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MiraCosta College

MiraCosta College
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA 92056-3899

Official telephone: (760) 757-2121
Toll-free telephone: (888) 201-8480
Fax number: (760) 795-6609

Website: www.miracosta.edu



Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: In mid-August and late January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, July, August, November, December, and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of six weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Total faculty: 218 men, 350 women, 568 total
Full-time faculty: 61 men, 75 women, 136 total
Part-time faculty: 157 men, 275 women, 432 total

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Graduate studies homepage: www.miracosta.edu/
OfficeOfThePresident/PIO/
Special programs offered:
independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, technologies, architecture, automotive technology, bio-technology, child development, horticulture

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Administration of Justice
  • Africana Studies
  • Agribusiness Management
  • American Studies
  • Appraisal
  • Arboriculture
  • Architectural Technology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Asian Studies
  • Auto Collision Repair
  • Automotive Technology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration
  • CAD
  • CAD/Drafting
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Child Development Associate Teacher
  • Child Development Entrepreneurship
  • Child Development Master Teacher
  • Child Development Site Supervisor
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Communication
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Network Administration
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computer Science
  • Computerized Audio Production
  • Cosmetology
  • Dance
  • Design/Technology
  • Digital Publishing
  • Drafting Technology
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Economics
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Fine Arts
  • Floriculture
  • Foreign Language
  • French
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • Gerontology
  • Golf Course/Turf Grass Management
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality
  • Hospitality Management
  • Humanities
  • Internet/Multimedia Technology
  • Irrigation Technology
  • Japanese
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Management
  • Law Enforcement
  • Machine Tool Technology
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Drafting
  • Multicultural Studies
  • Music
  • Nursery Production
  • Nursing/Licensed Vocational Nursing
  • Office Manager
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate
  • Recording Arts/Record Production
  • Restaurant Management
  • Secretary/Administrative Assistant
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Sound Reinforcement
  • Spanish
  • Tourism
  • Travel/Tourism Management
  • University Studies
  • Web Management
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Arboriculture
  • Architectural Technology
  • Auto Collision Repair
  • Automotive Collision Repair
  • Automotive Sales
  • Automotive Technology
  • Billing/Cost/Accounting Assistant
  • Biotechnology
  • Bookkeeping
  • Business Fundamentals
  • CAD
  • CADD
  • Career Spanish
  • Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aid
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Child Development Associate Teacher
  • Child Development Entrepreneurship
  • Child Development Master Teacher
  • Child Development Site Supervisor
  • Child Development Teacher
  • Community/Social Services
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Network Administration
  • Computer Programmer
  • Computerized Audio Production
  • Cosmetology
  • Data Entry
  • Design/Technology
  • Digital Publishing
  • Dining Room Operations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Floral Design
  • Floriculture
  • Food Service Operations
  • General Office
  • Golf Course/Turfgrass Management
  • Guitar
  • Hospitality Management
  • Hotel Front Office Operations
  • Income Tax Preparation
  • Internet/Multimedia
  • Irrigation Technology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Management
  • Landscaping
  • Law Enforcement
  • Machine Tool Technology
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mechanical Drafting
  • Medical Transcription
  • MOUS
  • Movement Specialist
  • Music Performance Technician
  • Music Technology
  • Nursery Production
  • Nursery Worker
  • Nursing/Licensed Vocational Nurse
  • Office Manager
  • Personnel/Human Resources Management
  • Physical Therapy Aide
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Appraisal
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Real Estate Entrepreneurship
  • Recording Arts/Record Production
  • Restaurant Management
  • Rooms Division Management
  • Secretary/Administrative Assistant
  • Sound Reinforcement
  • Teacher Assistant
  • Travel/Tourism Management
  • Tree Care Technician
  • Volunteer Services
  • Web Management

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate



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