- Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,698
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 142 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Psychology, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $23,147
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherCertificate · 2 finished
- Public HealthAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,417
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Real EstateCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $42,581
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,090
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $34,827
- SociologyAssociate degree · 56 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Special Education and TeachingCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $42,428
- Special Education and TeachingAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $34,283
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,638
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 63 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,424
- TaxationCertificate · 8 finished
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,303
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $32,910
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,146per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,666sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,158Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 2%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,5426 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $49,88710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for MiraCosta College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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