Mission College

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Mission College () is $1,438 for California residents and $12,220 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than the average tuition ($9,880) of public community colleges in California.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Mission College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,438	$12,220
Books & Supplies	$938
Off-Campus Living Costs	$26,341
Average Financial Aid	$4,022
Cost of Attendance	$28,717	$39,499
After Financial Aid	$24,695	$35,477
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,700

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
Mission College	$1,438	$12,220
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,615	$9,880
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Mission College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	17	45	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	553 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	136 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	72 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	91 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	149 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	66 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	40 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	38 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	90 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
History	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,747 students at Mission College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,544 male students and 3,366 female students are attending the school. The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	5,910	1,316	4,594
Male Students	2,544	657	1,887
Female Students	3,366	659	2,707

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Mission College, there are 5,747 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,839 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,203 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,636 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	5,747
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,203
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,636
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,908

School Profile and Academic Overview

Mission College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Santa Clara, California. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,438 for California residents and $12,220 for other students on average. It offers 85 degree programs through 17 Certificate, 45 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $42,700.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA
Phone	408-855-5007
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,438 Out-of-State$12,220
Student Population »	5,747 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	34%
Transfer-out Rate	6%
Retention Rate	68% (Full-time) 42% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,022
Students to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,700

A Community College in Santa Clara, California

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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